The view is that the scientific advisors were groomed to bend a little towards the position that a lockdown, like in Wuhan, was not required because a...
On the surface Johnson sounded rational at the beginning, although there is no denying his response was quite low key, for a long time flights were no...
So you are a mystic after all ;) There is a popular myth in the UK, that the EU is the enemy, that Britain is great and that we must take back control...
It's pure fabrication, let's say the Chinese shouted it from the rooftops right at the beginning, no administration in the west would have done anythi...
Yes, the militants in No10 put a hard Brexit before the health of the nation. The economy was key to that, because there was a risk that if the econom...
I would describe it more as sort of allowed it to happen, looked the other way. I listened to an interview on radio4 earlier today with a careworker c...
Yes, this is the hidden policy of the UK government. It kills three birds with one stone, clears out all the geriatrics and health compromised, solves...
Yes, to keep the figures this low, the whole US will need to go into lock down immediately. It looks like this is not going to happen for maybe a week...
Yes, this occurred to me, it can apparently last up to 72 hours on a hard surface. I also think it is very sticky like it's covered in Velcro. So if i...
Yes, I am aware of what is going to happen, not just in India, there are many large cities around the world totally unprepared and under resourced. Th...
Yes, I'm envious, perhaps as much of the climate, as the landscape. There is nice landscape here, but it's often not warm, or dry. I feel as though we...
563 deaths in UK in the last 24hrs, it's been exponential for the last two days. Also 4,300 new cases (recorded) over last 24hrs. Fortunately no sign ...
I'm very interested in what the hiking is like where you are. Here we are only allowed to walk in the vicinity of our house. I am surrounded by agricu...
Hang on in there. (not literally). I'm not an alcoholic, I'm actually going the other way. So I might brew all that wine and then not drink much of it...
Yes, but my local auction house is closed now. I do have a similar thought about antiques, they might become devalued for a generation, or permanently...
I have a similar experience, I live in a quiet place in the countryside. I work mainly from home and have plenty to do as it is a small holding. There...
People in the UK are talking about a loss of smell and taste as a symptom. Some people have tested positive with only this symptom. It makes sense, as...
I know that feeling, maybe the solution is to reach some degree of friendship with her. Through laughter, or mutual appreciation of something. I know ...
Manufacturers are talking about a new kind of breathing device in the UK, called CPAP. Mercedes formula one team, are beginning manufacture. It provid...
Trump brags about his ratings, claiming stable genius in saving the American people from the Chinese virus. And snubs prince Harry, no special trade d...
Yes, but when and how are such countries going to assist poorer ones? I don't think any government had any choice in the action they took, each develo...
I agree with your concerns here, especially with the recent trends towards protectionism. I think more support for undeveloped countries will be calle...
If there is a real chance of civil unreast, the authorities will control information. Also with panic, once you have let to cat out of the bag, you ca...
It might be time to consider the government control of information. This does usually happen during wartime conditions. For example, there is none, or...
Hopefully, we are near the peak and once developed countries have got the spread under control in a manageable way. They will be able to develop resou...
My remark was flippant, but there is a grain of seriousness in there, Bolsanaro (who presumably survived his infection) is fully intending to destroy ...
Do you watch unpartisan media at all? There are hotspots developing in all the large cities across the US, in a week they will all be overwhelmed like...
Yes, you pay them the equivalent of a universal income and put the economy into stasis. Then reboot it later. The important thing is that you maintain...
I don't dispute your reasoning, my take is different. Firstly I don't see the global recession as so destructive. Rather economies have been put on ho...
I agree, the less developed countries are in for a rough ride for a few years. They are helpless and the West will not be in a position to help. Perha...
I am aware of your position and do agree in principle with some of what you say, but I don't want to get into a discussion about social planning aroun...
Sky News has just reported that the epicentre in New York has overwhelmed the healthcare system and infections are increasing 5,000 per day. Meanwhile...
There are reports of many hundreds requiring hospital treatment in London rising each day this week. The lockdown in London is much better now, but wa...
This does work to a degree, but the greed of those who dwell near the top of the pyramid poisons the whole system eventually. This results in exploita...
It's worse in Spain and a lot worse in Iran. I was listening to an epidemiologist earlier who had been estimating the extent of the epidemic in Iran. ...
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