{"id":849,"date":"2026-08-01T11:30:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T11:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.closertogod.net\/InformationTerrorist\/CovidTimeline\/?post_type=te_announcements&#038;p=849"},"modified":"2026-08-01T11:30:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T11:30:48","slug":"did-johnson-play-the-left-by-pretending-he-didnt-want-a-lockdown-so-it-could-get-public-support","status":"publish","type":"te_announcements","link":"https:\/\/www.closertogod.net\/InformationTerrorist\/CovidTimeline\/announcement\/did-johnson-play-the-left-by-pretending-he-didnt-want-a-lockdown-so-it-could-get-public-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Johnson play the left by \u2018pretending\u2019 he didn\u2019t want a lockdown so it could get public support?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The dominant narrative is that Bojo, the hapless \u2018clown\u2019 and his Keystone Cops Cabinet were pushed into lockdown. Pushed by public opinion. Pushed by the \u2018experts\u2019. Pushed by the Premier League. Pushed by the \u2018Left\u2019. Pushed by Piers Morgan. Pushed by \u2018Professor Doom\u2019 Neil Ferguson and his ludicrous \u2018modelling\u2019.<br \/>\nBut if they had already arranged a \u00a3119m lockdown advertising campaign, which referenced emergency economic measures in<br \/>\nits communication strategy, it would mean the decision to lockdown had already been taken many weeks earlier.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.closertogod.net\/InformationTerrorist\/CovidTimeline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Covid-19-reverse-psychology_-Did-Johnson-play-the-left-by-\u2018pretending-he-didnt-want-a-lockdown-so-it-could-get-public-support_-\u2014-RT-Op-ed.pdf\">Covid-19 reverse psychology_ Did Johnson play the left by \u2018pretending\u2019 he didn\u2019t want a lockdown so it could get public support_ \u2014 RT Op-ed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-849","te_announcements","type-te_announcements","status-publish","hentry"],"announcement_date":"Announcement Date: February 16, 2021","announcement_image":{"iframe":false,"url":"http:\/\/www.closertogod.net\/InformationTerrorist\/CovidTimeline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/M-e1703976823897.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.closertogod.net\/InformationTerrorist\/CovidTimeline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/announcement\/849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.closertogod.net\/InformationTerrorist\/CovidTimeline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/announcement"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.closertogod.net\/InformationTerrorist\/CovidTimeline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/te_announcements"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.closertogod.net\/InformationTerrorist\/CovidTimeline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}