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I agree, New Zealand has been successful. The Blessed Madonna Our Lady Jacinda played her hand well. But it was a very good hand to begin with - something that is rarely acknowledged by those who make dim-witted, two-dimensional comparisons between the situation in NZ and just about any other western nation in the world.
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I’m not aware of any western nation that particularly tried the approach. Europe insisted Schengen borders remain open. Our Government decided flattening the curve was the best approach not going for zero covid. I suspect when we crunch the numbers that will be reflected on as a mistake.
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On the matter of Boris, I simply point out (not for the first time) that despite relatively minor differences in policy, the present situation in England and Scotland is not very different.
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On schools the situation is different and I suspect from about 2pm today will differ further. Boris only yesterday insisted they were safe. While you describe this as “minor differences in policy” a policy option that could reduce R by 0.7 delayed by days/weeks or ignored altogether has significant impacts on hospitalisations and deaths.
If Boris, having seen the same advice, is going on TV saying the opposite and at the same time procrastinating for some Times hack to tweet out at 10pm next Sunday that they close from Monday then the question is why it took so long. The Sage advice followed from a meeting that took place on 17 December with the public version of the minutes published on 31 December. Ministers will have obviously seen it before that.