One of my elected representatives had made an ill judged tweet about Nadine Dorries. To be fair, he has since removed it, but it appeared to be poking fun at her for catching it. Now, for the record, I do not like Nadine Dorries, in fact I abhor her. I think her defence of austerity is reprehensible and her comments on the NHS in the past, denying the reality of Conservative under-funding while politically astute, are, for someone who has worked in the NHS, morally bankrupt.
But I think it is wrong to revel in her misfortune. I know it is controversial, but if someone had spread lies about COVID19 and then caught it, I would be tweeting similar comments about them, but she has not done so.
Some have called her incompetent for catching it, but while precautions can be taken to reduce the chance of catching or spreading it, her contracting this is nothing to do with incompetence.
I wish her a speedy recovery and I hope her elderly mother, whom she lives with, also recovers soon.
