2 week 'Circuit Breaker' lockdown imminent...

[Nobby_Barnes]

The Government’s Joint Biosecurity Centre, which monitors infections, says that Britain is six weeks behind Spain, which recorded 239 deaths on Thursday.
The lockdown would focus on stopping people socialising by closing pubs, restaurants and leisure facilities for a fortnight, while schools and workplaces are expected to remain open.
So-called ‘circuit breakers’ could be used sporadically by Number 10 throughout the next six months as an alternative to a prolonged full nationwide lockdown.
There are rumours the Prime Minister is preparing to announce details of the first in a televised press conference on Tuesday.

 

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

Oh lovely, more half thought out measures.

 

[bear66]

Short-circuit breakers rather than short circuit breakers.

 

[BurneoFunction]

Surely more people come into contact with others at school and the workplace compared to restaurants, pubs etc. Whilst closing them might cause a slight slow down in the spread it surely won't be significant.

 

[ThePrisoner]

Can't wait to see the blonde fcukwit wheeled out with his serious face on to spout off again after telling the country to get back to work and it'll all be over by Christmas.

 

[ForssAwakens]

Thing is if you put 2 week circuit-breaker in things will look worse and the end of 2 weeks due to the lag. Be interesting how they justify coming out of it

 

[Scrote]

How does the six weeks behind Spain thing work?

Surely anything over a two week lag will be affected by other measures - both in Spain and here.

Working out where we were in relation to other countries made sense at the start of this (even though we did nothing about it). Now, it's largely meaningless as we're dealing (and have dealt) with it differently.

 

[Badonde]

'Circuit-Breaker'
Another sound bite.
File alongside 'Get Brexit Done', 'Oven-Ready Deal','Rule of Six', 'Northern Powerhouse', 'Moonshot'
Government spend more time on catchy slogans than actually doing anything

 

[HundredRoom]

Matt Hancock was unable to define circuit-breaker when asked by Marr more than 3 times this morning

 

[Chris_Boro]

I'm no electrician, but aren't circuit breakers used for when something goes wrong?

 

[Funky_Chicken]

Another farce - who thinks these ideas up

 

[r00fie1]

 

[Chris_Boro]

Giving the rule of 6 Christmas day off too, nice of Covid to allow that concession...

 

[Colin Warnek]

The government are abusing their power of decree and need to be removed immediately. Britain is no longer a parliamentary democracy where laws are sensibly debated.

 

[Ingleby_Flash]

They’re introducing new ‘rules‘ so fast you don’t know if one has had an impact before they change to the next. Tossers.

 

[Colin Warnek]

The solution is: do not follow the rules. Behave normally and sensibly.

 

[Expat Smoggie]

Singerpore, Japan and South Korea used the "circuit breaker" to good effect -- so it's not really new per ce-- will it work in the UK... who knows.

 

[delgrapos]

'Circuit-Breaker'
Another sound bite.
File alongside 'Get Brexit Done', 'Oven-Ready Deal','Rule of Six', 'Northern Powerhouse', 'Moonshot'
Government spend more time on catchy slogans than actually doing anything

Nail on the head Expat Smoggie

 

[Evil]

Absolutely baffling decision. They have lost the next election so early its unreal.

 

[Colin Warnek]

Singerpore, Japan and South Korea used the "circuit breaker" to good effect -- so it's not really new per ce-- will it work in the UK... who knows.

Same buzzword, different policy and application.