Quote Originally Posted by offshore_arab83 View Post
Just on the Tiers B, eh thought they were a good idea, i really did, it got places like highlands and islands basically back to normal for a while and it locked down places like the west coast that needed locking down due to their rates. Chick was saying we would easily be tier 2 just now so if they still want to cautious keep this lockdown going till March. I dont see why we cant enter tier 3 in March and take it from there rather than wait till end of April

Vaccines are being administered at a rate of knots and we're isolating people coming in from abroad, 2 key thing not in place last year
Exactly J, it allowed the economy and peoples lives to keep going where they could, and any areas of concern were rightly restricted. I just don’t get, why based on current data, it will be 8-9 weeks before we JUST go back to tier 3 again?
If you look at the current data, (generally) the North and East coast of Scotland are getting “punished”, for (generally) the West Coast of Scotland still being relatively high (BUT they are now roughly half what they were, while the Government happily had them in Tier 3 in Nov & Dec (prior to Tier 4 lockdown across Scotland)).
As you also mention, the vaccine numbers increase daily (now a third of Scotland done?), and I said in a previous post, hospital admissions have significantly dropped too, so it contradicts the strategy previously used (protect the vulnerable, and not overburden the NHS), and statements about letting the data influence their decisions and levels.
The cynics amongst us, are sure, she’s timing the wave of euphoria, as things do eventually relax, to coincide with the election. As Brexit and other key events have shown, do most politicians really care about Joe Public??