Second National Lockdown...

[Zerax]

But to add context to your point one London borough has a population density just shy of 3 times the population density of Stockholm.
The population of Sweden is less than one sixth of the UK's population so it makes it really difficult to make meaningful comparisons as to how they have handled and how the UK have handled it

Agreed... population density is largely a red herring... that was the point I was making. It's far more to do with how people live and socialise that pure statistical population densities.

I found it intriguing that the media tried to make out that there was some sort of racism going on due to proportionally more BAME people contracting the virus. No mention was made of the simple fact that they tend to be far more social than native brits...

 

[DPG]

Agreed... population density is largely a red herring... that was the point I was making. It's far more to do with how people live and socialise that pure statistical population densities.

I found it intriguing that the media tried to make out that there was some sort of racism going on due to proportionally more BAME people contracting the virus. No mention was made of the simple fact that they tend to be far more social than native brits...

Sadly it seems to be the current trend to look for racism.

 

[littlespark]

I just watched Boris’s announcement on TV... Channel 4 to be exact... Then started to watch Great British Bake Off which started with new host Matt Lucas take the mick out of Boris doing a TV announcement. “Save Loaves!”

The fact that it followed the real Boris made it 10 times funnier

 

[GBDamo]

Sadly it seems to be the current trend to look for racism.

Ooh , miss he's being a bigoted, miss, tell him..

 

[Maji236]

From what I've been told from doctors, it may have more to do with amount of viral load you get that determines how sick a person gets. ie: The more exposure; the sicker or worse symptoms will be. Granted, health & age plays a bit of a part in too, to be sure. But masks in public & social distance seems the best solution, in general. And least invasive.
It has also been suggested, that in places like NYC or LA, etc., a kind of community (hurd) immunity may have been reached. Although businesses, (in NY at least) have been enforcing mask mandate. Even the guys who think they're 'tough guys' on the job site, are wearing masks.

My two cents from this side of the pond. Hopefully an innoculation may be available soon.

 

[littlespark]

Students are not the problem....
Oh, apparently they are .... all of them! So what does Nicola sturgeon do? Ban all of them from travelling home.

my daughter in Aberdeen had a bus ticket bought from before this happened. £36 to Edinburgh and we would pick her up. Coming down for my parents 50th wedding anniversary meal. The pub were being really good organising it.
She’s now can’t come... so she got her ticket refunded.... cost her a tenner to cancel! Why?

this new round of restrictions is confusing again. Having certain groups of people exempt just gives a “they can do it, why can’t I” attitude.

 

[Zerax]

So what does Nicola sturgeon do?

The Sturgeon is simply playing politics... like issuing her announcements 15 mins before Boris or slightly amending Boris' rules so that she can say that's she's gone one better... whilst all the time, the Scottish economy crumbles, Scottish education gets worse etc. etc.

 

[telectrix]

The Sturgeon is simply playing politics... like issuing her announcements 15 mins before Boris or slightly amending Boris' rules so that she can say that's she's gone one better... whilst all the time, the Scottish economy crumbles, Scottish education gets worse etc. etc.

scottish education is fine. all scots know that 2 fingers of single malt is a double measure. what more do they need? .

 

[littlespark]

Right through this, sturgeon has said and done anything to go against the uk govt. it would have been better for the 4 nations to agree to either compromise, or go with the worse case scenario rather than 4 different rules for 4 govts. One set of guidelines for everybody.
I’m on the Border. We don’t know which rules to go by depending which side of the line we are in.
alcohol is cheaper on the English side.