The Prime Minister is said to have devised a cost-benefit analysis to determine whether he should plunge the country into another lockdown. A Government adviser says Johnson would be minded to impose further restrictions if the reported number of Covid-related deaths in the U.K. over the space of a year looked likely to rise above 50,000 (that’s just under 1,000 a week, or 137 a day). i news has the story.
Downing Street has denied it has set any “acceptable level” of Covid deaths but one adviser, who has been close to the Government since coronavirus struck 18 months ago, told i that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had privately accepted that there would be at least a further 30,000 deaths in the U.K. over the next year, and that the Prime Minister would “only consider imposing further restrictions if that figure looked like it could rise above 50,000”.
The Government’s cost-benefit analysis on Covid measures is believed to set not only the acceptable level of cost to save the life of a Covid patient at up to £30,000, but also how much each life lost costs the U.K. economy.
It is understood the analysis shows that the cost of keeping the annual death rate below 50,000 would outweigh the cost to the U.K. economy of allowing it to rise above this level.
As i revealed earlier this month, the Government has put contingency plans in place should the rate of infection and deaths rise to an “unacceptable level”.
The source said: “The Prime Minister is minded to implement another lockdown or new restrictions only if the figure of annual deaths looks like it’s going to go above 50,000. That means deaths from Covid of 137 a day, or just under 1,000 a week.
“However, it won’t be an immediate reaction. A sustained rate of death of around a 1,000 a week for two or three weeks will, though, lead to discussion on restrictions being reimposed. Unfortunately, prime ministers have to weigh up the cost of saving lives to the impact on the economy. No one wants to talk about that’s how it works.” …
A Downing Street spokeswoman said: “There is no set number of acceptable deaths from Covid.”
But one of the Government’s most senior scientific advisers has also suggested the cost of saving lives could be a factor in the strategy.
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Hands up everyone here who thought there wouldn’t be another lockdown.
That few eh?
More of the usual from Boris the cnut!
Priming the sheeple for the next phase. When will the idiots not see the pattern being repeated time and time again FFS?
Its now time to ignore the bastards, the more who do not play the fat blonds games the less they can control
so the vaccine works really well then?
Cost to the economy £30k per death? Utter nonsense. Average age of death is +80 so every one is a net saving.
“….impose further restrictions if the reported number of Covid-related deaths in the U.K. over the space of a year looked likely to rise above 50,000 (that’s just under 1,000 a week, or 137 a day)…”
Cancer deaths are over 3x as high at 450 a day, nearly 50% of people get cancer. Why is the fat bumbling buffoon not doing something about that???
Unless the People stop him, he & his cronies will 100% be mincing the numbers to lock us down again . They’ll assess public reaction via fake news leaks through the MSM ! Only the people will stop these conspirators against the people . You ALL KNOW this by now
Why shackle yourself by giving a specific number? The media will have a ball counting the deaths each week and badgering Bojo excitedly about whether this is the week to lock down. Even if, say, ‘deaths from Covid’ (however they choose to define that) reach 1001, but peak there and then fall away the media will be baying for him to honour his ‘promise’ and lock down.
What happened to “irreversible”? Just more crap from this crap government. Anyone know of a country anywhere where they don’t go in for medical tyranny?
Its high time we demanded more accurate information on the actual causes of death. Covid is a convenient catch all. “Covid deaths” should be classified as follows i) primary or main cause of death ii) present in the body but not the trigger for death iii) caught whilst in hospital for another condition altogether.
Where, exactly, would a toll of 1,000 deaths a week be on the mortality lists?
Anywhere near the top?
And, presumably, Professor Neil Fergusson has his hand up Boris and is working him, because no serious scientist can demonstrate that lockdowns have achieved any benefit in mortality.
I was naively thinking at the start of COVID scare when the fake NPIs started being implemented that soon the whole scam would buckle under the weight of a rapidly collapsing economy. However I was wrong: it hasn’t panned out like that. Why? Because under the principles of Modern Monetary Theory, which rules all economic thinking these days, the government will simply print the money it needs. We can all guess where this will lead, but in the short to medium term, because of MMT, no government has to face the consequences of its political decisions. MMT predicates useless, lying, venal politicians and zero opposition. In effect, the loonies ruling us have their foot on the accelerator and are driving the bus at full speed over the cliff.
This excellent article has more information: https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/barneys-p-curve-and-the-governments-covid-folly/
Just stop all testing and, puff, problem solved.
Won’t stop the great reset though unfortunately.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome.
There won’t be another lockdown: Boris told us “Freedom Day” was irreversible. And he’s a man of his word…
Another triumph for hope over experience! We shouldn’t forget that Johnson said back in the spring i think that vaccines weren’t the reason for lower deaths, it was lockdowns wot dunnit so he was preparing the ground right back then.
There is no need for any lockdown. If there is another one coming it will be by the consent of the people. As were the last lockdowns.
