Then we have Boris Johnson quickly getting rid of restrictions. There are lawsuits coming their way. If indeed they are changing the narrative and pull out, it's really only to save their own butts.
There is always a story behind the story. Politicians are still reactionary. They react to events to protect themselves and their narrative.
What I was thinking before too was that some of them are probably very nervous right now. If you look at the Dutch minister for health for instance, he looks ill and really worried. I think they know their time is up, and when more people realize what's really going on, nothing will be able to save them.
It's fun watching the world burn around them.