Thanks for posting this @dominics. I didn't want to respond, as it's a medical, rather than a political forum. But if I had, I would have focused on the government's 'entrance' strategy which was clearly missing. And also about the fact that other countries with dense pockets of population HAVE managed to control this disease. The mantra of 'Protect the NHS' (which has been dropped now that we are apparently over the peak) was a quickly-adopted phrase which was, sadly, not in place when pay-rises were being denied, and a swathe of medical staff having to leave due to the B word. I would say that I have found Prof Gs advice, thoughts and information throughout this crisis of more benefit and reassurance to me personally than any o of the government advice I've read!

It is not exclusively medical. Many patients (me) are on there. Prof G is quite a political fellow and some of the discussions are political. Feel free to join, read and contribute.