I want to use the news that AstraZeneca has begun a worldwide withdrawal of its COVID vaccine to talk about the importance of honesty and frankness in government. AstraZeneca has said the withdrawal was a commercial decision. Whatever the truth, the move has come only days after the company admitted for the first time that its vaccine could, in very rare cases, cause fatal blood clots. I firmly believe the rollout of the vaccine was the right decision. It was an intervention that saved many lives and helped pave the road out of lockdown. However, the government labelled the vaccine is safe and…