That was my feeling some essential workers are more essential than others.

Trouble is a shop worker probably transfers the virus to more people, well general public, than most essential or key workers. But is Poundland essential?

To be honest it was another example of poor journalism. The point of the article was that even after having booked an appointment the process failed. However using a Poundland (may have been Poundsaver) manager to highlight that detracted from the story. If they had used a nurse or a care worker than we would have been discussing why the process failed.

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Any beardies out there?

The sad fact is that a huge proportion of the population are just stupid.

I was standing outside Sainsbury in the queue with the oldies and the old dear in front of me told another old dear that she had heard that the lockdown could go on for months saying that "this Government are just useless"

She was possibly thinking about letting the Italian flights in unchecked for weeks before lockdown, or letting all the midlands based PPE go to Germany, Italy and Spain instead of taking up the offer to take it themselves, while organising a flight to Turkey to pick some PPE up, that took 4 days, and arrived half loaded? Maybe she thought that after neglecting front line NHS workers of PPE, until over 100 died, then finally offering them a text, but making it a 60 mile round trip, to someone without a car, could be classed as useless? Now is not the time obviously to take the government to account, but i think the old lady might be a tad smarter than you think!,,,,,,,,,,,,,