And I agree with that

My issue was with ‘ They don't have a view, because it's not their job that's the job of elected politicians’

Anyway, while I’m ok ish with restrictions being lifted, I’m not particularly encouraged by the Whitty quotes however or those by Boris

Posted By: SCC 28 on July 5th 2021 at 18:56:14

Message Thread

Politicians ignoring scientists again then!! (n/m) (Coronavirus) - loz, Jul 5, 17:21:55
- Not following =/= ignoring (Coronavirus) - CWC, Jul 5, 18:47:33
  - Do masks have a negative economic impact? (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jul 5, 19:02:23
    - certainly don't help our trade deficit! (Coronavirus) - CWC, Jul 5, 19:06:58
  - God, I only wish I'd put it as succinctly!! (Coronavirus) - paulg, Jul 5, 18:59:46
  - Indeed dates not data… (Coronavirus) - loz, Jul 5, 18:52:34
- Ah, that old chestnut ... (Coronavirus) - paulg, Jul 5, 17:49:31
  - It very much is their job to have a view (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jul 5, 18:03:26
    - Here’s Whitty confirming your confusion (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jul 5, 18:18:56
    - No I'm not (Coronavirus) - paulg, Jul 5, 18:07:48
      - Haha nobody said one scientist needs to know everything (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jul 5, 18:12:54
        
        the point isn't complicated (Coronavirus) - paulg, Jul 5, 18:26:08
        
        Right (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jul 5, 18:32:13
        
        I was answering Loz's point that the government is ignoring scientists (Coronavirus) - paulg, Jul 5, 18:47:37
        
        And I agree with that (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jul 5, 18:56:14
        
        scientists also have their own political views/predispositions (Coronavirus) - paulg, Jul 5, 19:22:07
        
        On stuff like zero covid yeah (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jul 5, 19:37:28
        
        he's been pretty sound throughout (Coronavirus) - paulg, Jul 5, 19:44:18
- Damned if they do….. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - helvegtheowl, Jul 5, 17:48:23
- Depends which scientist you listen too (n/m) (Coronavirus) - DiscoDale, Jul 5, 17:28:32
- Lots of people need to earn a living to pay for the scientists (n/m) (Coronavirus) - essexcanary, Jul 5, 17:26:11
  - Are most scientists state paid? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 5, 17:59:14
    - FFS (n/m) (Coronavirus) - essexcanary, Jul 5, 18:13:34
    - Evil ones aren't (Coronavirus) - inutero, Jul 5, 18:01:16
      - Verner Von Braun was paid by the Third Reich and later NASA (n/m) (Coronavirus) - KevinBond, Jul 5, 18:31:46
        
        And what is it that he was reefering to that he had written on his gravestone.... (n/m) (Coronavirus) - brianguthrysluvchild, Jul 5, 19:37:24
        
        Operation paper clip,another one of those nasty conspiracy theories.... (n/m) (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 5, 19:00:42
      - Vmt. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 5, 18:27:01
      - Ahhh post retirement consultancy (Coronavirus) - Cardiff Canary, Jul 5, 18:18:45
  - As a government scientist... (Coronavirus) - Cardiff Canary, Jul 5, 17:31:51
    - I'm no flag waver of the government but just saying we can't lockdown forever etc. (Coronavirus) - essexcanary, Jul 5, 17:36:35
      - Not lockdowns (Coronavirus) - ede, Jul 5, 18:26:46
        
        Vmt (n/m) (Coronavirus) - loz, Jul 5, 18:28:01
      - Hardly anyone advocating further lockdowns tbf (n/m) (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jul 5, 18:14:29
        
        To many sectors it is still as good as lockdown (Coronavirus) - essexcanary, Jul 5, 18:20:16
        
        Many sectors need to be 100% open (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jul 5, 18:23:46
        
        Not sure those out of the sectors are aware at all (n/m) (Coronavirus) - essexcanary, Jul 5, 18:31:09
      - Sensible long term solutions not variant factories (n/m) (Coronavirus) - loz, Jul 5, 17:48:14

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