Getting ahead of this crisis is easier said than done. But how come Rishi Sunak had a much better stab at it last March when no one knew where the virus was heading? And all backed with his “whatever it takes” mantra. True, his package was far from perfect. Because, since then, things have got increasingly knee-jerk: a drip-drip of reactive measures, with little planning or attempts to fix the glaring holes in previous schemes.

Source: The Times January 06, 2021 00:00 UTC