Hancock's God complex

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnJy4OP0QvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD14d2VkOHU5NjJidHNXBXNwY2V1QgplQQ6pRGW-sYzlUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Friday, November 3, 2023   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnJy4OP0QuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWs_bGlkPW8xcmRpeTgzZXM1NlcFc3BjZXVCCmVBDqlEZb6xjOVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnJy4OP0QuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWs_bGlkPTJpbWtwdmZ0OTBzM1cFc3BjZXVCCmVBDqlEZb6xjOVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ 1/ [Matt Hancock wanted to decide who should live and who should die during Covid – former NHS boss](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnJy4OP0R2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9tYXR0LWhhbmNvY2stY292aWQtaW5xdWlyeS1zaW1vbi1zdGV2ZW5zLWIyNDQwNDM3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWcwYnhseTNocHpib1cFc3BjZXVCCmVBDqlEZb6xjOVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnJy4OP0R2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9tYXR0LWhhbmNvY2stY292aWQtaW5xdWlyeS1zaW1vbi1zdGV2ZW5zLWIyNDQwNDM3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTZya2w5M2p5eXVpZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVBDqlEZb6xjOVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ [Matt Hancock](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnJy4OP0RBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvbWF0dC1oYW5jb2NrP2xpZD1rN3liYms4azQyNm1XBXNwY2V1QgplQQ6pRGW-sYzlUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) wanted to personally decide “who should live and who should die” if hospitals became overwhelmed [at the height of the Covid pandemic](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnJy4OP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy9oZWFsdGgvY2FyZS1ob21lLWRlYXRocy1maWd1cmVzLXJpc2UtYjE5NTU1MDguaHRtbD9saWQ9Mm8zc2g1ejY4M3h5VwVzcGNldUIKZUEOqURlvrGM5VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), the former boss of the [NHS](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnJy4OP0Q4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvbmhzP2xpZD1mdHhodnR4ZWg5ZzNXBXNwY2V1QgplQQ6pRGW-sYzlUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) has said. [In another day of explosive evidence](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnJy4OP0R5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9jb3ZpZC1pbnF1aXJ5LWxpdmUtdWstc2ltb24tc3RldmVucy1qb2huc29uLWIyNDQwMzA3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTR4aWlsdmpocmQ5NFcFc3BjZXVCCmVBDqlEZb6xjOVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)at the official coronavirus inquiry, [Simon](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnJy4OP0Q5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvbG9yZD9saWQ9cHRha3Exb3ZjbTg1VwVzcGNldUIKZUEOqURlvrGM5VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)[Stevens](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnJy4OP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvc2ltb24tc3RldmVucz9saWQ9YjNpZnF5MmNlc21wVwVzcGNldUIKZUEOqURlvrGM5VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) said ministers were warned in February 2020 that as many as 840,000 people could perish – sparking the “unresolved but fundamental ethical debate” about who should be prioritised for NHS care. In a shocking response, Mr Hancock, the then health secretary, argued that he – rather than doctors or the public – should decide who should be prioritised. Mr Hancock “took the position that in this situation he ... should ultimately decide who should live and who should die”, Lord Stevens told the hearing. 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banned?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnJy4OP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbW9uZXkvaW50ZXJlc3QtZGF0ZXMtZGVjaXNpb24tbGF0ZXN0LWhvdXNlaG9sZHMtYjI0NDA0NTYuaHRtbD9saWQ9cnFyb21mdml2bXh0VwVzcGNldUIKZUEOqURlvrGM5VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) I think all fireworks should be banned. ‘Strict rules’?! That doesnt apply where I live.     BusyLiz     BusyLiz           My dog hated thunder and fireworks, but that is no reason to ban fireworks. I just put music on that muted/drowned most of them out, and he was fine.     Colin     Colin           [Share your opinion and read the full debate here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnJy4OP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbW9uZXkvaW50ZXJlc3QtZGF0ZXMtZGVjaXNpb24tbGF0ZXN0LWhvdXNlaG9sZHMtYjI0NDA0NTYuaHRtbD9saWQ9bnYzNm1xM3dkdXJqVwVzcGNldUIKZUEOqURlvrGM5VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) NUMBER OF THE DAY 5.2% – On Thursday the Bank of England base rate was held at 5.25 per cent. In September, the Bank also kept rates unchanged at 5.25%, which had been the first hold decision for nearly two years after 14 hikes in a row. 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