tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post4994141646775569648..comments2024-03-29T07:48:22.768+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: It looks like the Dr Strangelove-style "herd immunity" plan of Whitty and Vallance may need to be defeated for a second timeJames Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-65318609354095465102020-04-01T22:14:51.554+01:002020-04-01T22:14:51.554+01:00https://grumpyscottishman.wordpress.com/2020/04/01...https://grumpyscottishman.wordpress.com/2020/04/01/is-westminster-coronavirus-policy-a-cull-of-the-sick-and-old/<br />This is a total disgrace.<br /><br />Grumpy also has a newspaper clip that suggests that Gtech could supply ventilators. SNHS should place an order.Kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887585636139724750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-82423604766715677742020-04-01T21:46:48.388+01:002020-04-01T21:46:48.388+01:00https://www.itv.com/news/2020-04-01/scotlands-covi...https://www.itv.com/news/2020-04-01/scotlands-covid-19-death-rate-will-be-lower-expert-suggests/<br /><br />Scotland’s Covid-19 death rate will be lower, expert suggests<br /><br />Scotland’s death rate of people with coronavirus will be lower than the rest of the UK because lockdown measures were introduced at an earlier stage, according to an expert... Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-42878267488611718722020-04-01T21:31:33.506+01:002020-04-01T21:31:33.506+01:00https://www.ft.com/coronavirus-latest
https://www....https://www.ft.com/coronavirus-latest<br />https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/ide/gida-fellowships/Imperial-College-COVID19-Europe-estimates-and-NPI-impact-30-03-2020.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-79025511180045630112020-04-01T21:30:45.954+01:002020-04-01T21:30:45.954+01:00& Germany is 4 days behind the UK:
https://twi...& Germany is 4 days behind the UK:<br />https://twitter.com/AngryTed4/status/1245389574249107457<br /><br />As can been seen Germany, France, UK, US, Belgium, Netherlands are all on the same curve. Sadly, this is to be expected, until the R value drops below 1 the virus will continue to spread. As can be seen from the Imperial modelling, most European countries are roughly in the same position in regards to this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-38933955619903158462020-04-01T19:40:32.742+01:002020-04-01T19:40:32.742+01:00Here's what's coming... and it's reall...Here's what's coming... and it's really grim. England is 15 days behind Italy. Accumulated deathtoll > 10th death. (England data = UK total minus Scotland, Wales and Ireland for those days).<br />(Italian deathtoll rose above 10 on the 25th Feb. England on the 13th Mar.)<br /><br />Italy... England<br />11…11<br />12…21<br />17…35<br />21…53<br />29…67<br />41…99<br />52…135<br />79…167<br />107…220<br />148…257<br />197…301<br />233…384<br />366…412<br />463…515<br />631…679<br />827…926<br />1016…1118<br />1266…1277<br />1441…1632<br />1809…2152<br />2158… <br />2503 <br />2978 <br />3405 <br />4032 <br />4825 <br />5476 <br />6077 <br />6820 <br />7503 <br />8215 <br />9134 <br />10023 <br />10779 <br />11591 <br />12428 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-12573023282338853542020-04-01T17:28:07.178+01:002020-04-01T17:28:07.178+01:00I think you are slightly mad Mr Loun. Me a unionis...I think you are slightly mad Mr Loun. Me a unionist? Okey dokey.Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-19290110782672166862020-04-01T16:47:22.517+01:002020-04-01T16:47:22.517+01:00"The UK is a very wealthy country. It can wal..."The UK is a very wealthy country. It can walk through this."<br /><br />Oh dear, oh dear. So this explains some of the "BritNat" stuff. And one of the important things about an iScotland is the population/ resources balance. (Even if you do think that our culture requires injections from the S and SW.)Alba Lounnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-85583800864564962712020-04-01T16:42:26.097+01:002020-04-01T16:42:26.097+01:00I'm not sure what you mean, but to deliberatel...I'm not sure what you mean, but to deliberately / knowingly infect someone with a fatal disease (when this was readily avoidable) is a criminal offence that could lead to a murder charge. <br /><br />Letting most become quickly infected and build immunity for the herd is a decent plan <i>if you know exactly who will survive and who won't</i>. If you don't, it's just asking a lot of people to die in a short space of time.<br /><br />The UK is a very wealthy country. It can walk through this. It will need to increase taxes etc and take control of some industries though. Introduce some socialism, just as it did in WW2, creating the boom that followed the increased equality. Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-79683096378710631602020-04-01T16:17:30.682+01:002020-04-01T16:17:30.682+01:00"To knowingly allow 0.5% to die would be geno..."To knowingly allow 0.5% to die would be genocide on a mass scale."<br /><br />Would you care to apply that to economic controllers (and to global food supplies)?Alba Lounnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-36104910390765091672020-04-01T15:26:05.311+01:002020-04-01T15:26:05.311+01:00I think Tories fear this because it will mean a lo...I think Tories fear this because it will mean a lot of state intervention / economic management and, well, let's face it, higher taxes on the very wealthy, to get the economy back on track.<br /><br />Much like the post-war boom time. <br /><br />It's that or economic collapse, riots on the streets etc. Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-44526552552544592692020-04-01T15:16:35.016+01:002020-04-01T15:16:35.016+01:00Letting 0.5% die would have been like just letting...Letting 0.5% die would have been like just letting the Nazis invade because it was better for the short term economy. <br /><br />After all, fighting the Nazis was ruinously expensive was it not, with debt spiraling and millions dead. Has the UK even paid it all off yet?