Who knows? Expecting this government to actually do anything it has said it will do, or not do anything it's said it won't do, is a mug's game. (View Post)

Don't be silly, of course it's not the right thing to do. You end up having to have a longer, more drastic lockdown, imposed in a panic, because you're starting off with the infections… (View Post)

Yes, too late and therefore more severe and damaging than they needed to be. Complacency, dithering, and denying reality followed by screeching half-baked U-turns is the consistent story of this gove… (View Post)

Citation needed. (And in any case the two are not remotely equivalent - drinking a whole bottle of 14% wine per day is on the extreme end of alcohol consumption amongst drinkers, whereas 10 cigs a da… (View Post)

Well, this is a new and very entertaining game. I come on to PB, see this comment, and am now trying to guess (without cheating by clicking on 'Show previous quotes') what could possibly ha… (View Post)