Category: Politics

Someone said they thought that Johnson was at least very clever! How wrong they are. A clever person keeps their friends close, but their enemies closer! The trouble for Johnson is that he cannot discriminate between the two factions. Surrounding himself with yes men was a particularly dumb move, as it deprived him of the superior intellect which would allow his “Duracell Bunny’ impersonations to, if not succeed, avoid the catastrophic failure they are having now.

Lots to comment on

	27.09.2020	07.10.2020	23.10.2020	27.10.2020	5.11.2020	12.11.20
North Somerset	31	53	79	123	177	243
Cornwall	20	31	29	45	47	65
Bristol	46	143	228	328	350	428
Chelmsford	41	63	68	102	91	94
Exeter	283	341	175	154	128	146
Braintree	42	58	60	50	58	94
Plymouth	30	64	116	136	150	180
IoW	10	17	24	30	41	78
Liverpool	516	660	568	487	330	265
Manchester			458	483	466	415
Sunderland	274	281	297	314	309	379
Newcastle	445	456	298	294	284	376
Swansea					397	279
Cardiff					301	221
Glasgow					286	316
Aberdeen					41	36
Belfast					317	226
Newry					199	140

Analysis – you can do your own, but here is mine!

No idea why NS and Bristol. are rocketing up. Wales and NI have big drops, Glasgow still high, but Aberdeen low – due to geographic isolation – a bit like Cornwall, but there is rising significantly. IoW is a surprise as test and trace should be relatively easy there? Cities up north not doing so well although Liverpool has dropped a lot.

If I have got this right students will be given a 6 day window to return to their homes ‘if they test negative’. This seems a bit like a dictatorship to me. Yes provide testing, especially for those returning to homes with vulnerable people. But if a student tests positive will they be forcibly quarantined? This would basically be imprisonment. What about the 80% of the population who are not self-isolating? If my kids were at university at the moment I would get them home now.

Pfizer/BioNTech announce that trials of their vaccine are looking very promising. But we will all need to be vigilant in the meantime. It will probably still not be available until early next year. Why could Johnson say this, instead of his relentless hyperbole. There are still many questions about the vaccine but it seems that the current situation will not be permanent. So calm down. A study by King’s College found that only 11% of people who should self isolate are doing so properly.

It is probably too late for the government to appeal for adherence to the rules. Dominic Cummings and Johnson’s dad ensured that the public does not take laws seriously. And is it really true that NHS workers cannot get a test unless they themselves have symptoms? A member of the family/household with symptoms does not count!

My understanding is that the USA under Biden will not do a trade deal with the UK unless the UK has one with the EU which guarantees the Good Friday Agreement and no border with Ireland (Eire). And whilst he is seen by many as a Trump devotee, Biden is certainly no bosom buddy. Johnsons racist comments about Obama and muslims will not go down well with Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris.

Trump has until the 20 January 2021 to pack his bags – so I guess no rush! However unless he wants to go down in history as one of the worst losers since 18012 when Adams did a pretty good sulk. So Donald, put your big boys pants on, delete yourself from twitter and be gracious in defeat. Save the money you are thinking on spending on spurious legal cases for when you need them to pay your back taxes.

Hopefully the idiots parading with weapons in support of Trump will return under the stones where they were festering. Biden is sounding like a president and this maybe a problem for Trump supporters. No more demonisation of different groups.

Just go! Hopefully now we can have USA joining the Paris agreement and even setting the pace for change. And with his deputy being female and black, with a Jewish husband, he is well placed for bringing some unity to the country.

Words not that relevant, but I am sure someone clever could adapt! trumpety trump

So it goes to the wire. I suspect that there are 2 scenarios. Firstly Trump wins and lots on Twitter. Secondly Biden wins and Trump pursues it through the courts until he wins.