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It’s like Groundhog Day. I’m not even that fussed about mass testing for all at the moment, they just need to make sure the NHS workers (and if necessary their families) are tested asap

Plenty of policies were right and I agreed with them, as I did with many of the Tories policies (and would hope many on the left would say the same) But broadband infrastructure project is a bit different to free broadband for all, in addition with the implied intention to nationalise everything...

Shame Nandy didn’t run for deputy (rather than leader). Thought she came across well when I saw/heard her

But Corbyn/McDonnell and some his/their policies might’ve been right for sections of the party but they weren’t for the country...that’s probably more of a fact There’s probably no point getting into a political debate about choices as it’s irrelevant for another few years but the sooner labour...

All the left need to do Clint is offer up a decent alternative. The Tories should never have had a chance of getting back in after 10 years in power, part coalition (after years of austerity), yet won by a massive majority. That isn’t just because a large proportion of the voting public are...

I do. Just that the timings and therefore benefits are different (we’ve missed the boat with a couple of the more beneficial steps/actions)

Now I would be weird or smart if I knew the answer to that mate

I’ll take being weird and smart in the same paragraph (not particular either though) I’ve tried (and possibly failed) to explain why I don’t see there is much benefit of doing certain things now or why they would be almost impossible (quarantining every returning flight). I also commented that...

As I’ve said I was responding to the suggestion of now quarantining of all returning flights to the UK (not what could/should have been done in the past)

Ive not said anything about cargo. Just the ability for us to quarantine tens or hundreds of thousands of repatriated UK citizens (and all the pilots and flight attendants after each flight) therefore making quarantining nigh on impossible

SK have been spot on to date (only time will tell if they can restrict the spread longer term) and have been the best example of how to handle it from what I’ve seen. They haven’t just taken a different approach to our government though, it’s pretty much different to the whole world. In terms...

Slightly different to quarantining every retuning flight though. Which is what I was responding to. Even if you do take temperatures on individuals returning, if someone’s got it you’d have to quarantine whole flight, staff etc as you don’t know who’ve they been in contact with. Also it...

I did comment about countries with similar cases levels but even so I refer to my previous comments regarding the case numbers here and the measures put in place (would agree with you if we weren’t in lock down). If you were to quarantine each flight, all the airline staff would also have to be...

Definitely would’ve been simpler. I’d wonder how many businesses would’ve still made people redundant with the UBI though ? I believe the scheme is trying its best to allow/encourage businesses to retain staff and mothball for (hopefully only) a three month period ps not a perfect scheme and...

Points the same, whether it’s tens or hundreds of thousands. If people are following government measures on arrival there appears little benefit in setting up large quarantining centres now (would agree with you if we weren’t in lockdown)

The banks were trying to take the piss with the government backed loans, hopefully sorting themselves out now as it was unacceptable

nothing to do with party (I’ve voted for both main political parties on more than one occasion - I ignored the Tory comments as I took them in jest). I just have a balanced view on wider matters, appreciate some of the challenges and try to focus at some of the positives rather than trying to...

There are apparently hundreds of thousands of UK citizens that might have to be repatriated (as per gov briefing earlier in the week).

I’ve spoken to four companies directly that are all furloughing staff, each to their own though. Nobody’s said there aren’t issues with the other stuff. Ventilators are due to be delivered next week and by all accounts we haven’t breached capacity (yet) - I think we will in certain locations as...

Yes. We already probably have hundreds of thousands of cases here, we have measures which mean people shouldn’t be leaving their house anyway and if they have symptoms they should be self isolating for at least 7 days. So what’s the point in setting up big quarantining facilities for the...