ianr, I've looked through my browsing history and there are numerous links to Twitter accounts, which are not prone to show up in generic Google searches. The bit of an article that I read that stuck in my mind referred to him being the mastermind behind the original lockdown slogan, and cited his part in the Leave campaign and their slogans, in particular 'Take Back Control'. Therefore I don't think it's a stretch of the imagination to say that Cummings would've played a big part in the lockdown campaign and slogan. And judging by the reaction of the PM and his cabinet in trying to save his job, he obviously carries a lot of sway for them to risk all the political goodwill which they have. If it bothers you so much I'm quite happy to change ''his'' to ''the Gov's'', bearing in mind that the point I was making still stands, that is, by his actions he has been a hypocrite...