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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jonathan Bunn

Treasury accused of ‘pure dogma’ by Patrick Vallance in pandemic notes

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Sir Patrick Vallance criticised the Treasury in private notes written during the pandemic, accusing it of “pure dogma”.

The Government’s former chief scientific adviser admitted his comments in October 2021 were probably made late at night in “frustration”, but said there was a lack of transparency on analysis of Covid-19’s impact on the economy.

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