Dear @DesmondSwayne I have seen your statement that “ICUs are operating at below normal capacity”

I am the Director of intensive care at a London Trust. I have worked in ICU since 1995.

We have opened 5 makeshift ICUs over the past year (one we closed and haven’t reused)

We now have close to 3x as many people on ventilators as we were established for this day 12 months ago…

We have consultants of all stripes working alongside nurses, as nurses, delivering bedside care…

Nothing could be less normal…

We are all entitled to our opinions, but these are facts.

I urge you to leave these conspiracy theorists and extremists, recognise reality and help avoid further harm

Every person who denies vaccines or disregards the protections your govt puts in place is harming others

Liberty is a lot of things, but it isn’t a reckless disregard for others…

I don’t wish Mr Swayne any ill. And of course his constituents have every right to vote for whoever best represents their views. Disagreement and diversity of opinion are good things.

But an MP surely has an obligation to deal in facts as far as possible?

If we want the best for our country, aren’t we best off making decisions based on facts and reality rather than fantasy?

Is it remotely plausible that we will choose sensible and effective policies if we base our decisions on made up garbage?