Boris Johnson has made the same mistakes on coronavirus as he made on Brexit - a belief in British exceptionalism, blind optimism, and futile promises he could not deliver.

When the next crisis comes, he'll probably make the same mistakes again https://www.ft.com/content/3c776449-b2aa-48be-9e9b-35265a01083e
This column was partly inspired by Michael Gove's argument yesterday on Marr that it's too early to judge what mistakes the government has made. There's some truth to that, but less so when there's a pattern of missteps, which covers Brexit and other areas too.
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