Coronavirus update - NO MORE RESTRICTIONS

[Dorcus]

The Welsh and Scots do have the SAGE information and both governments have broadly followed the lines taken in England with tweaks around the edges all locking down at broadly the same time, the quarantine arrangements are not dissimilar and this second semi lockdown is not that dissimilar either in all 3 countries. The Welsh and Scots are consulted by the Whitehall civil servants and at government level prior to decisions being made so how come they are not doing things that differently? I disagree that the WElsh and Scots are doing better. Let's face it all are doing badly especially with regard to test and trace as I mentioned earlier. Let's leave it there as we can argue about this all afternoon and I have better things to do.

No, you're wrong, both the Scottish and Welsh administrations are doing far better, particularly in the messaging which is key. Scotland and Wales could not have initiated a complete lockdown before the whole UK and Johnson and his merry band of little dunces were too lax and late in doing that.

Also, thankfully we haven't had the sinister exhortations down here to "get back to the office or lose your job" just to save sandwich bars. And you probably know that even getting your timing wrong by just a few days or spewing the wrong information are reasons for giving the virus more opportunity to spread; "broadly and more or less" doesn't cut it on this issue.

[Vindec]

No, you're wrong, both the Scottish and Welsh administrations are doing far better, particularly in the messaging which is key. Scotland and Wales could not have initiated a complete lockdown before the whole UK and Johnson and his merry band of little dunces were too lax and late in doing that.

Also, thankfully we haven't had the sinister exhortations down here to "get back to the office or lose your job" just to save sandwich bars. And you probably know that even getting your timing wrong by just a few days or spewing the wrong information are reasons for giving the virus more opportunity to spread; "broadly and more or less" doesn't cut it on this issue.

Oh dear! I'm not defending Johnson but this is getting rather silly. I wont confuse you further with the facts.