Apologies for this not very helpful. Lesson learned “don’t post after a few hours sleep due to bad back”

I was told on another forum by a supposed insider that much of the incompetence is deliberate in the hope of the government failing.

Whether there is any truth in that or not I don't know

Yes seen this morning hence my apology . I cannot understand why we will not allow companies here to produce required equipment, the previous posts about department management may be the reason

Possibly true, do not believe that the CS is politically neutral, maybe years ago, but not now. Much of the incompetence is due to Senior Managers being incompetent! The powers that be decided that my old Department would be better served by Senior Managers from British Gas/BT/Southern Water etc but with no experience of the job involved, believe me it was/is a disaster

I hope your right too, they are saying that when tourism opens in the Canaries it will be first to Spanish nationals and Residents as a sort of trial run with only about 10% open, just local speculation at the moment

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

Sounds believable, and we also have to consider that when things do open back up, there will still be both a lack of demand and likely a spike in cases. The reality dictates that life won't be getting back to normal until next year at best. Consequently we had better hope that a vaccine or effective treatment comes along before long.