UK Covid death toll

[baggy1]

Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.

That’s what I thought keep them and their families inside so you can go and do anything you like!

If it's the price of keeping the economy going and our kids educated then it's worth it.

So basically you want to imprison a section of the population, and yet in the past you have accused others of being authoritarian. Do you actually have any joined up thinking ?

I'm perfectly sentient thank you. This is simply the concept of opportunity cost in sharp focus. If the economy cannot function, we cannot support the most vulnerable whilst they're isolating. If the vulnerable wish to take a full / partial part in society then that ought to be their personal choice, but if they choose to isolate they shouldn't automatically expect everybody else to cease normal life.

1.5 - 2 million people are at risk of losing their jobs. I don't hear a great deal of sympathy for them.

And all kids (including my own) need to be at school.

Proth is right (to a degree), there is little reason for daily routine to stop at this point but we have to take some measures that will limit the spread. It also has to be understood that there are going to be a lot of people losing jobs whatever happens. Pubs and restaurants encourage communal life at a time we can't have that unfortunately - the furlough scheme needs to be sector specific to support those industries, whilst they close. Working from home where possible also needs to continue, it was madness to even try and get people back into offices until this is under control. The vulnerable have to shelter, there really isn't an option there. People have to wear masks, that is such a small imposition I can't believe we are even having that debate. We need to do these things so that industry / businesses that can't work from home can continue, schools and education generally can continue to operate. Hospitals need to be organised so that normal procedures can be carried out in separate buildings to covid issues - why that hasn't been managed by now I will never know.

The government had to do one thing well and that was introduce a way of measuring and controlling this virus - they failed massively on that and we are still blind on being able to plan because of that failure. They have been a complete shambles throughout and all of the time spending money in such a criminal manner it is unbelievable - how there hasn't been at least one resignation / sacking is beyond me.

Those 1.5M (at least) people will lose their jobs Proth, there really is nothing that can be done about that I'm afraid. The more the government dilly dally on decisions, work form home, go to work, work from home; close the pubs, here's some money to go to the pubs, close the pubs early; the more jobs will be lost. Time to amputate where we have to to save the leg I'm afraid.