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Old 16-03-2020, 20:04   #655
RichardCoulter
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Re: Coronavirus

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Originally Posted by papa smurf View Post
will this lead to riots on the streets, the French are a funny bunch especially when you threaten them.
Oh yes, milk goes up a penny and they riot, whereas Brits tend to just sit back and accept things.

I (and the government must) fear something similar happening here, either because of a backlash to government orders or due to food riots. Denphone posted a link about the army being put onto standby earlier today.

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