I've heard the disaster capitalist argument for years and I'm still waiting for it to come to fruition. I think it was just an opportunist power grab by Johnson. The man is a complete chancer and he's been given the most unaccountable government in our history to deal with the current situation with the full consent of Labour who abstain from every important vote. Most of his appointments and contracting during the pandemic has been jobs for the boys.
Well to be honest I don't think the government needs to stick it's nose in and declare how long the wick in a candle should be. But I realise that I believe in having a small state and most people on this sub probably don't.