What I don't get about these curfews... surely it just compresses demand in to a shorter period meaning those places are busier the hours they remain open? This Will, will probably go down in Metropol history as one of the very few occasions were you and I are in total agreement. Let's remember thi...

In terms of restrictions, Ireland's restriction that nothing can be open after 8pm is rather daft although the NPHET actually wanted a 5pm curfew which the Irish Government resisted. I think it will eventually be established that only lockdowns have had much of any effect on transmission, and as su...

Up until now we have only had a model promoted by the CCP in use But sure, do continue making the comparison with China as if anything that has gone on has been remotely similar to the human rights abuses in China. Would have been nice if you'd quoted the entire paragraph which was '...model promot...

I have read that the Plan B measures expire later this month (I think the 26th) and they need parliament to vote to extend them- I wonder in the current situation just how likely such a vote would be to pass? If he could even get as far as getting to a vote in the first place, I could see the threa...

I'm thinking with cases and hospitalisations coming down, and below even the "best case" modelled scenarios (who could have predicted that the modelling would be way off... again?) that it probably won't be too long until we see restrictions start to be lifted in England (Scotland and esp...

In terms of restrictions in the nations it does seem that Wales is stubbornly holding on to tighter restrictions. I dare say that might change prior to the 6 nations, as I seem to recall reading it may affect matches at Cardiff. Drakeford's argument certainly becomes more diminished if Wales ends u...

Got shown this today, made me laugh https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FIyMlGwXIAEmDcU?format=jpg TBF though, Nicola Sturgeon is now starting to roll back her restrictions after they rather predictably haven't done much. Although the damage to hospitality continues for now, I'd be amazed if that doesn't g...

What has struck me about Covid since Delta (and I know this is purely anecdotal!) is how little correlation there seems to be between people I know who have/haven’t had it, and how ‘careful’ they are. Since so much is not yet known, it wouldn't entirely surprise me if it is eventually found that so...

Surely keeping restrictions longer than needed will hurt the Welsh economy in the long run and I doubt Mark Drakeford intentionally wants to hurt businesses and people in Wales just to get one up on the UK Government. Intentionally , no. But look at his actions, past and present. Look at what he's ...

I'm no supporter of the UK Government but you wonder if they will refuse further support beyond the winter and just tell the Devolved administrations that can keep restrictions if they want but it'll have to come from their own budgets which isn't really viable for either countries, TBH that's abso...

Scotland's likely to be the last due to the SNP having the most reason to keep them as part of their political game playing with Westminster, though the way Mark Drakeford's been acting recently makes it seem just as likely to be Wales. Both are clearly going to keep restrictions much longer than n...