Quote Originally Posted by CCFCC3PO View Post
The good thing about how the English Government have handled this is that they have come out of lockdown in a well constructed way. Opening schools, pubs, shops, gyms, travel abroad, tourists into the UK (no testing at airports, that would be crazy) and reducing the distancing to 1m (which effectively means nothing for many of us who can't tell the difference between 1m, 1 foot or 2m). All of these "easing of measures" because "we were beating the virus" were announced more or less daily at the end of June and the start of July. Because of this reasoned approach, the Government can pinpoint the cause of the spike to one of about 10 things.

"Why isn't Drakeford opening up the pubs?" cried our thirsty friends. One bright chap from Smallsville spent an enlightened trip to the far off land of Bishop's Stortford, where cafes were bustling, and pubs were full.
..and they still are. The good doctors and scientists who now run the 6th largest country on a day-to-day basis are delighting in a Government that reacts with remarkable speed to action anything and everything they are guided, nay instructed to do, without question or scrutiny. The increase in testing has identified more 'new cases', Leicester's peak for instance was consistent with a testing regime carried out in late June. But the Scientists [I don't think you can refer to the 'government' at the moment', have vitually banned UK citizens going to holiday destinations that have and infection rate of 1.2% compared to 14.6% in the UK, and had NO recorded cases yesterday. It is truly. totally, utter madness..