Yes it makes no sense. Problem is it's not as simple as left vs right. Those who support lockdowns tend to be more authoritarian than anything else, and include people on both left and right.
See the article I linked to in the opening post of the
Our total reliance on a vaccine and putting life on hold until it's rolled out thread, which interviews left leaning doctors who are against lockdowns.
It's a really good interview; if anyone reading this considers themselves to be left of centre and supports locking down, I'd challenge them to read that article and state what they disagree with, and why.
I don't think Boris wanted to do many of the measures that were taken but was forced to, but his constant bungling and U-turning will go down in memory as one of the worst performances of a PM in recent memory.
He seems to be equally hated by pro-lockdown people (for not locking down early enough or long enough in the first lockdown and not having tighter restrictions right now) and anti-lockdown people (for locking down as long as he did and for having the restrictions we have now).
The likes of Starmer (who I was keen on until he supported lockdowns; that's it now as far as I'm concerned), Drakeford (who is power mad) and Maskell (our MP in York) have ensured I will not consider voting Labour for the foreseeable future, that's for sure. It's abundantly clear to me that we'd be in a national lockdown if it was up to Labour.
That said, I think whoever is in power right now is going to be criticised by at least some people, as there is no clear and obvious strategy and the country is extremely divided. The current Government are so unelectable right now, it would take a complete revamp for them to have any chance at the next election.
I predict Boris will resign once the vaccine is being rolled out. He knows his position in the medium to long term is no longer tenable but I think he will wait until there is some good news. It also means whoever replaces him won't have to make unpopular decisions with regard to lockdowns and restrictions.