The Conservative Party

[remember arthur mann]

I am not even joking that’s exactly how I imagine you.

Pretty close.

 

[west didsblue]

They weren’t cave men in 1969 though, they knew full well from the Spanish Flu what was needed.

HK flu CFR was less than half that of Covid so guidelines for dealing with it were nowhere near as stringent. Spanish flu in 1918 was much more deadly, probably twice as lethal as Covid.

 

[ROCKET80]

This is fun

No. I agree with the basic premise that government actions have saved lives

I do agree that more lives could probably have been saved - how and how many I can’t possibly say.

So my turn. Do you agree with my basic premise that government actions have saved lives?

Can I play?

There is a room with 100 people. A person walks in with a gun and only kills 10. You have to agree with the basic premise that their actions saved lives.

A drunk driver swerves to avoid hitting a group of school children on a pedestrian crossing, they smash into an oncoming car killing all the occupants...You have to agree with the basic premise that their actions saved lives.

Harold Shipman was a Doctor, you have to agree with the basic premise that his actions saved lives.

Actually it isn't fun...it's absurd.

 

[Summerbuzz]

Looking at the Meldrew cap.... I'm 44, and rather balding. I liked my grade zero hair. Anything longer than that is going to look absurd. I caught COVID in the Autumn. And guess what. My bald pate is now scaly, apparently a not unexpected symptom of the illness. The magic T-Gel has no effect on my scalp anymore.

Wearing a bobble in winter is one thing. But what the hell am I going to do this summer?

Oooh look it's Boris on TV again. Been all of five minutes since he last flashed up on my TV screen, making another deeply insensitive display of his conspicuously lush locks. Positively rubbing my nose in it. He can't go soon enough.

 

[Ban-jani]

HK flu CFR was less than half that of Covid so guidelines for dealing with it were nowhere near as stringent. Spanish flu in 1918 was much more deadly, probably twice as lethal as Covid.

Exactly, a lesser pandemic in terms of mortality still killed 80,000 people, in the UK, when travel and how connected people are was much less.

The guidelines were clearly wrong and it’s not unreasonable to say that Harold Wilson was also culpable for thousands of deaths.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

You only have to ask if the government are now trying to confirm what they should have done nearly a year ago. Track and trace, closing air bridges, locking down areas for months on end, closing schools, extending furlough, etc, etc.

At least now the opposition is forcing them into a decision, they are now accountable.

 

[west didsblue]

Exactly, a lesser pandemic in terms of mortality still killed 80,000 people, in the UK, when travel and how connected people are was much less.

The guidelines were clearly wrong and it’s not unreasonable to say that Harold Wilson was also culpable for thousands of deaths.

Available treatments weren’t as good and I’ve never read anything to suggest that Wilson did not follow clear advice. Maybe you’ve seen otherwise. If so, can you post a link.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Exactly, a lesser pandemic in terms of mortality still killed 80,000 people, in the UK, when travel and how connected people are was much less.

The guidelines were clearly wrong and it’s not unreasonable to say that Harold Wilson was also culpable for thousands of deaths.

 

[remember arthur mann]

You only have to ask if the government are now trying to confirm what they should have done nearly a year ago. Track and trace, closing air bridges, locking down areas for months on end, closing schools, extending furlough, etc, etc.

At least now the opposition is forcing them into a decision, they are now accountable.

Right or wrong they've made a nice little earner along the way.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Right or wrong they've made a nice little earner along the way.

It’s hard to think that certain people would use this pandemic as an opportunity but the evidence is overwhelming. The worst part is that we know it will be even worse when certain members sail off into the sun on the back of this tragedy.