[jfman]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

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.

I've accepted that flawed UK Government policy means we have years of this, yes. However other countries will not. We will have years of economic turmoil to go with it.

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.

The economy simply will not 'bounce back' as consumer spending remains diminished, neither will we 'get the virus out the way' - our own esteemed Chief Scientific Adviser and Chief Medical Officer are indicating we now face years of this, with greater and lesser restrictions on activity reacting to it.

We can all see that you criticise the government at every turn, so we know which side you are batting for.

And we know where you stand - tens of thousands of lives lost are an acceptable price to pay in the pursuit of economic growth.

I hate to be the one to break it to you but the flawed policy is simply entrenching the recession and reducing the chances of ever returning to 'normal'.

---------- Post added at 21:16 ---------- Previous post was at 20:24 ----------

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

And how often have you supported the government, jfman? The words 'glass houses' and 'stones' come to mind!

I supported the lockdown and the furlough scheme. So once again your evidence base is weak.