Over the past seven days the government's coronavirus messages have become mired in confusion.

If people are confused, you can undermine the remarkable level of consent and order we've had to date.

But for months, behind the scenes, a previously secret group of psychologists has been giving

the government advice, some of which seems to have gone unheeded.

For instance, clarity and precision, preparing and explaining the basis for things.

Leadership is tremendously important in a crisis like this.

So what went wrong?

And what will the confusion mean for the nation's health

in the next phases of the pandemic?

You're listening to stories of our times

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I'm Manveen Rana.

Today, stay alert?

The psychology of changing lockdown messages.

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