COVID-19

This is people’s daily struggle and I am glad this is highlighting the issue to the government. Or hopefully it is. No one cares until it is them in that position.

 

I don't think the government have been perfect, and bringing provisions to support the self employed and clarity to how businesses/employees should approach the restrictions in relation to what's 'essential', is key. But I think they're handling it as well as any other state that I've seen, and I'm not about to stick the boot in when so many individuals are acting like knobs - making an already mammoth challenge, even more difficult.

 

Interesting article in the FT yesterday. Certainly backs up what a lot of people have said that this virus has been in the country for a good few months undetected.

 

The government have been poor.

Stop being a blue nose. The government have sent mixed messages, been slow to react and their solutions have many holes.

Oh and self employed still not sorted.

It's not good enough.

 

You're never happy, but you also never commit to specific position. You just flip flop and react to the latest thing. I've saved your post which makes clear your admiration for how Trump is handling things. Let's see how that plays out.

Wherever the government have been poor, the general public has been worse

 

Prince Charles has been confirmed has testing positive

 

That states we will find that out from testing how long it’s been here. Sadly testing isn’t happening enough yet for that to be the case. Can see lockdown lasting 3 weeks minimum

 

can see lockdown getting stricter. BBC are now referring to it as partial lockdown

 

Ha I am not saying Trump is great but 2 Trillion and end date given.

I just feel Boris didn't take this seriously in Feb and now we are suffering. Don't deliver things with holes in and mixed messages.

 

Mild symptoms. Sure he will have the best doctors helping him through it.

 

The media think Boris is weak and every time they tell him to do something he does it.

So, this comes as no shock to me.

 

Backtracking already because you've seen the strong criticism that Trump is getting over his most recent statements..??

I’m no fan of any political party or politician. But I’m also a realist. Within a little over a week, the government has had to respond to a global crisis of unprecedented proportions, rush through legislation that outstrips anything we’ve ever seen, implement a level of social restrictions that weren’t seen in nearly 6 YEARS of WW2, make a provision for massive scaling up of the NHS, mobilise the military, try and bring stranded brits abroad home, provide budgetary support to industries across the country that are again, unprecedented – all in the context of a global economic meltdown - oversee mass school closures and provide guidance that people seem to expect to cater for 60m different individuals and their respective personal and work situations across the country. Its no surprise that they're making a few mistakes and some important things aren't happening fast enough.

The general public are being asked to not shop like twats and stay at home wherever possible and they can’t manage it.

 

All I'll say is thank God we don't have Jeremy Corybn and Dianne Abbot trying to steer us through this.

 

I just think one party shouldn't be trying to steer us through this.

Things are getting missed and Boris didn't act soon enough.

 

He's not exactly going to struggle for a ventilator.

 

I don't think it IS one party. Can't remember which politician it was but he basically said that all parties are mucking in and recognizing that this isn't the time for political point scoring.

 

Playing devils advocate, aren't the government and locals up in arms about people going to there holiday homes, one rule for one and another rule for every one else .