Quote Originally Posted by Mapperleypie View Post
Yep, that's the argument. Good old British exceptionalism - partly why we have one of the highest tolls in the world.

As the bodies were piling up in Italy and Spain they were easily dismissed as just being poorly managed backwaters.
I've mentioned him on here before, but once again the column by MD in the latest Private Eye is well worth a read for anyone prepared to / has the ability to read and think critically.

A week late on the recommendation as I have a subscription and the post is only being delivered weekly at the moment where I'm living, but, honestly, the magazine is worth buying even just for his columns alone right now.