Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[roydo]

Shame that, as most people should be in to accept the parcels.

When you say accept, I think catch!

 

[navidson]

I honestly believe that if the lock down was lifted or reduced, folk would still observe how it is now.

100%

No chance i'd feel comfortable being out in a group of people - And I imagine i'll feel this way for quite some time still

 

[BlueToff]

He is clearly terrified pf straying from the script but I do think he has spoken at least like a human being who is trying to do a job in a time of turmoil. I realise I am setting a low bar here but its an improvement of johnson, gove or that gang of sociopaths over the atlantic

Yeh don't get me wrong I'm no fan but he at least showed something.

I don't envy any of them.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Without imposing a curfew, how do you police what some idiots are doing in their own homes though ?

Even then, they’ll be at during daylight hours with it being a bank holiday and the weather being nice.

Imagine the uproar if a power of arrest was attached to the lock down rules !!!!

Just fine the lot of them mate. They're idiots. Hit them where it hurts.

660 parties. And that's just that they know of. Unbelievable

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

I honestly believe that if the lock down was lifted or reduced, folk would still observe how it is now.

Agree mate. The sensible people will still see the danger.

 

[COYBL25]

I honestly believe that if the lock down was lifted or reduced, folk would still observe how it is now.

Certainly the first night there`d be a stampede to the pubs.

 

[roydo]

Just fine the lot of them mate. They're idiots. Hit them where it hurts.

660 parties. And that's just that they know of. Unbelievable

I reckon that 660 parties line is a load of crap designed to ram the message home.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Same here. M5 is very very quiet again today.

Good to hear.

 

[BlueToff]

On a side note - In the same way that Brexit made people hate each other (i.e lots of animosity from the younger generations towards their Brexiteer parents etc) - Do you think that this whole mess will make the British public more distrustful and negative towards other members of the public?

Find myself disliking other people more and more each day

I think it just shows how stupid that four-year argument over Brexit was tbh.

What I've actually found from all this is that people - the ones who were usually the ones shouting the loudest about Brexit (or insert political argument here) - just like bossing others around on social media.

It's exactly the same people. So in terms of that lot, yeh, I probably get the feeling you do that I dislike them even more.

But in terms of the general community spirit etc I think it's actually done some good.

 

[RAFUH]

So the government are asking for people to stay at home, but can still go to work even if it's non essential. Incoherent and inconsistent message, I'd say.

Only if you are trying to be contrary
Go to work. Otherwise stay home. How hard is that.

 

[RAFUH]

Knocked it on the head a few weeks back mate. More important parcels to care about these days.

Precious cargo that

 

[Barnfred 55]

I reckon that 660 parties line is a load of crap designed to ram the message home.

Hope so mate .

 

[BlueToff]

Certainly the first night there`d be a stampede to the pubs.

was chatting to my mate in Australia earlier and he mentioned how he doesn't actually think there will be (or he hopes not anyway) a 'first night'.

This is what the government do need to get right whenever the time comes - how to ease things back gradually so to avoid a massive surge.

Open cafes etc, maybe on a reduced scale, and still ensure people are all using the measures they were in the immediate run up to lockdown.

Keep certain aspects in place and just gradually open more and more stuff. Keep gatherings off until mid-to-late June etc.

 

[Barnfred 55]

If you dont live there, permanently, you wont be allowed in.

I'd rather our police were doing that than checking the contents of trollies in Asda

 

[peteblue]

Certainly the first night there`d be a stampede to the pubs.

Depends how the lockdown is lifted. It will almost certainly be phased, so the pubs won’t open for a few weeks after any lifting of restrictions start.....it will be interesting to see what happens......