<br /><br />Surely we should have just taken it on the chin, and let them do their worst with the fittest surviving?<br /><br />Was a nice post-war boom, with an NHS etc...Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-83038310190194547642020-04-01T15:12:41.887+01:002020-04-01T15:12:41.887+01:00To me, the economic effects of letting the disease...To me, the economic effects of letting the disease run riot through the populaiton killing say half a million in a few months are too horrific to contemplate.<br /><br />The mass panic, fear, death and feeling of complete abandonment by the population, leading to 'every man for himself' would have created a catastrophic economic collapse, and likely a breakdown in society.<br /><br />As it stands, we have a few months of severe pain, but hopefully a chance to try and bounce back with some confidence and hope for the future as the situation comes under control like China and Korea. Importantly, people take confidence from society / government moving to protect them rather than the money in the hour of need.<br /><br />It is pessimism that drives and deepens economic collapse. Human sentiment. You create that by 'ever man for himself / throw them to the wolves' approaches, which is what 0.5 million or more deaths would be. Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-39856625207102613322020-04-01T15:03:10.599+01:002020-04-01T15:03:10.599+01:00Another anonymous
Yes people do die all the time ...Another anonymous<br /><br />Yes people do die all the time but what kind of society allows people to die of preventable disease, and what kind of society talks of not protecting their elderly citizens because they're of less productive worth, and what kind of society instructs its care homes to have residents sign DNR documents in case they contract a disease that will put them into ICU because it would be a waste of use of a ventilator<br /><br />These facts and others are available at Tories.co.ukAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-2913831552498098642020-04-01T14:06:23.699+01:002020-04-01T14:06:23.699+01:00I recently retired from a senior job in animal dis...I recently retired from a senior job in animal disease surveillance and control. In my time (2006 to 2018) I was involved in seeing off two major virus threats to Scottish livestock. One of them wiped out sheep production in Belgium. While I acknowledge that human epidemiology is a different discipline, I am frankly terrified by what is going on. James's article sums it up well.<br /><br />If you can possibly stay away from people and keep your head down for several months, do it. Try to shop as infrequently as possible and take all possible precutions when you have to do it. If our governments won't protect us, we need to protect ourselves and our neighbours, friends and family.Rolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17849975010197698907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-39037726262659583262020-04-01T14:00:17.967+01:002020-04-01T14:00:17.967+01:00You are doing a grand job James on this virus scan...You are doing a grand job James on this virus scandal. Keep up the good work. Hope I am still around to read your final article on this matter.Independence for Scotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335330210460885789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-76666692824749449032020-04-01T13:21:11.083+01:002020-04-01T13:21:11.083+01:00UK and devolved nations governments all agreed to ... UK and devolved nations governments all agreed to order tests centrally. <br /><br />https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-whitehall-takes-charges-of-tests-after-row-between-england-and-wales-11966406<br /><br />Devolved governments in Scotland and Northern Ireland have agreed to the scheme alongside Wales in the hope it is more efficient, acknowledging it can make more sense for the UK as a whole to procure some equipment.<br /><br />I'm assuming that the Scot Gov agreed to this as they thought it would be the best course of action, otherwise they would of just continued to order them seperatly as is in their power. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-24915606539197262572020-04-01T12:50:13.015+01:002020-04-01T12:50:13.015+01:00The Scottish Government has not been in complete l...The Scottish Government has not been in complete lock-step with the UK Government over testing.<br /><br />The Scottish Gov announced on 1st March it was going to start surveillence testing for Corvid-19. This is the system used to track 'flu cases.<br /><br />In mid-March the SG ramped up the system and it now extends to some 200 surveillence centres, usually GP surgeries. This will give the SG and Health Authorities in Scotland some idea of the spread of the virus. Not of course full contact tracing and widespread testing but more, much more, than the UK Government is attempting.<br /><br />Now there are reports that the SG must submit their orders for test kits via the UK Gov. From indyref2 space<br />Whitehall is now controlling all the UK tests, NHS Scotland has to beg London for tests and then justify for whom to test via London<br /><br />https://mobile.twitter.com/newscotlandtv/status/1245006208408465413<br /><br />CH4 news has also reported problems the Welsh Gov is having with their order for kits.<br /><br />https://www.channel4.com/news/welsh-governments-coronavirus-test-deal-collapses<br /><br />There also seems to be some confusion about how the UK Gov is now collecting and reporting the number of cases and deaths.Legerwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01601638249690324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-54654464969598024702020-04-01T12:20:29.233+01:002020-04-01T12:20:29.233+01:00Never!
