Is this the start?

I’m not sure that’s what it meant. What came to my mind was rats and sinking ships. I hope I’m wrong. Sir JVT is a wonderful man who has helped us understand and cope with covid with his clever light hearted football analogies through the darkest times.

I like JVT, but he has been on secondment to Nottingham University since 2017 and it was only a matter of time before he stepped down from being an advisor. He talked a lot of sense during an unprecedented time. I wish him well.

I think the original post possibly meant the start of the end of the pandemic. Let’s hope so.

I don’t see why anyone would think this is the start of anything other than a new chapter in JVT’s career.

I still don’t understand what it may, or may not be, ‘the start’ of

I think he thoroughly deserves a less stressful job after the last two turbulent years.

I wish him well in his new position ???

No need surely LincsLass now we’ve all cottoned on? Just now from the Telegraph:

“He will take up a new role as the Pro-Vice Chancellor for the faculty of medicine and health sciences at the University of Nottingham.

He said: "My time as DCMO has been the most challenging of my professional career, especially the Covid response.

"We all wish Covid had never happened. Notwithstanding, it has been the greatest privilege of my professional career to have served the people of the UK during this time."

A lovely man in my opinion. I found his calm manner soothing in the scary, turbulent early days of the pandemic. I wish him well in his new role.

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I’ll delete it then

Here is a quote from the article.

England’s deputy chief medical officer Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam is set to leave his role at the end of March.

The popular figure, who became a household name due to his epic analogies during Covid press conferences, will leave government to return to academia.

Although his decision is not thought to be related to policies or the recent controversies surrounding Downing Street parties, his departure will come as a further blow to a beleaguered Boris Johnson.

I like that bear!

Here is the correct link.
metro.co.uk/2022/01/13/jonathan-van-tam-to-step-down-as-deputy-chief-medical-officer-1591049

However, the link appears to be broken. I had to do a search to find the article.

He’s got a job at Nottingham University

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I was going to ask that too!!

The start of what?