No matter how much scientific evidence there is you'll always find one who wants his five minutes of fame by dissenting.

As I said this is about risk management. Risk is an ever present part of life from the day we are born. It cannot be eliminated if you are to have a life.

So as soon as it's judged a manageable risk to reopen the schools then it will be done. I gather it will be done slowly and carefully, with the impact assessed as it progresses.

If indeed no vaccine is found then the risk assessments will have to be revised and changes made to manage them. Let's hope that's not needed but right now I think the way this ship is being steered is taking us in the right direction.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

The teacher union NEU might obstruct that, ignoring the fact that key workers have been working throughout all of this and more are beginning to go back to work. They’re going to create a really bad feeling towards teaching if this happens.

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I really hope not and this doesn't become politicised in any way. Although Stamer is now making some critical points they seem to be intended to produce positive answers rather than just inflict political damage. In fact, the opposition parties, and the unions, have all been largely supportive and included in the decision making, so this has felt like a collective effort. Which is actually quite refreshing to witness.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

I don't watch Panorama in the same way I don't watch leftist propaganda.

You call 'herd immunity' ridiculous? Don't you realise that is all there is. You have been scared disproportionately by the government and media.

There isn't an economy in the world that can feed you operating like this. Why is it that key workers continue on but the rest of the economically viable don't?

The average age of death of this virus is nearer eighty than seventy. If you are that age then it makes sense for you to remain extra careful with social distancing and hygiene...but the reality is you're better outside than in.

The fact is diseases will always claim younger victims....however with the Kung flu they are exceptions to the rule....weak immune systems or the fact that there's an ailment out there that has your number if you catch it. This was true before this virus and it will remain true after it.....There is nothing that can be done about it.

You think staying locked up is going to save you then stay locked up lad. If you have the money to do so you have my best wishes.

For the rest of us life has to be led.

Edited by Stirlingsays (15 May 2020 12.06pm)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Where do you think we should go with lockdown from now?

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