The Covid inquiry has been everywhere this week – largely thanks to the bickering and foul-mouthed rants of the privileged white men at the heart of government when the pandemic hit.
And sure, Matt Hancock being called a “c**t” is always entertaining, but given this is a public inquiry about a pandemic that’s killed over 230,000 people in the UK, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s all a bit trivial.
Helen MacNamara’s evidence served as an important reminder that that’s not the case.
