COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[kaz7]

Professor Susan Michie, a behavioural expert who is a member of the government's scientific advisory group for emergencies (SAGE), said the new slogan is "a long way" from being clear and consistent.

https://news.sky.com/story/stay-alert-the-governments-new-coronavirus-slogan-falls-flat-11985891

 

[jay_mcfc]

I knew you wouldn’t understand it .

Good luck trying that one.

 

[jay_mcfc]

The government is transparent as fuck. They want people to go back to work, they want people to go out and buy things and kickstart the economy but they don’t want the responsibility of what that will cause. When the bodies start piling up again in a few weeks it will be ‘we told you to stay alert, stay home’ etc.

 

[bluethrunthru]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-52604676

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

The government is transparent as fuck. They want people to go back to work, they want people to go out and buy things and kickstart the economy but they don’t want the responsibility of what that will cause. When the bodies start piling up again in a few weeks it will be ‘we told you to stay alert, stay home’ etc.

I am not sure how transparent a fuck is , but hey analogies .

they don’t just want people to go back to work, they want to try and allow people . Most Tories are rich and probably can survive this for as long as needed.

if you are a double glazing salesmen , a plumber , a spark , own a pub or a cafe , have a small manufacturing business , or garage you want to be able to go back to work so you can earn a living , save your business, feed your family pay your mortgage or rent. You cannot moth ball it forever,

the economy is about people’s lives , it’s not an ideology.

 

[Eds]

Sturgeon says she will continue to say stay at home and then says you can go out twice a day to exercise. Is she a bit bitter that she couldn’t announce it like she has every other time a change is about to appen? Stay alert taken out of context might confuse people but with a full explanation it’s very simple to comprehend. Maybe the slogan should be ‘if your IQ is less than 50 go and speak to someone more intelligent who should be able to explain what’s going on’. Not sure how that would fit on a newspaper headline though which is maybe why we have gone down another route

 

[urban genie]

Where to start...

 

[Tb1981]

Christ almighty, it’s fucking painful having to catch up on this thread, reading your endless droning.

It’s not fucking rocket science, or brain surgery - the message has to change as we are trying to get some people back to work to kickstart the economy, so it’s “stay home IF YOU CAN”.

The thing I find sad is the very people asking for a plan to exit the lockdown are also the very people who fully understand this new statement .
But they only asked for it to then try to undermine it.
It’s like if they shout enough Boris will fall on his sword and brexit won’t happen
This country is so fucking divided

 

[twosips]

You can tell the people who own businesses in here who can't wait to get people back out on the frontline working for them, while they're work from home... ;)

 

[kaz7]

Sturgeon says she will continue to say stay at home and then says you can go out twice a day to exercise. Is she a bit bitter that she couldn’t announce it like she has every other time a change is about to appen? Stay alert taken out of context might confuse people but with a full explanation it’s very simple to comprehend. Maybe the slogan should be ‘if your IQ is less than 50 go and speak to someone more intelligent who should be able to explain what’s going on’. Not sure how that would fit on a newspaper headline though which is maybe why we have gone down another route

She is not playing a game,she is letting people who have to stay at home have a tiny bit more feedom,she is very firm about what to do as are Wales and ireland