COVID-19

It's about time you stopped viewing the economy like a household budget. We recovered from WW2, and created the welfare state and social housing at the same, by government-led Keynesian stimulus. And we can do it again. The one thing that would prevent that from happening is listening to the Thatcherite monetarist crackpots who have been strangling our economy for the last decade.

Your barmy red paranoia surfaces yet again.Who said anything about socialism? My post, and the FT article, are talking about a return to sensible social democratic politics/economics, as practised by both parties in government from WW2, until Thatcher destroyed the consensus with her 'no such thing as society' Friedmanite nonsense.

 

As a short term (3-6 months) measure I think it would be simpler and quicker to implement than all this 80% stuff .

 

Here’s a list of premises that have to shut.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/874732/230320_-_Revised_guidance_note_-_finalVF.pdf

And here’s the guidance on when to or who can leave home

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/874742/Full_guidance_on_staying_at_home_and_away_from_others__1_.pdf

The key line.

● Travelling to and from work, but only where this absolutely cannot be done from home




It seems pretty simple to me, the plumber should only do the job if they can practice social-distancing, if they can’t, then they shouldn’t be working.


It’s why I’m at work today, despite not technically being an essential service.

 

Have your employers taken extra steps to ensure social distancing measures are in place? Is there hands sanitiser at exit and entry points? Have they scheduled extra cleaning hours?

 

To be fair to them, we’ve always had hand sanitiser points, and we’ve been instructed to use them more recently. Nobody from outside the company is allowed on the grounds, any delivery drivers speak through intercom and are instructed what to do.. They’ve been very slack on other points, particularly social distancing, but that seems to be happening anyway.

 

Everyone has their temperature taken on entry too.

 

You should see the pictures of the packed tubes in London this morning.

The problem is he didn't and doesn't do what he needs to do which is shut London down.

I said this before that it really isn't the time for one politician party to be making key decisions as things get missed. Boris' presentation skills are extremely poor and too many mixed messages. Times like this you need to be crystal clear. Say a list of stores or things that need to close e.g. Estate agents, hairdressers etc make it clear or state that they will be a list at www.??

What about the self employed? The single parents? Unemployed? Not saying everyone should get hand outs but have everything sorted before delivering messages.

You want people to stay at home but people have bills to pay and while everyone is using moe electricity & gas what you doing to get the utilities companies to help people out at this time of need.

3 weeks but the peak is in May, so if the NHS can't cope in March & April then what?

At times like this clarity is urgently needed.

 

This is wrong. Construction workers shouldn't be working

 

Other updates because Boris can't deliver messages is that:

If you are separated from your ex and you have children under 18 they can be collected and move households.

 

Trump giving it 14 more days though and back to work everybody

 

How is this imbecile the most powerful man in the western world?

 

No argument really, SOME of the messaging is confusing, but they're having to make very, very difficult decisions on the fly for something that's never been done in the history of the country. I'm prepared for some of that messaging to be bumpy. To me, the underlying principle of what we're trying to do is clearer and for the most part, people know enough to make sensible and responsible decisions.

 

It's not but Boris will have to do the same at some point

 

Trump getting out the positives and delivering messages @abbomf has requested.

"The chance of dying is ... about 0.45 percent – very far from the World Health Organization’s [global mortality] figure of 3.4 percent."