Coronavirus - political views - supporting or otherwise...

[Foxholer]

I love the thoughtless assumption in this statement.
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The idea that it is a universal truth is no place to start (or continue) a discussion, surely?

What twaddle! What are you on?

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For 10s of millions of people, the lockdown reduces their life chances by making them unemployed and increases their chance of an early death by removing access to preventative medicine.
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I suggest you check how many actually died (especially in percentage terms) from previous pandemics!
There's already been nearly 8m cases, with nearly half a million deaths - and that's without considering some 'dishonest' reporting from many countries!
Without lockdown, there'd be significantly more deaths immediately. Lockdown is essential to beating the pandemic, thus allowing many/most unemployed back to work. Obviously this needs to happen asap, but ever-mindful of the potential for 2nd/subsequent spike/s!
And then, once anti-virus is freely available, governments have an obligation to stimulate their economy so that those '10s of millions' life chances are restored!

 

[Hacker Khan]

I see we can add shoppers looking for a cheap Ralf Lauren T shirt at Bicester village to the list of people to blame when there is a second spike.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Raab not actually answering why no Medical or Scientific expertise with him on the briefing today - other than to suggest they had lots to get on with - as if that's changed and we'll buy it.

I suspect that most know why the government is limiting the appearance of 'the experts'. After all, this crew have history with 'experts'

 

[huds1475]

What twaddle!

Do you don a tweed number and a monocle when you write this?

 

[Deleted member 18588]

Raab not actually answering why no Medical or Scientific expertise with him on the briefing today - other than to suggest they had lots to get on with - as if that's changed and we'll buy it.

I suspect that most know why the government is limiting the appearance of 'the experts'. After all, this crew have history with 'experts'

Not much point in having scientific/medical experts there to answer stupid questions from the media.

What has our future relationship with China got to do with a Daily Coronavirus Briefing?

 

[Old Skier]

Raab not actually answering why no Medical or Scientific expertise with him on the briefing today - other than to suggest they had lots to get on with - as if that's changed and we'll buy it.

I suspect that most know why the government is limiting the appearance of 'the experts'. After all, this crew have history with 'experts'

To many times they have just stood there as part of the furniture. Perhaps they should have published allocated days when they will be there.

All the reporters are after is a Gotcha Question

 

[Hacker Khan]

To many times they have just stood there as part of the furniture. Perhaps they should have published allocated days when they will be there.

All the reporters are after is a Gotcha Question

And all politicians do is avoid answering difficult questions.

 

[Foxholer]

Do you don a tweed number and a monocle when you write this?

Twaddle is a great word to describe some of the garbage posted on this forum. Late 18th Century I believe. But in answer to your question...No - possibly because I'm already wearing them!

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

To many times they have just stood there as part of the furniture. Perhaps they should have published allocated days when they will be there.

All the reporters are after is a Gotcha Question

You can choose to push back here as much as you like but you know that they should be present. And you know that Raab's rationale 'they are busy' is frankly pathetic. They really do take us for fools...but some choose to pretend they are not...

 

[Foxholer]

And all politicians do is avoid answering difficult questions.

That's not ALL they do! But it's certainly a 'skill' they develop pretty quickly if they seek 'higher office'! Here's a great example, especially from about 4 mins in!

 

[ger147]

And all politicians do is avoid answering difficult questions.

"Opposition is about asking awkward questions and Government is about not answering them."

Rt Hon Jim Hacker MP and Sir Humphrey Appleby...

 

[PNWokingham]

You can choose to push back here as much as you like but you know that they should be present. And you know that Raab's rationale 'they are busy' is frankly pathetic. They really do take us for fools...but some choose to pretend they are not...

what is the point in experts being there if there is nothing to add to what has been said many times. If there is an update, bring them in - if not, it makes no sense

 

[Old Skier]

And all politicians do is avoid answering difficult questions.

They havnt had a difficult one yet

 

[Old Skier]

You can choose to push back here as much as you like but you know that they should be present. And you know that Raab's rationale 'they are busy' is frankly pathetic. They really do take us for fools...but some choose to pretend they are not...

How stupid, why am I pushing back, I'm just stating an opinion, just like you or do you actually know the work timetable of these guys.

 

[Old Skier]

what is the point in experts being if there is nothing to add to what has been said many times. If there is an update, bring them in - if not, it makes no sense

Now now, you know SILH knows exactly what our chief executives are up to, hes a very important persons who seems to forget that there was the odd day last week when they weren't about but not a mention then

 

[IanM]

if he was given a free car, he'd moan about the colour!

Press will soon be posting last weeks racing results..... shame they were not available in advance, I'd have got a few quid on!

 

[Hacker Khan]

They havnt had a difficult one yet

If you thought Bojo got through the one after Cummings press conference with flying colours then you are deranged. Yes it was a bot of an open goal for the journalists, but it was painful watching Bojo defend his chief advisors' lying.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

You can choose to push back here as much as you like but you know that they should be present. And you know that Raab's rationale 'they are busy' is frankly pathetic. They really do take us for fools...but some choose to pretend they are not...

The only fool is the one asking why the experts aren't there.

The questions too often do not demand the attention of an expert.

If there is a new policy or important new information then yes I would expect them to be in attendance.

If, however, it is merely a case of rattling off the daily statistics then their time could be far better utilised.

As long as they are able to attend any inquiry that will follow and answer questions freely and frankly I don't expect them to waste their valuable time book-ending the Government's representative.

 

[Old Skier]

Give

If you thought Bojo got through the one after Cummings press conference with flying colours then you are deranged. Yes it was a bot of an open goal for the journalists, but it was painful watching Bojo defend his chief advisors' lying.

Wasn't deranged last time I looked, I'm also grown up enough to have noticed for years that politicians of all persuasions only give the answers they want.

Accused by one poster of being racist and another as being deranged. This forum gets more like arrse every week.

Could be worse, I could be a grandad ?

 

[Blue in Munich]

Twaddle is a great word to describe some of the garbage posted on this forum. Late 18th Century I believe. But in answer to your question...No - possibly because I'm already wearing them!

It's a wonder that you can lower yourself to associate with such peasants.