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bebechoon Member Since: 22 Apr 2014 Location: In ze middle of Frainsch nul part Posts: 454 |
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27th Mar 2020 8:33pm |
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ilard Member Since: 21 Oct 2012 Location: London Posts: 708 |
It actually makes very little sense to be fully prepared for any one specific event of this scale. This is because to be prepared for this means you logically have to be prepared for countless other causes of socio-economic meltdown. You can never predict every cause. And even if you could/should your spending would go through the roof preparing for every improbable cause. In fact it would unaffordable.
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27th Mar 2020 11:20pm |
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ur20v Member Since: 19 Feb 2019 Location: None Posts: 634 |
It’s not about being ‘fully’ prepared but having an action plan, most crisis, whether it’s a lack of power, water, food or a pandemic have very similar controls and actions from the off.
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28th Mar 2020 7:35am |
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Alistair Member Since: 11 Feb 2011 Location: Peterborough / Bordeaux / Andorra Posts: 7925 |
Hindsight is a wonderful thing - at what point were you certain the UK would lock down like this ? November last year ?
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28th Mar 2020 8:08am |
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ur20v Member Since: 19 Feb 2019 Location: None Posts: 634 |
Alistair
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28th Mar 2020 8:27am |
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Alistair Member Since: 11 Feb 2011 Location: Peterborough / Bordeaux / Andorra Posts: 7925 |
I agree on Brexit - I was as far on the remain side as possible - and couldn't bring myself to vote for Boris.
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28th Mar 2020 8:47am |
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ur20v Member Since: 19 Feb 2019 Location: None Posts: 634 |
We all have different standards, perspectives and rationales.... but I am enjoying the debate as everyone is keeping it from being personal.
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28th Mar 2020 9:05am |
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ur20v Member Since: 19 Feb 2019 Location: None Posts: 634 |
Just out of interest Alistair, what do you think the UK gov. did with the 4.4 billion spent on Brexit? |
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28th Mar 2020 9:06am |
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Rob99 Member Since: 03 May 2016 Location: Gatwick Posts: 1385 |
I think linking Brexit and the current crisis is a distraction. Whatever planning was undertaken for Brexit will have had little impact on whether we were prepared or not for the pandemic. Two very different issues both in scale and impact. And whilst £4.4billion is a large number for most people, in the scale of government spending it's miniscule. 2017 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography
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28th Mar 2020 11:07am |
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SS.Lyria Member Since: 01 Dec 2016 Location: London Posts: 245 |
I’m not seeing this picture you’re painting ur20v.
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28th Mar 2020 11:36am |
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ur20v Member Since: 19 Feb 2019 Location: None Posts: 634 |
I don’t agree, the Brexit planning and ‘operation yellow hammer’ were all about the break down of supply chains as the boarders closes and import checks are slowing product movement’s and how the NHS would coupe, we were told the money was spent on planning and stock piling essential medical supplies including PPE, turns out they did neither? Yellow Hammer also went into public unrest and empty shelves in supermarkets.
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28th Mar 2020 11:39am |
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GraemeC Member Since: 01 Jul 2012 Location: Chester Posts: 836 |
It will bounce back, the science says we will need rolling periods of on/off restrictions for quite a long time.... Link below is to the original 16th March Imperial College report which drastically changed the governments response - 26 pages but its well worth a read https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-...3-2020.pdf There are further Imperial College reports here https://www.imperial.ac.uk/mrc-global-infe...ronavirus/ 2007 Zermatt Silver TDV8 Vogue SE - now sold but was a great car! |
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28th Mar 2020 4:32pm |
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Alistair Member Since: 11 Feb 2011 Location: Peterborough / Bordeaux / Andorra Posts: 7925 |
I have no idea - legal fees most likely I'm sure we could have prepared better - at a cost - and if it hadn't happened, everyone would be moaning about the money wasted..... no win situation |
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28th Mar 2020 4:42pm |
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Alistair Member Since: 11 Feb 2011 Location: Peterborough / Bordeaux / Andorra Posts: 7925 |
Interesting, if slightly scary read - thanks |
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28th Mar 2020 4:56pm |
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