O/T. The Government's handling of Covid

[Andy_Faber]

To which the response has to be...so should all the schools have been open? Not in areas with worryingly high figures imo.

I don’t know the numbers GP. You may have a lifelong numbers fetish but they aren’t the answer to everything and in any case the numbers the Government come up with are seriously questionable as we can all see from the much more tangible question of the number of lorries queuing in the vicinity of Dover. Last night’s figure from the PM bares no resemblance to the four digit figures quoted by the BBC and Sky today.

We have recognised the need to prioritise the NHS workers, we have recognised the need to close theatres, cinemas, pubs, restaurants and sports stadia. How devoid of imagination do you have to be not to recognise that crowded classrooms and supermarkets fit the same criteria?

I actually think the response should be 'hmm yes you have a point'. I don't actually have an opinion on schools (break out the marching bands, declare a days holiday chaps!) I don't know enough about the dynamics. Swale will probably accuse me of subtle racism for that admission but hey ho