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Agincourt, Trafalgar, Waterloo. Perhaps Mr M wants to go for "best of seven" 

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There are a lot of voluntary agencies helping out the HGV drivers thankfully, food, drinks etc.....

They should have deployed “rapid response” units to area a couple of days ago. When Army personnel were used to carry out testing in our town, it only took 13 hours to get test results back. 

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Surprisingly, and quite incomprehensively to me (not difficult I hear you say ), Wiltshire, apart from Swindon, has been left in Tier 2 whilst all around us with the exception of the New Forest is in, or will be from Boxing Day, Tier 3.  If we are then moved into Tier 3 at the next review what on earth is the point? I feel sorry for the pubs and restaurants in Bristol which only last week decided to restock and take new bookings and are now back in the same state as before. Why not just take the inevitable hard decision now and we all know where we are? 

"British scientists highly regarded the World over. British Government? A laughing stock. Couldn’t organise a pee up in a brewery."

In fairness,  TtDA, according to news reports tonight, the Government is poised to make a major announcement reflecting their indefatigable  sense of purpose and steadfastness in the face of overwhelming odds. 

It’s always interesting how many armchair experts there are around and criticise everything that is being done , but what would they do ? If there are easy answers then why don’t they run for local MP and then everything would be sorted 

Me , I’m happy to stay at home and accept what is asked of me 

We're all just kicking ideas around,  Husky,  don't think anyone is claiming to be an armchair expert!

Governments come and governments go, it's what democracy is all about - having an opposing opinion  and not accepting what is asked of one are not one and the same thing.  

I so agree,there are so many who are looking in from the outside without ,understanding what is/has been going on at the "coal face" OH and i have been involved in several organisations at committee level,in past years and have had the same "armchair"critics/experts ,who when faced with actually getting their "hands dirty"suddenly cannot "find the time" or any other "problems" that does not allow any input?

I agree Husky.  It is very easy to criticize especially in hindsight.  But if you are prepared to do that you should also say how you would take things forward and make it all right.