Quote Originally Posted by swaledale View Post
This comparison with wartime is tiresome and irrelevant! We are not fighting a war, we are dealing with a virus and whislt the more excitable media types may have used the overhyped comparison, in reality the scenarios are totally different!

Plus we are in a different world from World war 2 when society basically did what those in power told them and mostly believed it. I can't believe you actually said "the truth gets inconveniently in the way" of people understanding? Thankfully these days most people can understand the facts if communicated to them correctly!

As for ****ing martians ye gods I despair!

How has his lies and cackhanded handling of this crisis stopped panic? In fact its done the opposite looking at what has happened.

Oh well I guess if your happy with a liar and buffoon as leader, then no doubt you will be happy with the mismanagement and wont complain at the adverse effects of such a idiot being in charge of the country!

Oh and on leadership, how come it took the government over a week after the Germans had done it to organise flights to repatriate Uk citizens abroad? In some cases German authorities were actually providing help and assistance to UK citizens, when none was forthcoming from the UK government. Talk about piss up brewery couldn't organise one and yet the apologists still come forward.

Truly in the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king!
Sorry,but it is relevent and it is a war!!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...irus-frontline


When I mentioned the war(no not in an Uncle Albert way), I was on about mistakes made with planning and preperation.
People all over the world were caught with their pants down.
being caught with your pants down, doesn't mean you lost.
All the best laid plans in the world can never cover every contingency.

Where do you want to start? Every situation had fore warning, information of growing storm clouds. Information of intent.
Plans were made, how ever they fell well short of a prevention of impending doom.

Poland 1939
Ardennes 1939
Pearl Harbour 1941
Operation Barbarossa, after a non aggression pact 1941
Falklands 1982

Shall I go on?
History is riddled with non preperation in many forms, from military to financial.
No I'm not defending Johnson/Tories like a blind servent.
He's made mistakes and will make many more if I'm honest. But exactly who else do you propose may be doing a better job?
All I see is point scoring. By all means criticise, but seeing as this effects everyone. Perhaps, the phrase "can we help?" may be be more apt.

I'm not getting into a personal slagging match with you Swale, you hate Johnson/Tories. I get it.
I voted for them and stand by it, compared to what was on offer. Until something better comes along, I will continue to do so.