Thread: Coronavirus (OLD)
View Single Post
Old 17-07-2020, 20:23   #4625
OLD BOY
Rise above the players
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Wokingham
Services: 2 V6 with 360 software, ITVX, 4+, Prime, Netflix, Apple+, Disney+, Paramount+, Discovery+
Posts: 15,085
OLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronze
OLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronzeOLD BOY is cast in bronze
Re: Coronavirus
Quote:
Originally Posted by jfman View Post
Interesting evidence from our world leading, expert, Chief Scientific Adviser at the Parliamentary Select Committee today.

SAGE advised to lockdown a week before lockdown and he says that we will find we didn’t take the “right decisions at the right time”.

So if the scientists make decisions and idle politicians “follow the science” by bowing to their expertise, where did it go wrong?

The good news is he also says it’s probable we have years of this too. Just as well I quite like working from home.
We will see what the government was advised, and when, after the report is published.

I note that you have conceded that we will have more years of this while we continue to attempt to slow the virus down. That is precisely why I have been advocating the isolation of the 'at risk' groups and freeing up the rest of the population to go about their business as usual. That will get the whole thing out of the way in the UK with the minimum death rate, since most healthy people will survive this unscathed.

The alternative is a continuing hit to the economy, with public tolerence to these restrictions diminishing all the time.

---------- Post added at 20:18 ---------- Previous post was at 20:16 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by jfman View Post
I did wonder who’d be first in to bat for the Government but it was predictable really. Nomadking to the... flounder?

With exponential growth rate of the virus, I’m sure the resources of the fifth (are we still fifth) richest economy in the world could have coped with it similarly to extending it for a week at the cost of tens of thousands of lives and considerable NHS resource.
We can all see that you criticise the government at every turn, so we know which side you are batting for.

---------- Post added at 20:20 ---------- Previous post was at 20:18 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by jfman View Post
Nomadking it's your shall we say, selective, use of facts and the opinions you offer around them. You frame assumptions around them always in favour of the Government.

Indeed, in 6080 posts I'm struggling to think of a time you've ever offered an opinion against them.
And how often have you supported the government, jfman? The words 'glass houses' and 'stones' come to mind!

---------- Post added at 20:23 ---------- Previous post was at 20:20 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by ianch99 View Post
To be fair that is the normal around here. There are few notable exceptions to this ..
There are plenty of posts supporting your point of view, mate. We all have to accept that we are debating with people who have a wide range of opinions. You mustn't get so upset if someone disagrees with you.
OLD BOY is offline