Is everyone else really confused by Boris/government mixed messages?

[annabel85]

One day it's everyone get back to the office and pack out rush hour trains again and back to Pret and Costa for your morning coffee and lunchtime sandwich. The next it's talk of lockdown and quarantines and 'let's be careful out there'. Why not just continue to advise to work from home then where it's possible and productive to do so?

One day it's 'it'll all be over by Christmas' the next it's 'second wave will be here in two weeks'.

One day it's all get back to the shops and let's support the retail industry, the next it's compulsory masks.

We could list a whole bunch of other conflicting advice from the government and cognitive dissonance from Boris Johnson.

It's a confusing time for everyone and Boris has an impossible job in many ways but they really aren't helping matters with such confusing mixed messages.

I understand they're blindsided by events and changes (I thought they were proactive for once with the Spain quarantine tbf) but their strategy is so confused. It veers between complacency and panic on a daily basis. People don't know whether they're coming or going.

@MyPersona

Have some cheap food, but also please also lose weight.

This is the most ridiculous mixed message out there

Really? You actually can’t think of how this would work? No such thing as healthy eating out? Lots of people are already a healthy weight? A treat is allowed even if you’re cutting down?

I’m so absolutely fucking sick of the wilfully obtuse, the downright disingenuous and the thick as shit. It’s more frightening than any virus.

OK, I'll rephrase.

'no junk food advertising before 9pm because we can't trust people not to be persuaded to eat junk food, but let's subsidise macdonalds and KFC meals to persuade people to go and eat them'

Now can you see the conflict?

Well scientists now saying pubs may have to close if you want schools fully back in September. Think that will really upset some people!

Sasha wuvs boris 4 eva