If ‘Covid’ was a seriously dangerous virus, and not just a tool to scare everyone witless, then festivals such as the one taking place now in Reading would not have been allowed. But these festivals are great for the pharmaceutical companies and government ministers all taking their backhanders, as they are a source for ‘new variants’ and more “lessons will be learned” rubbish will be trotted out.
You are being conned day after day after day.
They’ve ‘crunched’ the numbers and found the sweet spot. Pure. Evil. STOP. THIS. NOW. Template letters, information, resources, positive news and useful links: https://www.LCAHub.org/
1000 deaths a week? Does that include the tens of 1000s of deaths the NHS is causing by refusing to treat people with anything BUT covid?
The public is already conditioned to accept this for the coming winter. Everyone i talk to: “Yeah i suppose we’ll probably be in another lockdown this winter.”
People deserve to be in a ‘lockdown’ if they’re not prepared to do anything about it. All these months of meek acceptance. How about protesters going round to their local MP – is even that too hard? Doesn’t seem to have happened yet.
Well worth a watch. This guy is a hero.
A Message From Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. One Year After the Historic Rally in Berlin: “It’s Time For (peaceful) Civil Disobedience!”
https://childrenshealthdefense.eu/covid-19/a-special-message-from-robert-f-kennedy-jr-a-year-ago-after-historical-rally-in-berlin-we-must-resist-this-coup-detat/
They manipulate the criteria to get the result they want – PCT Ct > 25 and 28 days “with” COVID. I have no doubt if they want lockdown they will have one.
Sweet. Boris pretending to himself that he’s in charge.
Come autumn, he will do exactly what Big Daddy Sage tells him to do, like he always has, and always will do.
Yep. Like watching Groundhog Day all over again.
So when Covid ‘deaths’ hit ~10% of daily mortality we’re back to square one?
Nice low threshold to ensure they can bring that hammer down again.
Died from Cancer? No, Covid. Died in a car crash? Died from Covid. Commited suicide? Well, well. Another Covid death. All deaths are Covid deaths. Fuck the truth. Fuck you.
Time again to punish the plebs for behaving normally, for a few weeks. It ain’t about ‘health’, people.
It never was! We have been played big time by the globalist agenda.
Meanwhile, notice the ‘trending’ news stories warning of food shortages, in particular, meat. We haven’t been in full lockdown for approx. 2 months – there’s no excuse for food shortages – none whatsoever. The government is effectively creating an embargo on food imports because of the bullshit covid restrictions.
This was all predicted long ago, scoffed at by even people on this site. Once again, a conspiracy theory proven fact.
It’s hard to say of the cause because I’m sure we’re not being given the truth. Are they still blaming that ship that got stuck in the canal?!
It seems to me that being a long distance lorry driver, that crossing the channel is no longer a desirable route since we subject the poor drivers to constant covid testing both ways. Doubt they have to do that in mainland Europe where there is no border anyway. I reckon get rid of the testing and we’ll experience a sudden supply boost!
As far as I’m aware, it’s now to do with a shortage of lorry drivers. I don’t waste too much of my time reading MSM so I can’t say with certainty why. At a glance it seems to be to do with low wages – but let’s be honest with ourselves, we knew it was coming and it’s happening. Doesn’t really matter how or why – it is undoubtedly by design like all the other chaos being stirred up by the government.
Want to correct myself – we’ve only been out of full lockdown for only a month, yet here we are already listening to PM Fat Fuk Pfizer Pfeffel Pig talking about going back in.
Never forget this was the puppet cnut who repeatedly said that the long-drawn-out road map towards so-called “freedom day” was “irreversible”. It’s only took the bastard a month to reverse.
Never forget, never forgive. The fat pig bastard has wrecked our economy, screwed up our children’s future, made our NHS not fit for purpose, I could go on but I won’t, he needs to be consigned to the dustbin of history along with his pandering cabinet members. And those Conservative MPs who support the fat pig dictators agenda. They have stolen almost two years of our lives. Liber would probably steal even more. Where is Cromwell when you need him?
You all know where they live. Where are all the people who said “Over my dead body!” when it came to jabbing their kids? They’ve gone mysteriously silent now that it is actually happening.
Still, you can always write to your MP if you want to receive a standard photocopy which says “Blah, blah, blah, Covid, get a vaccination, stay safe.”
You haven’t been out of ‘full lockdown’ – there are still restrictions at the borders with obligatory PCR testing (expensive!) and forced quarantines. You have a ‘vaccine pass’ system in place, and children are going to be jabbed starting September. You are living in an open prison with an illusion of freedom.
And as soon as Boris and mates say “Boo!” you’ll be back in your lockdown, being allowed outside only once a day for ‘exercise’, and once again it will be 99% face masks in the supermarkets/public transport.
We can just eat our own meat and fish instead of exporting it.
But not lamb from the Lake District as its been irradiated from Windscale-Sellafield. Same with fish in the Irish Sea – positively glowing from the waste water that’s pumped out of that nuclear facility.
