........failure to procure essential equipment in good time in spite of forewarning, and while other governments were doing exactly that.
The NHS procure their own stuff. This isn't a government or ministerial responsibility. The fact is, the NHS hadn't bought or stockpiled enough stuff, and it took the government effort, with the army, to sort the situation out.
It's not sorted out - haven't you been watching the news?
You haven't linked that to Newport. Have you any evidence that government decisions have directly caused staff illnesses in Newport?
No, I'll have to go and do some primary research to make that proof. However, in the meantime, since it's just one part of a larger picture in the Uk I'd say it's highly likely the situation in Newport is part of the same larger problem.
Can you point to any countries which haven't had front line health workers affected by this virus?
No, it's a question of degree.
Arrogance - failure to review quickly enough a strategy that allowed the virus to take hold in spite of clear warnings from international experts.
Can you list the countries that acted in time and so didn't have any corona virus deaths?
Again, it's a question of degree. Surely you know that and are just trying to win a lazy point?
And you haven't linked this to Newport.
Maybe you could advise how I might link countries that acted in time and have had no deaths from the virus to Newport. I'm at a loss as to why I'd try.
And it continues.
Well, you've nothing so far, so it isn't "continuing", so much as starting.
I guess you've missed the point of 'it continues'. I was indicating that the lack of action to adequately stop the spread of the virus continues.
Still people are encouraged to go to work if they cannot work from home.
No they're not. Are you determined to twist everything? Have you some sort of agenda?
Yes they are - it's here https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... nd-cant-do and govt's been actively encouraging it.
And how does this directly affect the number of NHS staff off work in Newport?
Well, it's maybe a bit complex Mike, but the more people leaving home to go to work, the more chance of the virus spreading, according to the govt's own logic. Especially when so many workers are clearly unable to keep safe distances etc (plenty of media coverage on that). But you're right, again I've failed to conduct research that demonstrates beyond doubt that NHS staff in Newport are directly affected by that.
Economy - which is crashing anyway - prioritised over lives.
The economy crashing is a deliberate choice to try to save lives. Surely you had noticed that? Or are those goggles you wear so distorting your view of the world that you can't see anything at all?
Not sure about the goggles you allude to, but my point was that since the economy's crashing anyway, why not tighten further the lock down to further limit spread of the virus as has happened in some other European countries.
I can't abide stupidity
That's not obvious. Your arguments fall firmly into that category. You are arguing by assertion, rather than by providing evidence and logic.
Well, I'll go and gather evidence to prove unequivocal causality or I'll remain quiet in future. Anything else would just be stupid on an internet forum.
when it's my government that's behaving stupidly and that stupidity is leading to mass loss of lives I'll continue to call it out on every occasion.
The government are in no way acting stupidly.
Where's your evidence for that, Mike?
Just saying that they are stupid or are acting stupidly doesn't make it so.
No, we need to look at the consequences of their actions.
They have saved thousands of lives already, and it will be tens of thousands before this is over.
Soon to become the worst loss of life in Europe, apparently.
For goodness sake, how about a little more credit and a lot less whining.
Not whining, I'm criticising. It's what critical thinking does, and it's the basis of all knowledge and understanding. The 'science' you and others think you champion in previous posts depends on it. 
