‘Unprecedented’ is no excuse when pandemics are the basic bread and butter of disaster planning. Lucy Easthope, disaster planner, has a special interest in preemptive pandemic and recovery planning. She is the visible representation of the depth and detail of the UK’s disaster preparation and puts the lie to the so-called lack of planning. She said, ‘The media and the government have sold the idea that no one could have expected this, but a pandemic is the most likely national risk, and very well prepared for in the Home Office and the Cabinet.’
