I’m delighted Boris is back!

Lovely to have you back Boris.

I'm glad to see him back as well.

He’ll be able to oversee all these ventilators that are needed to treat Covid, so that’s a plus ?

Welcome back Boris You've been missed.

Brother rang me earlier with delight.

This virus is the fault of the public not the politicians !

Perhaps he will explain the government failure to cancel Cheltenham and the resulting spike in Covid admissions to hospitals in the area?
The virus isn't anyone's "fault" EllanVannin the failure to act swiftly and to implement test, trace and social distancing early enough can be laid only at this government's door.

Exactly trisher.

The Blame Game is live and well on. Gransnet.

Well I am obviously in the minority. I have no time for this buffoon and do not welcome him back. I just hope he lives up to the cult following he inspires. I will be first to admit i was wrong if he does but somehow I doubt it.

Try and think of it less as a ‘blame game’ and more a ‘asking the difficult questions and holding the Govt to account’ - which is absolutely what an electorate should do when 20,000 plus people have died.

Calendargirl
New Zealand is slightly larger than the UK, about one tenth larger, I think, in area.

To put it in perspective, New Zealand has a population of about 4.9 million.

London has a population of over 8.9 million.

I can't comment on Boris's return after his illness as I haven't seen him yet.

Do people keep their televisions on all day?

I didn't comment on this thread when I saw it earlier as I didn't want to upset Delighted of Dorking who has posted numerous times on it.

Unfortunately, the uselessness of Boris's government has not caused me to be thrilled to hear he's back.

The only good thing, imo, is that we weren't flung into political turmoil by a need to find a successor.

So pleased to see Boris back again!

Callistemon I googled him to see what it was all about. I wasn't impressed. But suppose when you've had a lot of speeches from people looking like rabbits in headlights, getting someone who actually looks as if they know what they are doing (even though it's manifestly obvious they don't) is reassuring for some. And of course the public have short memories.

We have been warned before that human interaction with various species of animals would result in a virus crossing over from them to us and resulting in a pandemic.
So if there is fault whose is it?
Glad Boris is well again.

There are enough ventilators! The problem is PPE.

I'll watch him.

But later. Mso I wont comment.

It was just that we had investigated relative sizes of UK and NZ last year and the relative populations.

The fault, as we all know lies with China,

It originated in China, but that’s not the issue - how the disease is then managed is up to each individual Govt and this one has botched the job.

Perhaps Hancock et al need to perfect the Boris finger jab and then we’ll all feel safe and cosy.

The fault is with the public not adhering to rules as this is exactly how it's spread. Some thought they knew better, and still do.

trisher The virus isn't anyone's "fault" EllanVannin the failure to act swiftly and to implement test, trace and social distancing early enough can be laid only at this government's door.
Of course it is someone' fault, it is China's fault! The failure to act swiftly etc. can be laid only at their door. They let the genie out of the bottle and sent it round the world.

We now have an illness with children. Is this because parents have sent them back to school ?

Of course - the public saw Boris and his pals shaking hands and so on and some thought, ‘Boris says it’s not a problem and that man doesn’t lie’, and went about their daily lives.

The rest of us meanwhile looked on in horror at the complete mismanagement and remembered the Tories track record on the NHS.

I repeat Chestnut -

It originated in China, but that’s not the issue - how the disease is then managed is up to each individual Govt and this one has botched the job.