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He hasn’t been extremely resistant at all, the facts speak to the exact opposite.
by callamdelaney 6y ago
He hasn’t been extremely resistant at all, the facts speak to the exact opposite.
- mellosouls 6y agoI agree; I'm not somebody who would have voted for him, but he's had some really tough decisions to make, and whether or not he's made the right call or dragged his heels at times, he's clearly been prepared to upend his own ideological leanings when needed and I respect him and the government for that.
- callamdelaney 6y agoAs a 23 year old I personally cannot wait to pay for it. Nothing makes me happier than a nice big fat tax bill at the end of the year for the rest of my life. Surely, considering the actual lethality of this, a better approach would have been education. Educate people of the risks, let them isolate if they want to, and let everybody else get on with it.
- matthewmacleod 6y agoI am baffled that somebody could observe the actions of the UK government and come to this conclusion. They seem to have been determined to do the worst possible thing to the very last moment, then abruptly about-face when that position was unsustainable.
- callamdelaney 6y agoYes, the policy is essentially dictated by people crying about the government not removing everybody else’s freedom, meanwhile they’re free to self isolate as much as they like.
- jamienicol 6y agoDon't you have a protest to be at?
- mellosouls 6y agoWhat I said: he's clearly been prepared to upend his own ideological leanings What you said: [nothing to do with him upending his ideological leanings]. Your bafflement would arguably be less if you took more care in reading the comments before you respond.
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- matthewmacleod 6y agoI would suggest taking your own advice here and reading the comment that you are replying to. I am baffled that anybody could observe what has happened and come to the conclusion that the prime minister has “clearly been prepared to upend his own ideological leanings”, because it has to me been clearly demonstrated that the prime minister and government will push forward with policies in line with their “ideological leanings”, even though they are likely harmful, until the very last moment when they are forced by circumstance to change direction.
- mellosouls 6y agoYour new response includes the argument I pointed out was missing; rereading your original comment can hardly be expected to anticipate future fundamental additions...
- nicoburns 6y agoHe has. - Both of the "full lockdowns" were implemented at least 2 weeks later than experts were calling for. Which is why they had to go on for so long. - Between the two lockdowns people actively encouraged to go out to restaurants with the "Eat out to help out" scheme even though anyone with half a brain could have told you that this would lead to a sharp increase in cases. - London was opened as Tier 2 even though it had as many cases as other parts of the country and should have been Tier 3 if the rules were being applied consistently. etc, etc.
- callamdelaney 6y agoLast I checked it’s pretty hard to be an expert on something that’s only been around a year. Also, experts don’t dictate government policy, and as much as I dislike government policy, if they did I’m sure we’d be in a much worse position. The international reaction to COVID-19 is hugely irrational and the cost far outweighs the advantages of this approach. We’re ‘saving’ the lives of the elderly by giving them absolutely nothing to live for.