If the number of cases is so vast that the available testing capacity can't cope with them, and that mass self-isolation also threatens the provision of essential services, then the whole system… (View Post)

That, and it probably wouldn't work anyway. Omicron is both very widespread everywhere in the country and hugely infectious. It doesn't matter if the Government closes gyms and restaurants.… (View Post)

That assertion is heavily dependent on whether or not sickness levels amongst the refusers are high enough to bugger the hospitals and initiate another panic lockdown cycle. The willingness of the pu… (View Post)

The whole country is being swamped by Covid. Finger pointing at Scotland isn't justified. That said, what will be interesting is looking at where the case rates are by around the end of the firs… (View Post)

So, in summary, between the entreaties to be cautious and do testing before meeting people all over the holiday period, and the latest version of the rules surrounding isolation, the Government has s… (View Post)