Coronavirus discussion thread

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CStar Oct 2020 5:51pm, 31 Oct 2020 7,929 posts	0 CStar So let's absolutely destroy the economy and ruin hundreds of thousands of people's lives by plunging them into poverty, just to delay the inevitable spread of the virus by a month. Total waste of time and effort. There are parts of the country that have been in lockdown for months to no effect. Can we get Boris the spineless to resign and find a grown up to lead the country please.
Autumnleaves Oct 2020 5:51pm, 31 Oct 2020 15,438 posts	0 Autumnleaves Do we actually need an announcement now FFS?
macca 53 Oct 2020 5:52pm, 31 Oct 2020 28,220 posts	0 macca 53 [he’s going to bugger up Strictly at this rate - then there will be trouble!]
Tim of Fife Oct 2020 5:52pm, 31 Oct 2020 2,928 posts	0 Tim of Fife Interesting. Diametrically opposite to what Boris said a few weeks back, when he advocated a regional approach.
Tim of Fife Oct 2020 5:55pm, 31 Oct 2020 2,929 posts	0 Tim of Fife We can't lurch from lockdown to lockdown. What CStar says is spot on.
Lip Gloss Oct 2020 5:57pm, 31 Oct 2020 45,420 posts	0 Lip Gloss If he is putting the country back to the way it was in March it means nothing is working and we can’t sustain doing this month in and month out. Sadly I doubt anyone really knows how to tackle it so I wouldn’t like to be their shoes.
Rosehip Oct 2020 6:06pm, 31 Oct 2020 18,387 posts	0 Rosehip Even on this site there's a fairly even split between "we can't keep locking down" and "we need lockdown and strict rules" doesn't matter who is in charge, buffoon or otherwise, it's a fairly impossible tightrope. Tim, agree that applying the same rules to a village in Norfolk/Cornwall and city Manchester seems odd - until you look at the hospital beds per person across the areas, Cornwall is short at the best of times. What is required is compliance with test and track and isolation when required - and sufficient financial support to isolate
simbil Oct 2020 6:08pm, 31 Oct 2020 8,947 posts	0 simbil We can’t lurch from lockdown to lockdown. We can’t throw vulnerable people under the bus. We can’t overwhelm the NHS. We can’t stop people meeting people. It’s easy to say what we can’t do, but all these are trade offs and there is a choice to be made, there is no win win. Would be nice to have a government that says what it will do and how that gets us out of this mess. Government of unity would be good too to get rid of the partisan nonsense and take some power away from Tory pressure groups.
Metro_Nome Oct 2020 6:10pm, 31 Oct 2020 5,758 posts	0 Metro_Nome [off topic, but is this the first strictly episode? Just saw on Twitter that Bill Bailey is on it, might have to watch!!]
ThorntonRunner Oct 2020 6:11pm, 31 Oct 2020 4,053 posts	0 ThorntonRunner [Last week was first and Bill Bailey is on it]