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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

To call it wise without more knowledge of costs, etc is unwise. It could be the best decision under the sun or it could be another PPE act-in-haste, repent-at-your-leisure scenario.
An alternative point I've seen expressed is: are we giving into corporate strikers? What would Margaret Thatcher have done?

I dispute that, Andrew. The Guvmin's over-riding duty is to protect us. In this case they've acted quickly, which I think is a necessary step.

We didn't know what the Covid cost would be and the Guvmin really didn't act as quickly as hindsight suggested it should have done.

I don't see the relevance of introducing Thatcher into this other than to cause mischief.