[hibeejim21]

0762 - I am not joking regarding your post #205 and we see another typical over-reaction in your post #208. But you are quite entitled to air your opinion and criticise others, as I am too. If you read my posts on this matter you will see that I am a regular critic of the Tory Government. You will also know my views on the lack of positive action at the start by all the home nations, especially in testing, and that is what has led to unnecessary loss of life, not a vote in December. That is my last word on this difference of opinion, whether or not you respond.

Scotland doesn't fare too well compared to other countries because the Scottish Government is following the same path as the UK Government. I have faithfully listened to the Scottish press conferences and read the "grown-up conversation" which apparently forms part of the new exit strategy paper published yesterday. That paper merely offers re-gurgitated announcements made over the last 5 weeks by all of the four nations' governments. There is nothing of any consequence that is new and I said so in my feedback to the document as invited to do in Section 7.

Personally I think that we, along with possibly every other country in Europe, are in great danger of relaxing the restrictions too quickly but only time will tell if that view is right. However I do realise that we have to move forward out of the current situation, although I would err on the cautious side.

Sturgeon has got things wrong too and when the public enquiry into this is launched she will be facing criticism, no doubt. The exit strategy is basically the 'traffic light system' Blair was talking about the other week.

They've followed exactly the same route of disregarding WHO advice, veered from "wash your hands" to "stay indoors till 2021".....and of course who can forget the idiot medical officer, taking little family breaks to her coastal pad after lockdown.

And even more staggering sturgeon was quite happy for the old firm game at Ibrox to go ahead until the very last minute, when football all over Europe had already stopped because of the danger of COVID.

She hasn't made the monumental xxxx ups that the tories have but she's definitely made her share of mistakes as well.