Still impressed by BJ?

I’m no fan of Boris, but I can’t help wondering whether Corbyn would have been any better in a crisis.

Not exactly renowned for firm decisions on difficult subjects, is he? He sat on the fence for so long over Brexit, I dare say he’s still got splinters in his a*se.

sodapop thank you

POGS posts on this subject are definitely worth a read.
They cut through all the cheap political point scoring from Disgruntled LP voters.

Time for some posters to give it up, the UK government is getting things right, yes, including Johnson!
The NHS is planning various strategies to cope, including expanding ICU by using operating theatres if necessary, beds will be found for those who need them.

Dilyn is the little dog they rescued Callistemon

Pogs’s post on this subject is worth a read.

The lesser of two evils? Marvellous!

We are to be thankful he is not like Trump? Unbelievable.

No I don’t - I don’t share details of which department I work in, I feel it’s potentially identifying information. I have a close friend who works in ICU and she shares your concerns.

Do you work in ICU, SirChenjin?
I have two nieces who work in ICU (nurses) and another who is a consultant in infectious diseases.

I am quite worried about them, two have young children, one is pregnant.

Did that these experts actually say “take it on the chin” too?

Never mind, eh - we’ll just follow our Great Leader’s fantastic advice and take it on the chin

Well, if our "great leader" is following the advice of the experts, I don't see why you are criticising him SCJ. Unless you think you know better than the experts? Or is it just because it happens to be BJ? No surprise there then.

Is the penny finally dropping perhaps?

I'm no fan of Bozo but I'm glad he's following the experts advice, unlike Trump who's making it up as he goes along.

I'm in agreement with our experts so far.

I am not a virologist so I have to trust the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientist.

I watched the whole of the broadcast from No 10, it was the first time that I have seen the PM so serious.

I wouldn't call it waffle!

I'm concerned that schools will remain open. Teachers will be at risk and grandparents, who do after school child-care, will be in the firing line.

This is the result of years of underinvestment in public services by the Tories and everyone who voted for them must shoulder some of the responsibility for what we’re witnessing now.

What we’re trying to do now is flattening the bell curve to try and keep cases to a level that doesn’t exceed healthcare capacity - and there’s nowhere near enough being done to limit social contact and the resulting spread of the virus. Never mind, eh - we’ll just follow our Great Leader’s fantastic advice and take it on the chin.

Are you for real Callistemon? Dillon is the PM's dog. He was paraded about with a union jack bandanna during Brexit. I think he is a rescued Jack Russell.

They cancelled "Pointless" so that he could give us some more "waffle".... I'm not a fan.

Who is Dilyn?

The government has said that they are putting plans in place to help with corona virus and will be spending millions on doing this. The PM said yesterday that this would include increasing the number of ventilators. Indeed they would do whatever is necessary. But where are they going to find the extra staff, where are the ventilators going to be found? They may well have shaken the magic money tree but they can't suddenly find more medical staff. The chairman of the NHS Federation said on Politics Live today that there are 100,000 vacancies in the NHS at the moment.

No not now I've heard he may get rid of Dilyn because he is a sickly dog.

There is this myth that the NHS is so much better than healthcare anywhere else - not true folks it’s struggling and with a huge rise in pneumonia cases brought on by this virus it will definitely not cope.

My original post has nothing to do with being a Labour supporter. The writer of the piece suggests we need a front man/woman, a trusted voice giving clear information. Would this not be the remit of the PM?

How can we be reassured when Johnson says NHS is ready and can cope when doctors say they can't? In fact it wasn't coping before all this kicked off. Why are so many other countries shutting down???

I have a daughter who is an ICU nurse and has a specialism in ECMO - if only she hadn't moved to New Zealand because she felt she could no longer work safely in the UK she would be a gold plated asset just now.

The reality is that there are not enough hospital beds, not enough equipment, not enough staff - and most certainly not enough staff who are ICU/ECMO trained. Also when thinking about ICU staff, often overlooked are the cleaners, whose role is pivotal to good hygiene.

I would really like to be reassured that there are realistic, detailed, written plans to address these issues.