OT. Schools...normality and Coronavirus.

[ramAnag]

Just mebbe..... if we can convince BoJo et al that they made a right pig's ear/dog's breakfast of this round of CV-19 handling...... just mebbe they might do better if/when there is a 2nd wave.

I won't be holding my breath though.

Exactly! Twice.

Unfortunately though, the mishandling of this round is precisely what is likely to lead to a 2nd wave.

Adi...I’m no fan of many aspects of the press/media...but you can’t really blame them for telling the truth and exposing wrongdoing can you?

[AdiSalisbury]

Adi...I’m no fan of many aspects of the press/media...but you can’t really blame them for telling the truth and exposing wrongdoing can you?

Exactly the kind of response I'm talking about.

[ramAnag]

Exactly the kind of response I'm talking about.

Sorry Adi, I don’t know what that means. I don’t believe everything the press/media writes...but when genuine investigative journalism exposes wrongdoing/hypocrisy...isn’t that a good thing?

Tricky...your comments about the ‘white working man’ and ‘minorities’ are just a myth imo.

GP...welcome back. Must have been all of...two hours.
I, as you know, never had much faith in Corbyn.
I think Keir Starmer, Lisa Nandy, and, although I know he’s currently not an MP but he is an experienced former Health Secretary and this is a crisis, Andy Burnham all spring to mind as having more ability, credibility and better communication skills than those I mentioned earlier.

I disagree about the scientists. It has been very noticeable that the ‘Chief Nurse’, can’t remember her name, has not been seen since she refused to sanction the action of Cummings.
Those that do appear on TV seem to have to agree with the politicians and, coincidentally, I do have amongst my acquaintances a couple of quite senior drug company employees. They both know Valance - and while both disapprove of Johnson they would both be equally scathing about Corbyn so there is no party political issue here - and both are of the opinion that he is an expert communicator but otherwise little more than a knowledgeable ‘yes man’.

I have no idea how true, or otherwise, that is, but we don’t need ‘yes men’. We need genuine independent experts who are uncluttered by either ambition or political motivation.

As regards ‘bad examples of personal behaviour’. You’re right and there was one particular Asian Labour MP, name forgotten I’m afraid, who I agreed with Tricky about in terms of irresponsibility. Unfortunately there is only one Party of Government and when it is our leaders, or those very close to them, who break the rules they themselves set (or suggest) it seems so much worse to me.