A masterclass in situation management

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Derfred,
You ask what I think the role of the government is with respect to an urgent pandemic?
A few criteria come to mind, here’s the first ten.

1. To execute decision making in a timely, clear and transparent manner.
2. To provide leadership, direction and motivation to the general citizenry to collectively work together, united in a common, urgent cause.
3. To manage and coordinate the overall effort in a coherent, measured manner.
4. To ensure that messaging, advice, information and data is provided to citizens in a timely manner, is consistent and broadcast to all, regardless of spoken language.
5. To enforce rational, reasonable constraints on the citizenry, commensurate with the minimum required to manage the risk involved.
6. To ensure that enforcement measures are applied consistently and fairly across all sections of society.
7. To continue to govern for the citizens in an open and democratic manner, subject to the normal rules of Westminster parliamentary convention.
8. To manage the spend associated with the pandemic in a transparent, open and accountable manner.
9. To ensure that adequate resources are made available to response personnel in a timely manner, according to perceived priorities.
10. To remain accountable and accept responsibility for oversight and management of the response effort.

I wonder, which of the above do you agree/disagree with, and to which would you award a pass mark to the Victorian administration?