Seriously?
Some prime ministers would have taken the hint after a £2.6 million TV studio attracted flak, first as a white elephant vanity project that was built only to gather dust, and then when it was announced alongside a meagre one per cent pay rise for NHS staff.
Not Boris Johnson!
No, he has decided to announce a further £9 million “situation room” to be used as a command centre during emergencies like terror attacks and disease epidemics.
What’s wrong with Cabinet Office Briefing Room ‘A’ – the eponymous “COBRA”?
That is, what’s wrong with it apart from the fact that Johnson seems allergic to the place?
It took months for anybody to entice him into it when the Covid-19 pandemic first struck.
But here’s a thing: There’s no reason to believe Johnson will darken the doorss of this new facility, should an emergency occur. He’s far more likely to run away again like the coward he is.
This is money for old rope – far better spent on developments the UK needs.
This is not the time for Johnson’s over-expensive vanity projects. Someone should have the guts to tell him.
Source: Government to spend £9m on Whitehall ‘situation room’ | Boris Johnson | The Guardian
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