I haven't seen too many Police in my 'Neck of the woods' but my residence is not in a town and perhaps they are more visible in those areas.

Each day, I stroll along the beach which has been virtually deserted and those that are on it are spaced well apart.

On the roads near the beach, people are very sensible and ensure that they keep their distance, sometimes walking in the road or even crossing over to the other side.
Social-distancing has been strictly adhered to down my way! I believe that even if it is sunny at the weekend, the people will adhere to the 'Instructions'.There will be more people walking with dogs or exercising on the beach but they will keep the required distance apart.

Think you're being a bit too dismissive of it Stirling. Actually, I think we've got to hope that they're right as if we've all got to "pay for it" through taxation afterwards, with the huge numbers that will be unemployed, this country and most of the developed world will be bankrupt (not notionally, as now, but actually as in defaulting on National Debt).

If austerity is re-imposed there'll be massive social unrest. The seeds of discontent are already well and truly sown across the UK and Europe, young versus old, haves versus have nots, wealthy versus not so wealthy, and were evident throughout Brexit, the French riots, Hong Kong (for another reason), Italy and Germany too to some extent.

With the above factors and the need to blame someone for it all, when it's over in a way it's just beginning. At the moment everyone's holed up in their homes. When we're allowed out the repercussions will begin.

It may not reach Civil war, but it may do, at least in the US, possibly here and across mainland Europe. And China and Russia will be watching on (not interfering, of course).

The depths of the oncoming Depression could be as bad as 1929. And that period ultimately came to an end and the world was able to press the reset button, only after the events that happened just ten years afterwards.

So, in a nutshell, I hope the MMT advocates are right because we can all just write this debt mountain off, for now.

There's that 10,000 steps a day idea, which I think is around five miles walking.

As promised to Willo yesterday. The arriving Cluj flight had 80 passengers, all seemed to be Romanian but whether they are already resident here I cannot say

Whilst having a leisurely breakfast in the garden in the sunshine this morning, my wife and I were just chatting about some of the upsides of the current situation (of course I am fully aware of all the sh*t as well).

Most places are far more quiet and peaceful than normal.There are far far fewer cars on the roads.The pace of life has slowed allowing a lot of people to spend much more time with immediate family. We are getting all those outstanding household and garden jobs done. Very few planes coming over our property that sits under a Gatwick flight path.

There will be other things that, at least for while, we won't take for granted ... freedom of movement, food supplies, the health service etc.

I'm not even missing football that much, but I am sure I will appreciate it even more when one day it resumes.