Brian and Covid-19

https://brianmay.com/brian/brianssb/brianssb.html

Dear Brian,

Thanks for drawing our attention to your your Soapbox post. I'm sure the 30 or so people that read it will be thrilled by your acumen. We scan read it for the 25 seconds it deserved whilst we try to save lives.

Your's is just one side of the story at a time where no one knows or can claim to know what to do and when. Advice to the UK public remains robust in the light of information we are receiving from both left, right and all points inbetween of the spectrum to create what we believe to be the most balanced, sensible advice to our citizens.

You, on the other hand, may be slightly biased in the face of the cencellation or postponement of your upcoming tour. I'm sure your managers have insurance policies in place to mitigate such things; unless, of course, you deigned to get your hands dirty.........as if. We would encourage all of your fans to seek recompense through their credit card companies.

Don't be too quick to point fingers Brian; you chose your path of (ahem) "artisrty" and provide no real service of value to anyone. Meanwhile, politicians, emergency service workers and people in real jobs will continue to make the bvery best of the situation, keep calm, and carry on in the spirit of those that experienced and survived The Blitz.

The economy that you want us to stop talking about is the same economy that employs the people that buy the CDs and tickets to come and see your karaoke show; do you REALLY want us to take focus off of that so that they lose their jobs and their homes? Your last job; what exactly was that Mr. May given that you spent 4 years after leaving school at University being funded by the UK taxpayer? Paper round?

Delaying is "shite" is it? I'm not overly certain that this is a great word for the recipient of a Doctorate to express himself given the vast amount of time and energy numerous experts in their fields are spending on doing their best to mitigate the efects of this virus on the population. Please, given that you have time on your hands now, read information representing all sides of the issue, not just the narrow, blinkered view you choose to support. Be assured, though, should we ever need to know how to tune a G-string, we'll be on the blower to you right away old son.

Would be interested to know; had Mr Corbyn been advised in exactly this way to deliver exactly this message, what would you be posting then?

We look forward to your thoughts in the coming hours - most especially given that our plans to scale back the badger cull seem to have escaped your notice.

We, on the other hand, will cary on - day and night - to come up with a solution.

"Don't stop us now" (did you see what I did there.......?

Boris and the COBRA team.

words, words, words .... we Italians will be a small people for those who want to delay, but we are making (most of us) enormous sacrifices to save our compatriots and ourself. My wife works in the intensive care unit (where the most serious infected patients go) and I can tell you that if they told them what is being said to the relatives of those who enter the hospital, perhaps a little more common sense would find it (maybe) at the bottom to their soul. Some nations must understand that human capital is true capital. I wish all the mankind people to act on common sense, taking care of their loved ones and neighbors; ISOLATE YOURSELF, whether you are young or old, you don’t know if you are positive if you haven’t symptoms, but you can infect some other that could die for it, causing enormous suffering to their loved ones, who could not even see him one last time . Doing so everything will end sooner, not without victims, but far fewer than there could be, leaving everyone the freedom to go to the stadium, to concerts, to the pub. hold on two or three months and everything will end. isolate ourselves now to embrace tomorrow.
I wish everyone the best

[QUOTE] [b]dudeofqueen wrote:[/b]

you chose your path of (ahem) "artisrty" and provide no real service of value to anyone.[/QUOTE]

Your point of view is largely valid, apart from this sentence.

Qualitative vs quantitative.

If you don't recognize the role that the arts play in society (and for many people, make life worth living), then why are you even posting on a music forum?

Officer Clawhauser, re:

>If you don't recognize the role that the arts play in society (and for many people, make life worth living), then why are you even posting on a music forum?

Can't get hold of Boris for a comment - he's hosting a press conference as I type this......

Made the link clickable.


[url]https://brianmay.com/brian/brianssb/brianssb.html[/url]

UK policy regarding Covid-19 is a disaster.
Many many people in the UK will get the disease because of this policy and looks like way too many will die.


I hope I'm wrong.

on my way up, re:

I know very little.
Just look at what happened in Italy. At first very little because people didn't take the issue seriously.
Then - like a tsunami - they were hit by far too many infected people. This has resulted in the hospitals not being able to give all patients the care they need.
And so things got out of hand.

Now in the UK the policy seems to be to let it run through the country. But it's so contagious that the ones who get it today in pubs, bars etc. will be the ones in the hospital 7 or more days from now and in the meantime each one of them gives it to several other people who do the same etc.. You only see the effect afterwards when it is too late.

Also, it's no good idea to not prevent young people of getting this illness (as luch as possible of course). Now in Belgium many young people (less than 50 years old) are in icu because of severe pneumonia. We do not know what the longterm effects are.

It's better to now protect as many people as possible so the health system doesn't collapse and everyone can be treated (icu places still available).
And in the meantime search for a vaccination to protect people for the future (this is way more controlled than what's happening now in the UK).

I agree with Raf. Everyone at our firm works from home. Better safe then sorry.

Well cinemas and theaters in the UK have shut and most places to eat no longer allow sitting in, only taking away food.
Baby clubs and other social gatherings at local community centres and church halls have been canceled.
A lot of holiday parks are closing currently.

Schools are still open, offices seem to be finding their own solutions, mostly working from home, or a two week on, two week off rota of people.

People are being encouraged to self isolate as much as possible, most are following the advice.

We can all see what is happening in Italy, Spain and France.

We are a week or two away from a full lockdown situation.

As expected, like most reasonable people Brian changed his mind within 48 hours.

Now that the Stereophonics just played arena shows, expect the UK to have thousands of more cases. Soon they'll be on par with Italy.

STAY HOME.

our Company have told us to work from home for the next (upto) 12 weeks.
Being semi-retired, I only work 3 mornings a week, so the next three months will be, sweatpants, t-shirt and a bottle of Jameson's close by...with some cracking tunes playing in the background.

who said you shouldn't enjoy work?

While Brian's linked report is a bit niche, it's sensibly written and presented, and stands up to my (very limited) analysis. There may be a degree of confirmation bias in this, admittedly, as I've been advocating a dramatic lockdown for about a week and a half.

It's going to be difficult for pretty much everyone (even millionaires eventually...) as the knock on effects of not being able to earn money hit individuals, neighbours, families, friends, and the economic recovery (an important consideration) is going to take years. We should still do it, but the discussion on how we support each other going forward needs to start.

I'm working from home, but concerned as to whether my employer can maintain cashflow in reduced circumstances for a number of months.

Quick factoid - after University, Brian worked as a schoolteacher for a while. Whether there was also a paper round is unknown.

[QUOTE] [b]dudeofqueen wrote:[/b] on my way up, re: