Bogus Johnson desperately tried to get people going to the office and visiting restaurants, pubs and nightclubs, but that was more than Covid-19 would allow. It is backfiring.

The right wing blames the consequences on the poor, following the strategy of right-wing government to “persuade [people] to blame themselves” for problems, rather that make things better as a progressive government would do.

Sometimes people do behave irresponsibly. In Raves and "Covid parties", people say "To hell with being responsible," and that can make a lot of people sick. Right-wing fools that spit at precautions make a lot of people sick. Nobody has to do these things, and nobody should. We should distinguish these gratuitous risks from the risks society compels poor people to run.

Government's power to eliminate practical obstacles is not infinite. Even a progressive government could not legislate away all the practical problems caused by living with Covid-19. It may indeed be necessary for people without back yards to stay home this summer, rather than going to the beach with a crowd. But a progressive government could certainly legislate away quite a few of the problems, just by deciding to try.