During the Chinese Communist Party pandemic (or COVID-19 pandemic) of the early 2020s, Swayne was a harsh critic of the totalitarian response by the UK government in response to it. Swayne argued in early December 2020 that then-Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]] was leading “the most authoritarian government [in Britain] since the 1650s”, in reference to the [[Protectorate]] under the Purtian ruler [[Oliver Cromwell]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1333888290378969090 Sir Desmond Swayne raved that Mr Johnson was leading “the most authoritarian government since the 1650s”]</ref> | During the Chinese Communist Party pandemic (or COVID-19 pandemic) of the early 2020s, Swayne was a harsh critic of the totalitarian response by the UK government in response to it. Swayne argued in early December 2020 that then-Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]] was leading “the most authoritarian government [in Britain] since the 1650s”, in reference to the [[Protectorate]] under the Purtian ruler [[Oliver Cromwell]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1333888290378969090 Sir Desmond Swayne raved that Mr Johnson was leading “the most authoritarian government since the 1650s”]</ref> |