Finally the Government showed some degree of leadership last night and announced a sort of lockdown. Johnson, looking nervous, sheepish almost, in what seems to be the most watched television event in British TV history, declared that the British public shall not venture from their homes, save a few exceptions.
I'm glad. The scenes of tourists flouting the advice last weekend was a stark reminder just how ill-informed the British public can be. We saw it with Brexit and now we see it with Covid-19. And this sense of British exceptionalism, that this thing is just the other, over there, abroad, where it won't hurt us, won't possible impact our daily lives, because we are exceptional. It's just bullshit.
As for Farage, he just seeks any opportunity to dig the knife in. He is a nasty piece of work, I think. The funny thing is that he was insisting that the Governement was inept at not closing the borders, therefore clarifying what we all knew before - that the British people do have autonomy from Europe, if we wish to use it. It didn't need Brexit to illustrate that. It just needed a virus...
For me, I'm about to enter my 3rd week of isolation, save a trip to the pharmacy and to the hospital for my monthly blood tests. Thankfully I have been accumulating food since last year, in what was preparation for a hard Brexit (which still might come). I have lots and lots of pasta and baked beans. What I am lacking is fresh produce. My grocery delivery tonight should help rectify that, although I received an email this morning to advise that I would not be receiving any flour, olive oil or wine. No home baking for me. I'll have two loaves of bread until next time. I'm trying to get on the "vulnerable" list at Sainsbury's so that I can have a slot for my next delivery. Let's see how that goes.
Work might end for me this week. I have put in for voluntary redundancy. I hope it was the right decision - I can survive quite cheaply if I need to, which is what I will be doing for at least the next few months.
I just hope that this country has made it's moves in time, and that we don't reach the critical stage that Spain and Italy find themselves in. What a humanitarian disaster.
Of course that would never happen to the exceptional British...
I'm glad. The scenes of tourists flouting the advice last weekend was a stark reminder just how ill-informed the British public can be. We saw it with Brexit and now we see it with Covid-19. And this sense of British exceptionalism, that this thing is just the other, over there, abroad, where it won't hurt us, won't possible impact our daily lives, because we are exceptional. It's just bullshit.
As for Farage, he just seeks any opportunity to dig the knife in. He is a nasty piece of work, I think. The funny thing is that he was insisting that the Governement was inept at not closing the borders, therefore clarifying what we all knew before - that the British people do have autonomy from Europe, if we wish to use it. It didn't need Brexit to illustrate that. It just needed a virus...
For me, I'm about to enter my 3rd week of isolation, save a trip to the pharmacy and to the hospital for my monthly blood tests. Thankfully I have been accumulating food since last year, in what was preparation for a hard Brexit (which still might come). I have lots and lots of pasta and baked beans. What I am lacking is fresh produce. My grocery delivery tonight should help rectify that, although I received an email this morning to advise that I would not be receiving any flour, olive oil or wine. No home baking for me. I'll have two loaves of bread until next time. I'm trying to get on the "vulnerable" list at Sainsbury's so that I can have a slot for my next delivery. Let's see how that goes.
Work might end for me this week. I have put in for voluntary redundancy. I hope it was the right decision - I can survive quite cheaply if I need to, which is what I will be doing for at least the next few months.
I just hope that this country has made it's moves in time, and that we don't reach the critical stage that Spain and Italy find themselves in. What a humanitarian disaster.
Of course that would never happen to the exceptional British...
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