The rest of the pubs should have been allowed to open with the same conditions. There will be even more house parties than before...
I think that's unfair. Opening up too soon would be counterproductive. The decision on this, like the previous ones, will be based on the advice of the experts.I think this government is less decisive than the last one, there are alot of new ministers with little experience and are afraid of being blamed if it goes wrong hence the extreme caution. The last cabinet had some very experienced ministers and Leo Varadker was a doctor who wasn't overly in awe of the health experts, Also they dont want to give the teachers another excuse not to open the schools
But the "experts" have a very narrow focus, if there was 2 new people with Covid it would be still too risky for them. I think the caretaker government was making better decisions because they had more experience and were not so afraid of public opinion, this new cabinet seems crippled by inexperience and caution.The decision on this, like the previous ones, will be based on the advice of the experts.
I agree that the new government is not performing as well but they'll need a few months to find their feet. That can be expected with any government or anyone in a new job. We all get better with experience.But the "experts" have a very narrow focus, if there was 2 new people with Covid it would be still too risky for them. I think the caretaker government was making better decisions because they had more experience and were not so afraid of public opinion, this new cabinet seems crippled by inexperience and caution.
But the "experts" have a very narrow focus, if there was 2 new people with Covid it would be still too risky for them. I think the caretaker government was making better decisions because they had more experience and were not so afraid of public opinion, this new cabinet seems crippled by inexperience and caution.
I presume you are talking about the move to drinking more wine as home.I am in no way pushed whether the drinking only pubs reopen in 3.5 weeks time or 52 weeks time. I acknowledge that publicans' means of making a living is more than curtailed, but we need to talk about many Irish drinking habits anyway (perhaps in a different thread). In the meantime let's use this period of near abstinence positively and most of us may be all the better for it.
That's a completely separate issue and nothing to do with covid, that would be very bad policy if authorities were shoehorning in restrictions on pub openings under the guise of covid because of their own personal biases with regard to alcohol.I am in no way pushed whether the drinking only pubs reopen in 3.5 weeks time or 52 weeks time. I acknowledge that publicans' means of making a living is more than curtailed, but we need to talk about many Irish drinking habits anyway
But the "experts" have a very narrow focus, if there was 2 new people with Covid it would be still too risky for them.
But who is going to pay for all these businesses kept closed indefinitely. Currently they borrowing it from the bond markets, it would be a mistake to assume that they can continue to pay for everything indefinitely from borrowing, there is a time limit on that despite what is going on with the virus and what the doctors say. We don't have a huge sovereign wealth fund where we can afford the luxury of forced business closures going on years.As @Purple has said re-opening too soon would be a mistake and could lead to closures not only of pubs but to other businesses that have just recently re-opened.
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