Genuine question for people who refuse to wear masks.

[BrandNewGuy]

Yes Long Covid and its impact on the economy ? but the latter has taken, and continues to take, a huge hit from lockdowns and restrictions. Now those might have been warranted, but there's no denying there been a massive effect on the economy from current and past measures. And of course, that has a direct effect on health, well-being and death rates. I don't think we've really yet come to terms with the impact, given the continuation of furloughing, rent holidays, loans etc. Those are all going to have to be paid down somehow.

Saying that the government has got it wrong most of the time doesn't mean that they can't or don't occasionally make a correct - or at least a justifiable - decision.

I don't really give a toss what Toby Young says. As with the government, he's been wrong much of the time, but I don't see why that has any impact on what we should do now.

And vaccinations do indeed appear to have "apparent benefit" if you check out what the ONS says.

[Sephiroth]

By ?no apparent benefit? I meant people weren?t able to go on holidays, go to concerts etc when they could see people in other countries doing that (despite being told the uk was ahead of the world)

I didn?t mean to suggest vaccines weren?t having enormous actual benefits in terms of preventing deaths and illness.

[Sephiroth]

As for Toby young and his ilk, or govt previous mistakes - I?m not saying anyone should listen to them. Quite the opposite. But people do- and This govt does seem attuned to That Type of Rhetoric.

I think comparing last summer to this is more than fair