We need action now as we have the benefit of hindsight

I think that the steer from the scientists is clear.

Action must be taken now.

Ah Maizie- you really did make me laugh- thanks.

One thing I wish they’d do - stricter enforcement of face masks. We were in France in July (drove via tunnel, no planes or airports) and the signs on shops and motorway services said masks were obligatory.

Here it’s usually, ‘Please wear a face covering’, and I’ve seen quite a few without. It’s just too easy for anyone who doesn’t feel like wearing one to say - if ever asked - that they’re exempt.
In my local corner shop it’s nearly always just me and the bloke on the till wearing one and I don’t believe for a moment that everybody else has some exempting condition - they just don’t want to or CBA to remember to take one.

Witzend: One thing I wish they’d do - stricter enforcement of face masks. We were in France in July (drove via tunnel, no planes or airports) and the signs on shops and motorway services said masks were obligatory.

I agree. We can now be fined for not wearing a face mask but we don't seem to be able/willing to enforce this. I often see people in shops without masks. Bus drivers where I live certainly don't comment when passengers board the bus without masks. I wonder what drivers would do if a passenger refused to pay the fare and just sat down in the bus. Would that also just be ignored?