redrobo wrote:Boris was quite rightly refusing to call for a national lock down because certain areas had little infection. A national lock down will do untold damage to the economy BUT just like a football manger they alter their tactics and game plan as situations demand.
A new lock down will do untold damage to the economy especially as Brexit is on the horizon that in itself will create problems despite the news that a deal is on the cards from the Irish Foreign Minister who has been one of the loudest anti Brexit mouthpieces over the last year or so.
Boris can't bloody win whatever he does.
No one wants a lockdown, it's going to damage the economy. However, it has seemed obvious a circuit breaker was needed weeks ago. For whatever reason, Boris decided it wasn't.
Had we had a circuit breaker at the end of September, as SAGE suggested, a short break should have worked, places would have closed for shorter amount of time and the damage would have been smaller.
Now, businesses are being forced to close in the run up to their busiest time of the year, for longer - December 2 is not going to be the end point for everyone.
He's done nothing, like in March, and made it worse. He's a clown.