Monumental Neglect Of Duty

[Ashtree]

It’s a long read, but essential nonetheless. Really, if ever there was a need for a second coming of “led by donkeys”, the time is now.

How did Britain get its coronavirus response so wrong?

As the warnings grew louder, the government was distracted by Brexit. On testing, contact tracing and equipment supply, there was a failure to prepare

www.theguardian.com

 

[S J H]

I stopped when I read the guardian. Shall we get through this before we start criticising?

 

[Ashtree]

I stopped when I read the guardian. Shall we get through this before we start criticising?

No harm to read it through. I think you will find the facts irrefutable.

 

[wanton dwarf]

Want to know why the UK doesn't have PPE ?

Well it's down to organisations such as "The Guardian", HMG & the EU which all put CO2 figures on bits of paper before pragmatic realities of what is NEEDED to sustain a population.


I wouldn't trust "The Guardian" to wipe my backside with .. it's fake news on GM crops was pure hatred .. and Monbiot is quite frankly a nutter.

 

[wanton dwarf]

No harm to read it through. I think you will find the facts irrefutable.

The fact is "The Guardian" has helped destroy the very foundations of UK industry.

The rag is a cesspit of rotten shyte.

 

[Bald Rick]

I stopped when I read the guardian. Shall we get through this before we start criticising?

Headline in Sunday Times ... Government were warned from mid January that Britain faced over 380,000 deaths if they didn’t lockdown immediately but ignored advice until mid March

Also, another front page headline that U.K. is allowing flights and esp private jets to come in when other countries have stopped such activity.

 

[czechmate]

Headline in Sunday Times ... Government were warned from mid January that Britain faced over 380,000 deaths if they didn’t lockdown immediately but ignored advice until mid March

Also, another front page headline that U.K. is allowing flights and esp private jets to come in when other countries have stopped such activity.

Apparently, I uk private jet flew to Monaco. They weren’t allowed off and were sent away again ?

 

[Bald Rick]

Apparently, I uk private jet flew to Monaco. They weren’t allowed off and were sent away again ?

Yes but they were Lithuanian wide boys out for fun and games

 

[S J H]

No harm to read it through. I think you will find the facts irrefutable.

I find it very difficult to read facts in the media. If we'd have locked down earlier, then it wouldn't of had the same effect. People would have got bored. I know of several firms starting back up tomorrow.

The only way I can see as an alternative would have been to lockdown high risk and over 60s, earlier and for longer, and let everyone else carry on and care for them.

 

[caveman]

If I recall, all I heard the media banging on about at the time, was Huawei, Brexit day and HS2.

 

[S J H]

Headline in Sunday Times ... Government were warned from mid January that Britain faced over 380,000 deaths if they didn’t lockdown immediately but ignored advice until mid March

Also, another front page headline that U.K. is allowing flights and esp private jets to come in when other countries have stopped such activity.

But we're not facing 380,000 deaths, so they acted.

 

[Bald Rick]

The only way I can see as an alternative would have been to lockdown high risk and over 60s, earlier and for longer, and let everyone else carry on and care for them.

Government suggesting over 70s have to be locked down until next spring when a vaccine is available... good luck with that one

 

[Bald Rick]

But we're not facing 380,000 deaths, so they acted.

No but they are being reactive when they wasted 5 weeks in not ramping up PPE supplies.

 

[caveman]

Government suggesting over 70s have to be locked down until next spring when a vaccine is available... good luck with that one

Not to mention that NHS workers would now be £25 million, at least, short in their tea caddy.

 

[Mek]

I think you’ll find that unless the facts state that Boris and the tories are the only people who can beat the virus there aren’t many in this particular part of the forum are going to be interested.

No harm to read it through. I think you will find the facts irrefutable.

 

[caveman]

No but they are being reactive when they wasted 5 weeks in not ramping up PPE supplies.

Don't be silly.
Were we not sending all our plastic to China in their moment of need for supplies in their fight to contain the bug, but then they stopped taking it?

 

[robs1]

Funny when trump stopped airlines flying onto the states from the EU they condemned him. Funny how facts change to suit a news report

 

[goldeneagle]

Problem with the lockdown was if it was done too early and had tanked the economy then there would have been complaints that it was done too early and had ruined peoples lives. As it is now been done too late and is now ruining peoples lives. Doesn't matter what is done critics will always find the flaws especially in these times with a lot of experts researching the subject matte whether some of the research they do stands up to validation is another subject. Unfortunately we are where we are and need to pull together and get through it.

 

[DrWazzock]

It’s a long read, but essential nonetheless. Really, if ever there was a need for a second coming of “led by donkeys”, the time is now.

How did Britain get its coronavirus response so wrong?

As the warnings grew louder, the government was distracted by Brexit. On testing, contact tracing and equipment supply, there was a failure to prepare

www.theguardian.com

A fair summary in my view. A real Eton mess.

 

[DrWazzock]

Problem with the lockdown was if it was done too early and had tanked the economy then there would have been complaints that it was done too early and had ruined peoples lives. As it is now been done too late and is now ruining peoples lives. Doesn't matter what is done critics will always find the flaws especially in these times with a lot of experts researching the subject matte whether some of the research they do stands up to validation is another subject. Unfortunately we are where we are and need to pull together and get through it.

i find it ironic that in the early stages air travel was untouchable yet now locking down most of the population is acceptable.
Too little was done in the crucial early stages. They just didn’t see the seriousness of it or more likely didn’t want to.