Tory election donors call on Boris Johnson to end 'harmful' lockdown

Lots of specialists across the board have been warning about the risk of increased deaths due to lockdown

Face to face mental heath and addiction therapies were abruptly stopped (and theres reports that dtug related crimes like stabbings are up)

Oncologists and GPs are worried about their NON CV19 patients.

People have no access to rehab to help them recover from illnesses

It's a good article. But those people will still be there IN ADDITION to all the C19 patients if we ease lockdown. C19 hasn't gone away and the infection rate, number of patients and death rates will rocket if we come out of lockdown.

There are about 10,000-12,000 deaths a week in "normal" times. Those people would have died regardless. It doesn't sound likely that an extra 20% have died because they weren't treated.

How did the work that out?

"The “second wave” is already breaking. It is made up of non-coronavirus patients not able or willing to access healthcare because of the crisis. Based on ONS and NHS data, Edge Health estimates these deaths now total approximately 10,000 and are running at around 2,000 a week"

Just because they have selfish motives doesnt mean theyre wrong

www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/two-new-waves-deaths-break-nhs-new-analysis-warns/

Not unfair at all. Capitalists rely on the workers to produce the goods and supply the services that create their wealth. This has nothing to do with worrying about the workers. Workers are simply a means to make money and if the workers aren't working then the capitalist can't benefit from their labour.

A tad unfair to assume that the wealthy are only interested in themselves. After all, they employ thousands or even millions of people and they are suffering more than their wealthy bosses.

I'm not sure how the economy would benefit from everyone dropping like flies from an increased rate of infections...

What a waste of everyone's sterling efforts up to now that would be...

Teetime

How on earth would the economy benefit from opening the churches? The only 'wealth' generated by them goes straight into their own coffers.
Only a very small percentage of the population use them anyway!

Well if the donors are demanding their quid pro quo, lock down will be over sooner rather than later. BJ is back on Monday morning so lockdown could be over by Monday teatime .

These people never give money away without an eye to the main chance. It's payback time.

I really don't think that Keir Starmer is stupid enough to want an easing of lockdown before it is safe to do so. He just wants to know what the planned strategy is/will be. It would be as ridiculous to go for easing lockdown on an unplanned basis as it was to dither and delay implementing it...

One doesn't have to immediately implement a planned strategy. It's just so as to allow people to plan; so they know roughly what to expect.

Equally, it doesn't have to be rigidly adhered to if circumstances change. But, of course, the government would consider and plan for a number of different scenarios ..... wouldn't it?

It would be very foolish of anyone to think that the economy will pick up where it left off. Rather than pandering to its wealthy donors the government should be considering how to support all the population to mitigate, as far as possible, the effects of lockdown.

Online church services and other means of keeping in touch with friends from church are no substitute for 'the real thing'. Our church building is large and the congregation small be comparison so social distancing could be easily maintained.

That said, and as much as I miss it, I won't be rushing back if I fear the relaxation of the lock down comes to soon. Going to the supermarket once a week is stressful enough TBH.

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The economy, while important is not as important as moving into full-scale plague and a complete overwhelming of our NHS.

We need to stay firm and stay in lockdown! Hundreds of daily deaths.

The newspapers and other media should be publicising the dangers of premature relaxation of restrictions, particularly ones like the Sun, Mirror, Express etc, which seem to have a readership that pays a great deal of attention to what they report about the virus.

Genuine question Teetime. Why churches ?

That is what the Government fears Elegran and rightly so. It's what anyone urging either a reduction of the lock down or doing away with it all together should fear too.

Most of the churches are sharing their Sunday services online, and keeping in touch with their congregations by phone or internet. They don't need to gather in person.

Someone needs to remind them to read what happened in 1918. The first wave of the flu virus caused 3 to 5 million deaths. The second wave caused 20 to 50 million. Those who are ignorant of their history are condemned to repeat it.

teetime well that’s 1% of the population sorted

Neither will I Smileless2012

IMO it's to soon. The number of deaths is still tragically high and I for one wont be rushing back to the life we had before the lock down began.

I think it is time to ease the lockdown and give people something to hop for. I would start with opening the churches.

Something tells me that Boris will come charging back into the flow of things when he returns to work tomorrow (Monday) with his raring to go mindset. Somehow why do I feel nervous about his return.

These multi-millionaires will be putting the pressure on for an end to lockdown they are interested in their wealth.
Their voices will be listened to
Sir Keir Starmer will also be putting on the pressure for an exit strategy to move the country out of lockdown.

Many U.K. citizens are also saying get us out of this lockdown. What is our fate? Will everything start to a controlled return to some normality? Even at the expense of
many lives of the people in this country.

Yes, I hope the Govt holds firm.