I'm sure Johnson only announced his 'Boris BBQs' to take the headlines away from the Cummings scandal. And it worked, with 'The Joy of Six!' and 'Meet the Family!' and the rest the next morning, irrespective of whether it was a sensible initiative to launch at the moment. It also took people's attention away from the chaotic 'Trick or Treat' tracking initiative, which was flagged as 'world beating' when it won't actually be up and running until the end of June. By then according to the Johnson plan, the pubs will be open again and we'll all have had a hair cut and our teeth fixed! What's not to like?! Except the combination of economic collapse and one of the worst deaths rates in the world. |