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Crikey I've avoided looking at any of this kind of thing for a while. And I can guess exactly where this thread is heading. But I peeked and I have to say that was the weakest and most cringeworthy answer to a question in parliament I think I have ever heard (and for my sins I used to listen...

Social distancing being well observed in South America I see

I hate being tracked and usually keep the location on my phone switched off. Not just a personal privacy thing, but also am deeply suspicious of, and have a dislike of, the giant data-farming companies. Never been on facebook partly for that reason. Even refused to use Strava. I have turned...

Crudely put. But I'm with you on this.

This could be an early indicator that things are shifting. People being admitted to hospital now, would most likely have called 111 a week or two ago - when they first became ill. People on ICU and dieing would have made that call 2 -4 weeks before (I am guessing) So, while still very...

No. Don't worry. Not without something very big happening between now and November to change things

Ah bollocks. I write WAY too much don't I? Yes. This.

Possibly, not definitely ('could' last six months'). I'm still optimistic we'll be back before then, but I think it is 100% correct for the club to make that assumption and run this window accordingly, as they seem to be doing. What I think is more certain, and I suspect is influencing the...

So...'bad news, good news' on that. And with the clear proviso that nothing is certain. Or even close to certain. But recent studies (I think on the good news thread?) seem to suggest that this virus has a relatively low level of genetic variation, meaning it will be slow to mutate. Most...

God, you lot with the puns. Won't Ge Neva give up?

I'd be open to some level of differentiation between more vulnerable and less vulnerable in principle. Although it's going to be hard to define and communicate clearly. I'd oppose a new 'total shielding' regime though - that's just not fair or sustainable. And some people don't have that option...

Depends what you mean by 'harsh' I suspect we may disagree a bit, but not by as much as the crude divisions of opinion on 'lockdown vs no lockdown' encouraged by social media would suggest. For me the critical things we have to do are: 1. Ensure we don't get to the point where the health...

Apart from the bit about trusting the UK public with complex information? I mean, lately they seem unable to absorb anything beyond a three word slogan...

Totally agree with this. Has to happen. Labour, have been pushing the line of selective support for certain industries consistently. Also need to focus on more support to vulnerable people and people who need to isolate, but can't afford to do so.

I very much fear that would be a tragic miscalculation. I tend to agree with Bozza on most of this debate. I really REALLY hope the T-cell immunity effect kicks in and we see a levelling off in cases sooner rather than later (a la Sweden). It may happen I think. But there is no certainty, and...

Stevens: Highly rated by other players, identified as the most important player in the Brighton team by Inigo Calderon and started regularly by two excellent managers. Also, desired by Dyche for six years. Declared 'not good enough for PL' by a smattering of keyboard warriors. Who do we think...

This must be a first. Pundits speak out in Brighton's favour: 'they were hard done by there, ref and VAR were wrong' Majority of Brighton fans: 'nope, it was a fair cop, deserved to be sent off, VAR got it right'. I think when the ref saw the slow motion footage, he knew how that still photo...

My immediate thought as well. WTF? Unless of course you have a few hundred empty pizza boxes handy to cover all and every surface before you let him in.

Guess that you (like me) don't listen to a lot of Grime then? The film looks amazing - thanks for flagging it up. I was only ever at the periphery but it still brings back memories. Is there ANY way we'll be able to watch this soon at home? I doubt I will get my daughter to watch - it's all...

God knows.I am in same position as you, and pretty much everyone else, relying on 'bestguesswork'. So...making some extremely heroic assumptions: You need 70% to get to complete herd immunity - where it will disappear. Sweden hasn't reached that point, but has 20% antibody immunity and is...