sir frank atherton, chief medical officerfor sir frank atherton, chief medical officer for wales, experiencedton, chief medical officerfor wales, experienced dr and public official would often front the press conferences in wales practically when it came to explaining why some decisions were being made, on what medical and scientific grounds. certainly he stuck to the script then. but in the background, according to this handwritten note, he thought that things were not clear, and confusing for members of the public. project when you think back to summer of 2020 when restrictions were starting to be lifted. we went into lockdown lockstep, restrictions were lifted at different times around different parts of the uk. when it came to giving the rationale for that, even though the sites was the same, may be the excavation is different. that was part of his frustration that came through in this handwritten note. he was also questioned about not making facemasks compulsory at the same time as in england. yes, and that was a key part of wales different decision—making. we think back to the pandemic,