Nicola Sturgeon is leading the way by treating the public like grown-ups over Covid

[Greg!]

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2020/04/scottish-coronavirus-report-lockdown-government-nicola-sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon’s decision to be open and honest about the choices the country faces is a landmark moment.

Period! Nic is streets ahead of the B-Team that is the English govt and showing great leadership. Once again proving she’s the best leader in the UK by far :clap1:

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcS2Gy3LTLAYSutVW8W-xJ1sCBOhDszsCUW8XxjBvR8jJkKKninR&usqp=CAU

[James]

Her and the Scottish Government's policy on this crisis has been exactly the same as the UK government. :shrug:

[Greg!]

Her and the Scottish Government's policy on this crisis has been exactly the same as the UK government. :shrug:

More tests and less deaths per head of population, and she’s actually shared an exit strategy instead of keeping everyone in the dark like the English gov

[Cherie]

More tests and less deaths per head of population, and she’s actually shared an exit strategy instead of keeping everyone in the dark like the English gov

Only the thickos are in the dark, there are 5 key areas to be met as they keep saying over and over and over the main one being a sustainable daily drop in deaths which no nation has yet achieved

[arista]

Of Course Greg
you are Smaller than England

[Kizzy]

More tests and less deaths per head of population, and she’s actually shared an exit strategy instead of keeping everyone in the dark like the English gov

To be fair Scotland is not on target to hit their predicted testing goal either.

'The Scottish government has previously committed to carrying out 3,500 tests a day for Covid-19 by the end of April.

Its latest figures show there were 1,290 patients tested on Thursday.'

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-scotland-52410617

[Crimson Dynamo]

Even the Telegraph yesterday admitted she is bossing it. But let's face facts. She is by far the best UK politician by a country mile.

[Cherie]

Even the Telegraph yesterday admitted she is bossing it. But let's face facts. She is by far the best UK politician by a country mile.

If she was bossing it why not lock down earlier than Westminster

[Crimson Dynamo]

If she was bossing it why not lock down earlier than Westminster

I'd imagine she wantted too but not being independent she couldn't

[Cherie]

I'd imagine she wantted too but not being independent she couldn't

Not buying that sorry

[Greg!]

Not buying that sorry

Well it’s probably the reason. At the moment Scotland doesn’t have enough control over its own finances in order to be in a position to provide anything like the furlough scheme for business and workers, hence we had to wait until the UK as a whole did it

[Crimson Dynamo]

Not buying that sorry

I'm afraid it's Constitution politics

[Cherie]

So basically in that article she is putting an arm round the Scottish people, but there is nothing of substance there at all, Boris tried that before lockdown appealing for the UK to act like adults and socially distance, but unfortunately for him it ended in tears and he had to lock down, it does look like some folk need their hands held that is for sure

[Greg!]

So basically in that article she is putting an arm round the Scottish people, but there is nothing of substance there at all, Boris tried that before lockdown appealing for the UK to act like adults and socially distance, but unfortunately for him it ended in tears and he had to lock down, it does look like folk need their hands held that is for sure

He said he was shaking hands in a hospital with covid patients...

Hard to treat the public like adults when the public sees you as an immature stuck up posh child

[Cherie]

The Scottish government promises to “explore new ways to engage with the public as this pandemic progresses” and to “share our thinking at every stage”. Emerging from the lockdown will probably involve “tailoring options to, for example, specific geographies and sectors, or parts of the rural economy, or those able to work outdoors”. But going to the pub or attending public events is likely to be “banned or restricted for some time to come. Each one of us will have to adapt to this as the new normal, at least until we are sure that we can be more protected by a vaccine or treatment.”

how is any of that news if you are following what is actually going on, and looking at Spain, Italy and France :skull:

[James]

More tests and less deaths per head of population, and she’s actually shared an exit strategy instead of keeping everyone in the dark like the English gov

She can be a bit more open politically about easing the lockdown because of the lower death rate - which is down to lucky circumstances more than anything, in my opinion.

[Kizzy]

She can be a bit more open politically about easing the lockdown because of the lower death rate - which is down to lucky circumstances more than anything, in my opinion.

Maybe not.

'Early lockdown' means Scottish death rate will be lowerScotland will have a lower death rate from coronavirus than the rest of the UK due to lockdown being introduced at an earlier stage of the country’s ‘epidemic curve’ experts have said.'

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.scotsman.com/health/coronavirus/early-lockdown-means-scottish-death-rate-will-be-lower-2524987%3famp

[arista]

Greg
your Leader has no new dates
More Deaths in her Care Homes

Than in England
Well Done Marr
BBC1HD live interview

[Kizzy]

Greg
your Leader has no new dates
More Deaths in her Care Homes

Than in England
Well Done Marr
BBC1HD live interview

Do we have data for care homes, for comparison??

[Cherie]

I'm afraid it's Constitution politics

She told Marr she wouldn’t ease lockdown in line with the rest of the UK if she didn’t feel it was the right step, so she has the power?

[Livia]

It doesn't look to me like she's using this as a political point scoring exercise. It's her supporters using her for that.

[arista]

just on BBCnewsHD
another 24 sadly Died in a Scottish Care home
from Covid 19

[Crimson Dynamo]

I wore my mask today in Tesco as Nicola asked me to do

[user104658]

I wore my mask today in Tesco as Nicola asked me to dohttps://i.etsystatic.com/13018099/r/il/7647be/1272996047/il_570xN.1272996047_117g.jpg

[Cherie]

I wore my mask today in Tesco as Nicola asked me to do

I have been wearing one when shopping since it started, I don't wait to be told what to do :hee:

[Crimson Dynamo]

I have like a snood thing and I pull it up like a robber, the TL got like 20 in different colours to go with her outfit s
I have to wear a surgical one all day at work and it's horrible and hot and itchy