Recovery

Last night, the PM was moved out of the ICU back onto a normal ward.

It goes without saying, this is good news.

It does not reflect the fact that Johnson falling ill has made the country more aware of how serious the illness was. Its that over 7000 people have died, many doctors, nurses, care home personnel, bus drivers, shop workers. And this total does not include those who did not die in hospital. Nor those who died of other diseases or illnesses and could not get the care they needed.

The numbers are truly awful.

And this is down to the lateness of the Government taking it seriously, and the lack of PPE and equipment for front line staff.

We are several weeks from the peak, and a similar amount of lockdown will be needed afterwards to ensure there is not a second peak. So, we will be here, at home, for at least two more months.

It would be better for the Government and whoever is actually running it, f anyone is, to be honest and say this now, rather than dangling the carrot that things might be eased Monday week.

Johnson appointed his Cabinet and Minister purely of pureness of thought in Brexit. His is a Government created to delver Brexit, not to deal with national emergencies. So many Ministers have gone AWOL there's no point in listing them all. With the rotating faceless faces at the daily briefings come muddled messages, backed up with over-zealous policing, soon people will ignore the plea for lockdown. And what then?

To see how well, or how badly, the UK is doing, data is easily comparable with other countries, showing how the earlier the virs was taken serious, the less the mortality and infection rates were. Graphs flatlined.

So yes, lets be happy the PM survived, but over 7000 have already died. Many more will leave the ICU in a body bag.

Earlier this week, the Home Office announced that non-UK doctors and nurses would automatically have their permission to remain in the UK extended.

Sadly, last night it was quietly announced that all other non-UK workers would have their right withdrawn as planned on the last day of 2020.

Many thanks for helping the country, now fuck off.

Charming. And another National scandal.