After Brexit - am I stupid or what?

What's Brexit?

 

It took the EU about 0.0003s to state an extension was required to negotiations due to covid-19! Doubt much is happening with it at all and Boris is looking quite out of his depth now

 

Oh. EU's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says he has tested positive for the coronavirus

 

Good afternoon well I hope he recovers very soon

 

Wonder who would replace him if he doesn't?

 

Wonder who cares??

 

Well, there will be no further payments as even if there is an extension we will no longer be a member of the EU at the end of the year. Negotiations about trading agreements can, technically, be carried on with the EU without any mandatory payments.
It's in my interests at work to record and try to analyse EU Legislation which, before the Covid 19 arrival, was streaming out of the EU in order to further chain and deter EU members to follow suit and contemplate leaving the EU.
Now, in the last 10 days, EU legislation is almost none existent..........I wonder why??

 

I'm not sure Mr Barnier would agree with that, noisette

 

To be honest, I think this Government has done just that, but a more considered approach backed up by science. European countries have taken action but whether that is positive is debatable, Italy shut the door too late and the other countries seem to have gone their own different ways in how to deal with the situation, with some declaring quasi-martial laws without real consultation with Scientist's or Medical organisations until after declaring lock downs.

 

I read something yesterday (not a clue where, sorry!) written by a doctor that explained fairly well what he believed to be the methods being used @noisette47 - - I can't explain it nearly as well, but it was along the lines that the UK government was slowly closing things down bit by bit so as not to increase panic and to allow them time to get the relevant plans in place to help people, and thus to reassure people. Failing to do that would be likely to cause mass panic and result in people panic buying even more, or possibly even looting.

Furthermore, if it can be managed, and as many people as possible can do what a lot have now done (including myself) and set themselves up to work from home, then the controls would be in place not only to shut things down remotely as needed, but also to start them back up again. In the course of this, there would be some inevitable spread, and sadly some fatalities, however these would be likely to happen anyway - - if not now, at a later stage after a lockdown when everyone started to try and resume normality.

People like myself have been clearly told that I will not be back in the workplace for at least 12 weeks, and this is to avoid any risks from a second wave.