What a surprise, another
imprisonmentlockdown during flu season. On average 1500 people die a day and during flu season a good percentage of those will be from a respiratory disease. So 1000 a week is easily achievable. Boris must be coming in his pants (makes a change) at the prospect of abusing his power.So… what’s the plan to get rid of Boris? Moaning about him until he just vanishes?
We the people won’t be able to get rid of him for another 3 years. All we have is moaning, unless a hero appears and with the MSM propaganda thats unlikely.
I very much like the idea of moaning until he vanishes. 🙂
Could be organized like clap for carers: Every Thursday, lots of people stepping in front of their doors to curse and complain about the government and insult all the political bigwigs. Maybe with a few large, dangerous looking kitchen knives and some assorted death threats á la Don’t ever come close to my kitchen, Boris, I’ll skin you and roast you to make a dog’s dinner, just as you did with my life!
I doubt this would accomplish anything but it would certainly be very cathartic.
I shall have a laugh when elections are cancelled in 3 years’ time because of ’emergency powers due to Covid’.
This is a man destroying lives of British people and you want it to go on for another 3 years?
You could spoil your ballot paper by writing “None of the above” – that’ll show ’em!
I have thought about this but there’s nothing relatively isolated people living outside of London could do here. Revolutions start in capitals, because that’s where the government is. And even then, they still need leadership, otherwise, it’ll just end like the London riots of some years ago: Lots of destruction and looting, nothing accomplished, fizzling out after a few days.
Vox populi, vox Rindvieh.
[Otto v. Bismarck]
If you ask ten million cattle about their opinions on anything, the outcome will be a loud mooing.
Boris friend, you’ve done three lockdowns (don’t forget last November to save Christmas) and guess what? We exceeded those numbers. Why? Because lockdowns don’t work (delaying infections doesn’t make them disappear) and you create more longterm health problems by doing them.
Many here have pointed out the “with” not “from” problem. Overall mortality numbers has to be the measure but we must remember we are going to start seeing more deaths stating this winter from delayed or denied treatments. Then you have the people who contract Covid while in hospital for things they will die from. It’s a big mess, and this government has no idea how to handle it. Boris, lockdowns stoke fear and placate the panicking but the cost/benefit calculation is far in excess on the cost side from lockdowns. Then again, you think after burning through hundred billion plus pounds we can still do HS2. You clearly live in a fantasy where everyone can get everything…except a McDonalds shake.
You know what it came to me only today. What is the strongest thing in the world? the thing that sets us apart? the thing that conquers? LOVE.
What Boris Johnson, Mario Draghi, Nicola Sturgeon, Joe Biden, Macron, Merkel, Whitty, Valance, Ferguson etc. What these people have no undersatnding of, no experience of is LOVE, they fear it, they know its the only thing that will stop their wicked, malign and evil behaviour.
What they have been doing over the past almost 2 years is not trying to control a virus, no they have been trying to kill love, because they know that with out love humans lose hope, they become nothing more than beasts to be controlled. Hence the seperation of families, the cruel torture of the elderly by depriving them of the love of their children and Grandchildren, and instead being subjected to treatment you would not give to a caged animal. They have caused us to distance ourselves from children, to treat them like putrid petri dishes of filth to make them cover their faces deny them the warmth of friendship, theo only thing they have learnt in the past 2 years is that Adults are not… Read more »
I loathe Boris Johnson – I really do – I can’t even bear to look at its ugly face anymore nevermind listen to it – and I voted for him! I think what makes me loathe this moron more than any other PM is that he lied to us – in the space of sixteen months he has transformed into the complete antithesis of the Boris Johnson we were sold at election time – he is not the sensible freedom-loving libertarian he was portrayed as – his is a total fake, a fraud, a charlatan and a spineless one at that – he has been exposed as a big state-loving power-drunk authoritarian – he would be much better suited leading the Green Party or Extinction Rebellion than the Conservative Party – and I loathe him for it – I feel cheated, conned, duped and now I want this lying, double-dealing scamming toad out of office asap and I don’t want to ever hear or see his ugly face ever again
“the Boris Johnson we were sold at election time”
But blame where blame’s due – you’d have to have been a bit of a moron to have bought it! That’s the real underlying problem.
It was him or Corbyn.
I didn’t vote – for the first time – because I was insulted by the choice offered, but I can understand why people prefered Johnson
Kim Jong Johnson was up against Jeremy Corbyn.
Having won a decisive victory, Kim Jong Johnson then imposed the agenda of Jeremy Corbyn
Well, you know where he lives!
this is great. he will be imposing that by end of September. Finally a lockdown will be started at the beginning, rather than the end, of the season and we can all look on as it is proved to be a futile measure when the season continues unchecked by the lockdown.
When it doesn’t work, it will be the fault of the unvaxed / people not “following the rules” / whatever other bogeyman they invent