Kate Hawkesby: Ditching the lights and masks will be a good political move for this Government

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Sep 4, 2022 · 3m

I think the only feasible thing that can happen now with the mask mandate is that they get rid of it.

When even the Government’s favourite boffin (Michael Baker) says masks aren’t that essential anymore, you’ve got to wonder whose left supporting them. Add to that the fact they’re even up for discussion – the fact they’re now being talked about by the PM herself as something we may be able to review – and you can kiss the mandate goodbye. Because what happens when people in high places start questioning stuff, is that the general public get a whiff of it, and just go ahead and ditch them…