....But...Ah yes , Orpheus! Like Master Kel...Never!<br />....But...Ah yes , Orpheus! Like Master Kelly with the Quill, Orpheus was a rare hand with the harp!<br />As he entered the tunnel that led to the dark house of Hades, there he saw some of the greatest sinners enduring their punishment.<br /><br />He began a melody, soft, then rose and rang loudly through that dark hall.<br /><br />A last Hades cried, "your music is worth a life. Take your wife and go":<br />Without thinking, as they left the tunnel, he turned to look and as he wondered if his wife followed, and she uttered a cry and began to fade, and so was lost forever.<br /><br />Orpheus would not be consoled, he dies, his head was cut from his body, and thrown to the river. The river carried it to the sea, where it floated to the island of Lesbos by the town of Methymna.<br />And ever since that time, the nightingales in the olive trees sing more sweetly than any other nightingales in the world.Constantine Mudgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-12163831909989965252020-04-01T11:45:09.308+01:002020-04-01T11:45:09.308+01:00But what of Orpheus, sir? And would you fully endo...But what of Orpheus, sir? And would you fully endorse Master Kelly's attempts to lock us down on to a Procrustean bed?Roddy Collarless-Shirtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-32198097038554366682020-04-01T11:38:42.029+01:002020-04-01T11:38:42.029+01:00Pray, this madness you speak of reminds me of the ...Pray, this madness you speak of reminds me of the madness of Heracles and the tasks Queen Omphale gave him in retribution.<br /><br />Heracles was sold as a slave, and to work for three years to pay the price for the soul of a man he had killed.<br /><br />He was bought by Omphale, Queen of Lydia, and she set him many tasks to do. Some of them were not worthy of Heracles for she made him clear all the robbers and brigands from her country. One of these was named the stripper.<br /><br />He used to catch wayfarers and rob them then make them dig about his vines with a spade; Heracles knocked him on the head with his spade.<br /><br />When the three years were up, he paid the fine and was now held to be free from guilt, as His Royal Highness will be judged and set free.<br /><br />The royal abode will become as a temple of the sick where all are cured, Camilla shall be known as a Panacea, Anne as Hygieia.<br /><br />All shall rejoice!<br /><br />Constantine Mudgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-82075453173345552012020-04-01T10:50:43.585+01:002020-04-01T10:50:43.585+01:00Ah hud the idea furst:
https://www.dailyrecord.co...Ah hud the idea furst:<br /><br />https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/scots-msp-shares-brilliant-hack-21785908<br /><br />Ah goat it fae Albie's wee nickname fur me.Mrs GWCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-28447439383466632542020-04-01T10:48:18.342+01:002020-04-01T10:48:18.342+01:00I share a surname with one of the two "govern...I share a surname with one of the two "government experts," given he has that surname, he will be an arrogant bar steward. We are all the same.Socrates MacSporranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012296012115774138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-39536796794389987112020-04-01T10:43:21.262+01:002020-04-01T10:43:21.262+01:00Putting his name on twitter might stop the practic...Putting his name on twitter might stop the practice but he might sue if he isn't.Marcianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-40459280348538113952020-04-01T10:32:45.503+01:002020-04-01T10:32:45.503+01:00Prince Charles of the Royally Royal folk was teste...Prince Charles of the Royally Royal folk was tested legitimately as it turns out because he has the hereditary blood disease Porphyria which runs in the Royal family<br /><br />Remember the *madness of King George* well Royal Chic's got itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-45118111354448027402020-04-01T08:22:14.218+01:002020-04-01T08:22:14.218+01:00My brother has a customer in Glasgow, a plastic s...My brother has a customer in Glasgow, a plastic surgeon, who has bulk bought 400 testing kits and is selling them on privately at a profit.How do I go about this being investigated? <br />SThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623181961887443042noreply@blogger.com