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New thread!

I think they might go back sharpish and then turn their vitriol on the genuinely shielded.

Good to see a compassionate piece in the newspaper today on young people being affected most by the lockdown. Note the comment on the picture is not a nasty blaming type one, but on how badly they are being affected mentally.

Also about how they are dressing up as a tree to escape which has been passed around on Ticktok, and how the middle aged have found the lockdown much less hard

www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/coronavirus-lockdown-calls-grow-for-release-of-restless-twentysomethings-57pt8qj8z

Apparently the new message is to be “stay alert, save lives”. dropping the 'stay safe' message.

turn their vitriol on the genuinely shielded.- or the elderly perhaps?

The dementors are going to FREAK out that "stay home" is being dropped! Their precious mantra of "stay the fck at home" is in danger- expect an outpouring of anger and enough froth to have an Ibiza foam party

Yeah, ‘stay the fuck alert’ doesn’t have quite the same ring!

I base this on the fact they seem quite sheep like in their desire to follow any old pish they are fed by the Government.

It's more herd stupidity than herd immunity.

• I am grumpy as I've stupidly looked at some really dementory threads 😃

Yeah, ‘stay the fuck alert’ doesn’t have quite the same ring

hahaha! very true

The picture is of London, Hackney Marshes, looks nice doesn't it? I wish we had a swimming spot nearby. We are meant to be having a lido opening soon wonder what will happen with that

Interesting they have stopped the stay safe bit as up to today I saw in the Times it was meant to be changed to 'stay safe save lives'

Brilliant thread. Thanks all. I'm taking my 3 year old to stay at my mums (25 minute drive) next week. I've had enough. We have all been isolating since lockdown and we are trapped in a tiny flat with no garden. She has a big house and garden. Will be so beneficial for DS.

A school mum has posted a link to the DM headline with a good rant about COVIDIOTS. When I look at the pictures I see perfectly reasonable people being in a park in London.

@Orangeblossom78 I'm glad to hear that. I'm actually amazed how well the youngsters are sticking to it. I keep thinking how terrible it must be for them.. though at least they
have sm. When I was that age I cannot even imagine the horror of being trapped at home.

More on the alert message here

The Government’s new slogan for the next phase in the fight against coronavirus has drawn a lot of scorn, and a certain amount of praise.

After the successful bluntness of the shutdown message of “stay at home, save lives, protect the NHS”, Britons are now set to be asked to “stay alert, control the virus, save lives”.

Top-selling Harry Potter author JK Rowling immediately hit out by saying: “Is Coronavirus sneaking around in a fake moustache and glasses? If we drop our guard, will it slip us a Micky Finn? What the hell is ‘stay alert’ supposed to mean?”

www.itv.com/news/2020-05-09/mixed-reactions-to-governments-new-covid-19-slogan/

😂 to the sneaky virus

Andy Burnham, the Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, tweeted that it “feels to me like a mistake to me to drop the clear” stay at home message.

Umm does he want people to stay in forever?

Yes they are not going to like it! But I have read it is because they are worried people are too scared to go out, feeling unsafe. It is not good psychologically and the gov realise that people need to start living with the virus now and they need to gently encourage people outside the risk being lower in the open air.

@Elmerrrrrrrr was it you that had the thread about wondering if you could or should go to your mum's? If it was I am so glad you've made the decision to go!!

I think the switch to "stay alert" and a colour code system is a good idea, at least for now. There, I said it the Dementors need a step by step bridge back to sanity and I think slowly accustoming them to the idea we're no longer at "nuclear" should help. I feel sorry for them nearly as much as frustrated - they're so lost.

"There was praise for the new message from the Bruges Group think tank.

In a tweet, it stated: “The Government’s new slogan is good. Green replaces red for a calmer feel. ‘Stay Alert’ replaces ‘Stay Home’ and underlines individual responsibility. ‘Control the Virus’ is a positive message. It’s within our power to achieve.”

Not quite sure who this is, but good to see a range of opinions.

I'm actually really glad they've dropped the stay home message.

What is the mayor of greater Manchester expecting? Does he think if we all stay home indefinitely it will just die off?

This has highlighted to me that a lot of people are a lot less intelligent than I had previously given them credit for.

TrustTheGeneGenie

Yes it was me :)

Ah well I hope you have a lovely time with your mum! I'm sure it will make you all feel better.

I'm actually really glad they've dropped the stay home message

Me too! So many people now seem to be under the false impression that staying home is to eradicate the virus. That was never the point of staying home but I guess people just interpreted it as they wanted to. Thank goodness that bit is going

I agree on the personal responsibility and the calmer feel and also being less stressed about going out. I met lady nearby who has severe MH condition yesterday who is too worried to even go in our garden and who told me she had someone shout at her in the street. Maybe it will help some people feel a bit more confident, and yes that we all need to stay alert and look after ourselves a bit more rather than focusing on others all the time.

Yes, the ‘stay home’ message had to go.