Followed by a trite ‘yes, mistakes were made, but lessons will be learned’.
Let’s be clear; grandparents, partners, and friends died from this terrible disease as a result of (according to Cummings) a bucket-load of DECEIT, DITHERING, and PLAIN INEPITITUDE.
You can dismiss Cummings’ explosive seven hours of testimony as revenge porn or the bitter score-settling of a former Prince of Policy-making who suddenly found himself superseded. But that would be a huge mistake.
No matter how much we might loathe this weirdo who shows no loyalty to his former boss and who was never a team player anyway - and who still hasn't really explained what his trip north was all about - there’s a host of reasons to listen carefully to what he’s saying.