11 October

The new Premier said these words yesterday. Orwell used to say that politics is all about language. Look at that word - 'alongside'. What does it mean? The problem is, Covid doesn't live alongside us. It lives INSIDE us. The spin is supposed to make you feel we can drive along in the car and wave at Covid safely through the window, like there's some parallel reality where Covid will live, alongside us, and we'll be safe.