I think the evidence on this is at best mixed. Wearing a mask in a hospital, perhaps. Putting a mask on to go to the toilet in a restaurant, perhaps not. (View Post)
I am hugely impressed a conviction has been secured. Your point about people not giving evidence is relevant - but in situations like this - bad guys who can call upon significant and unpleasant pres… (View Post)
I agree - but - in the case of the UK government, they quickly went both mad and fairly useless. Briefly, the government can be blamed for: - The deliberate scaremongering/police overreach etc. - Not… (View Post)
That's not my recollection. Boris was resisting locking down until the government modellers told him otherwise; then he changed his tune immediately. And to be fair, we knew very little back then (in… (View Post)