I’m delighted Boris is back!

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.

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.

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.

The Blame Game is live and well on. Gransnet.

Exactly trisher.

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.

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

Welcome back Boris You've been missed.

Brother rang me earlier with delight.

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

I'm glad to see him back as well.

Lovely to have you back Boris.

Cometh the hour cometh the man. Welcome back Boris!
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That argument doesn’t really hold sway for eg Germany or countries in Asia which have it under control Jabberwok

Probably more to do with NZs approach at the start.

Surely what we should be looking at is the speed with which things were done and when. It's futile comparing land masses , muddies the waters and does not alter the fact that our government were late getting started.

remotely!

As well as having a population of less than London , N.Z's nearest landmass= Australia is 1.000 miles away.
UK nearest landmass = France,is 21 miles away, (not forgetting the connecting tunnel). I think these distances speak for themselves! Far easier for NZ to protect it's borders and its sparse population with virtually no land traffic than us with a vast population and continuous land traffic, again,with the addition of the tunnel! The comparison is not remote the same!

Yes, pleased to see that he has made a good recovery.?

I asked a couple of questions on my post but......

I never thought I'd say this, as I have never been a fan of Boris, but those who stood in for him while he was ill have managed to make even me glad that he is back at the helm!

Sussexborn what "fact' have I failed to recognise? What have I posted that is "sneering". Actually looking at the realities and not being swayed by the rhetoric isn't sneering.

Ok look at Germany Population 83million Covid deaths 5,000
Explain how we have handled it well now!

Sneering, and not recognizing the fact, is what keeps the left wing on the periphery of govt!

We shall fight them in the fridges

New Zealand is slightly larger than the UK in land area with a similar population to London alone. Ridiculous to keep making comparisons and ignoring vital facts.

UK nearly 69 million
N.Z. nearly 5 million
London slightly over 8 million

Second that disagreeing is not sneering. Was reluctant to post on this thread, as didn't want to rain on the parade But I would hate it to be assumed that every single member of Gransnet supports Boris Johnson.
While I wish the man no harm I don't think he has handled this pandemic well at all, and feel no reassurance that things will improve now that he has returned to work.

I would like to see him tell us who are the members of SAGE and for him to agree that the minutes of their meetings should be published.