... or "Eat out to help the virus out" as I like to call it.

"Ā£2m on focus groups" !!

ā€œ... Rishi Sunak cared passionately about how its introduction would affect his own political standing, but could not have cared less what it would do to Covid infection rates.ā€

There was some ingenious research on that, comparing places where it rained or didn't, hence rates of people going out. I'm pretty sure it did kill people.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/11/rishi-sunak-spent-millions-focus-groups-eat-out-to-help-out-scheme

#EOTHO #covid #uk

Rishi Sunak spent Ā£2m on focus groups for ā€˜eat out to help out’ scheme

Exclusive: Extensive polling ordered by the then chancellor, documents reveal, but scientific advisers not consulted

The Guardian
@unchartedworlds immediately it was announced my 15 year old son called it ā€œeat out to peg outā€
We never took ā€œadvantageā€ of Fishy Rishi’s offer
@antjbro Ha! Unfortunately true for some people.