Masks don't make people feel safe. The most vocal mandatory mask advocates I've spoken to in person still say they'll be worried and won't be shopping as much. I hope I'm wro… (View Post)

Its growth from the largest drop in peacetime, though, isn't it? It isn't hard to manufacture 8% gains after you've had record double digit drops in the previous months. It was literal… (View Post)

Probably. But the point I'm making is not that I'm pro masks in pubs. That would clearly be crackers. My point is that if it isn't necessary in pubs, where people are in a stationary p… (View Post)

I'm not anti mask, and own several, as I've explained below I'm anti making masks mandatory in shops now for a multitude of reasons. (View Post)

I would be very wary, if I were in government, of mandating mask usage at the moment in shops - for a number of reasons: 1) Community spread is very, very low at the moment. And non essential shops h… (View Post)