Sad occurrence

I believe we should all stay-at-home. If I had a second home and both of my homes had a garage and I traveled between the 2 homes with the windows up, how would that trip actually be against the isolation order?

It does magnify the difference in privilege which here in America is totally ignored unfortunately.

She is, of course, now doing so.

She has resigned.

She was an 'officer' of state, in other words, civil servant, and therefore the virus event was her first foray on to the political stage and into public life as such. She therefore needed to understand that her behaviour as a public figure, needed to be different from that of a civil servant, because the behaviour of public figures is subject to public scrutiny, and leadership by example is the most important role of a political figure.

It is a mistake that many people new to politics/public life make, ( and some who have always been in politics, ). But sadly in her case that is no excuse, she was not a football player, or pop star, but a technical expert charged with the management of a large public institution, and therefore she should have been expected to show a higher level of intelligence, understanding and morality suited to that position. That she did not, calls into question not only her own qualities but the, effectiveness of the system which placed someone of her abilities in that position.

She is the worst kind of hypocrite and has been very publicly caught out. However, I can’t agree that her actions reflect badly on anyone but herself. Nicola Sturgeon didn’t throw her under the bus, she did the right thing by making Dr. Calderwood appear with her to make that very cringeworthy public apology which must have felt humiliating beyond measure for her. She has been publicity shamed and rightly vilified, and everyone in Scotland and the rest of the country now know that no matter who they are the advice must be followed. Had Dr.Calderwood been sacked on the spot and not given the very public platform in which to apologise & squirm in front of the cameras, that would have made The First Minister and the Scottish Govt, look weak in my opinion and make it appear that their judgement was bad in appointing her, but this way she has only made herself look weak and ridiculous.