"Managing the economic fallout can be done over time and is therefore a problem postponed."

That wasn't me, as a "boomer" trying to justify anything! It was a comment on the current political thinking!

The working poor and those 'just about managing' are going to have and are already having their lives wrecked....but a reduced bowls season eh.

That was simply me trying to see a sliver of personal optimism which in no way seeks to trivialise the impact on others. I fully understand the way some lives may be devastated and will require ongoing support for some time ahead. I know that people like me are comparatively lucky. Mind you at my age I am well into the vulnerable group.

You say you run a business....Well, I genuinely hope it's ok.

Used to run a business, but am now several years retired. I do though have 3 rental properties which provide a chunk of my retirement income. One tenant has done a runner owing substantial arrears. As he remains the legal tenant I have no right to even enter the property without a Court order and they are now not available. So no rent, no knowledge of it's condition which I anticipate as poor, no possibility of renovation and no opportunity of reletting in the foreseeable future. Another became vacant just before the lockdown but cannot now be relet as agents are barred from viewings and new contracts. The third has just been relet, after 2 weeks of work by me to get it up to standard again. Landlords are being given a mortgage holiday to help when tenants cannot pay their rent but I don't have a mortgage.

Presumably when this is all over, you will want British tourists to rent your properties, not wanted at the moment are they!
I am a bit gobsmacked having read all the tripe you have written on here over the years, that you are, in fact, only looking after yourself. Wonder what your view on certain posters on here, if they commented in a similar way, would have been!
Unbelievable

Not the first but one of the worst. Love everyone, let everyone live where they want.... except in my neck of the woods when it suits.
Still at least one of his properties is now rented.
We are still getting poor refugees crossing the Channel every day,
Wissie any idea who may have spare property for them? Or are you the Lily Allen of Truro?

Covid-19 lifts another veil to reveal the truth.

Edited by Rudi Hedman (31 Mar 2020 7.40pm)

Lecturing others on the fairness of politics whilst you speculate on property and dislike your tenants. I bet you are no stranger to court orders for evictions. They probably know you by your first name at the Court registrar's office.