While I don't share your increasing gloom (though I do obviously share your glints of hope), I think you're right that it's what is being set up. The demands specifically to save Chris… (View Post)

I don't think anyone is saying he broke the rules. But there's a cognitive discrepancy - if it was a family holiday, it's seen as insensitive at a time when small businesses were screa… (View Post)

It extends the story but also weakens it, since although it's clearly not a work party it does look reasonably distanced. (View Post)

It seems a bit random, but most people seem to be fine apart from a mildly sore arm. I've not seen reports of people getting seriously ill from it. (View Post)

Bear in mind that he also declared a Major Incident last year - he's just doing it earlier this time because the disease spreads much more quickly. That doesn't seem intrinsically fallaciou… (View Post)