Covid-19

So the numbers of positive tests goes up by 50% in a day. Does this matter? Hospital admissions are steady. Will this give the “herd immunity” that we have heard lots about? Or is a start of a new wave?

Covid-19

Things the government got wrong. Basically everything! Too late to shut down, PPE debacle, care homes, masks, quarantine, test and trace, exams. And still it does not realise that bombast and bluster from No.10 means absolutely nothing on the streets of Manchester or Leeds.

What is needed is a devolution of restrictions and incentives to regional level authorities. The South-West could probably have relaxed most restrictions weeks earlier, Parts of the North should never have restricted anything yet.

POLICE

I genuinely feel sorry for our police force. I think their purpose is to enforce the law.

But when the government seems to be churning out laws that are unenforceable by the day, one wonders how the police force can maintain any semblance of authority. Wearing a mask seems to be voluntary in North Somerset, quarantine after a foreign holiday to prescribed areas seems to be non-existent. And if people can chose which laws they would like to observe the whole system starts to crumble. Well done Johnson and Cummings!

Who am I?

I live in Sandford, North Somerset, England, Great Britain, The British Isles, Europe. Non of which mean much to me. Rule Britannia, flying the flag, who cares about these symbols.

I am however proud to be who I am. All of those places above have bent and cultured me to be who I am. I hope I am kind to others, considerate and where appropriate affectionate. I hate bigotry, racism, misogyeny, sexism, etc. in all its forms.

Politics

Political thoughts

Firstly corruption.  I am sure. Actually I am not. The cabinet did not overtly discuss giving contracts to mates, even when it was blatantly obvious they could not supply the goods.  But it must have been acknowledged at some stage.  Perhaps dealing with multi billions just made them complacent.  But how do they give multi million contracts on such life saving issues to firms with no products or experience?