...nor did I say he was in this case. However: when it comes to truthfulness he can hardly be described as overly scrupulous and at least one of his colleagues has interpreted the lockdown rules in a way that has raised eyebrows. In the current situation we need the government and its direct employees to be seen to be playing to the spirit of the rule book as well as to its letter.
Logic failure is all yours. As already stated loads of times, deaths depend on many variations, not just whether WHO guidelines have been followed.
Moot point, but she is in a relationship with Boris, I'm not sure that can be classed as a permanent relationship.
By the end of Jan it had spread to over 20 countries, and was spreading daily, but it wasn't declared a pandemic until the 11th March.
No
20 countries doesn't make it a pandemic and the definition is not simply determined by its geographical spread. It also has to be prevalent in population infection
We have a lot of flatlets that were sheltered housing for OAPs, at the end of our road. They were closed last year and were due to be demolished, but they are now being refurbished and will be used for COVID19 patients to recuperate and free up hospital beds, then they will return home.
I'd say 20 countries was pretty obvious where it was going......
There were 180 countries recording measles last year with over 500,000 cases, should we call that a pandemic?
You tell me Why not?
So Johnson’s GF has relocated to Chequers ... wait, ... relocated, oh, that’s OK then, I thought for a moment she’d travelled to a second home, breaking the regulations.
You only have to look at the infection figures on each of those maps to realise the spread was going to get worse. Just because the number of countries and spread of infection still only came under epidemic classification, it is obvious it would be a pandemic. But they held off calling it so until it actually met the criteria. The fact that WHO and yourself find that acceptable is astounding.
Security forces will be classified as key workers. Just like the NHS, they need protecting so they can do their jobs efficiently with little disruption or extra workload. So it is bending the lockdown rules to alleviate workload on others.
Whoosh, that post went straight over my head. You want to explain it to me Phil?
As I said, a reasonable point, but they didn't make it so it is unlikely to have been considered. Even her moving out of Downing Street in the first place may have been against the rules and presumably meant extra security employed.
At a cost of just £225 for a home test and lab results, the masses can afford it.
The only guide we have to the competence, honesty and reliabilty of others is their past performance. Ignoring that increases the chance of making or perpetuating serious errors.
I hope this untrue, the only rationale I can think of is that there are many more cases in England and they are concentrating supplies where most needed?Assuming this is correct, I wonder if this is also a problem in Wales and Northern Ireland.
11:17
Scotland hit by 'England-only' supply decision
Mornings with Kaye Adams
BBC Radio Scotland
Supplies of protective equipment to carers in Scotland have been hit by the decision of the four largest manufacturers in the UK saying they will limit supplies to England, it has been revealed.
But Dr Donald Macaskill, chief executive of Scottish Care, tells BBC Radio Scotland that, although he remains concerned about supplies, he believes they are improving.
"We are facing an additional problem and that is that the care home sector and the care at home sector had traditionally ordered PPE from various sources, but the four largest companies in the UK last week said they were not sending to Scotland and their priority was going to be England - English NHS and then English social care providers.
"So, within two or three days, we've had a massive dry up of procurement into Scotland and that's had a really serious impact on our care homes and care organisations. Things have improved over the weekend. We are confident the stuff is there but just needs to be put out."
Silver linings
Instead it allows idiots to think they have done the right thing.