Good news from France as the number who have died in the last 24 hours as a result of the virus was down to 13. There had been a worry that it could increase after some of the lockdown measures were lifted, but it seems to be under control. The government and advisors seem to agree about the careful relaxation that is underway, and there are none of the disputes as seen in the UK. I believe it is to do with honesty, something that seems to be a problem for the Johnson/Cummings leadership.
Poor old Matty, he had to admit that there would be no foreign holidays this year. Still good news for SH. A camping holiday in Costa del Clacton might be possible later.
Zero for two days in a row for Scotland, but no rush to ease lockdown by too much yet. I think the news emboldened Nicola Sturgeon though - for weeks she has been facing a hostile press on a daily basis, and a hostile Tory party in parliament, without losing her composure. This afternoon she went on the attack after an Express journalist asked her to comment on Tory demands for Scotland's CMO to resign - didn't lose her composure, but put the Tories firmly in their place -
After trying to sleep on a flat airbed in Saumur many years ago I decided my camping days were well and truly over. I did camp at Margate back in the 60's, had a great time. Frinton remains ok, I think the worst seaside town in the UK must be 'ten doughnuts for a pound' Skegness. Grim
Living where I do, and reading the ordinary public response from all around Europe about leaders when they make public statements, there is no doubt about the high regard that they have for Scotland's First Minister. Nearly everyone of the EU leaders get some praise with the responsible way that they have tackled this crisis, although admissions of what they got wrong. Of course there is an exception, and le pitre or bouffon is that exception. Did people actually vote for this clown? Quite a common question. It is embarrassing if you get associated with him in everyday conversation, and most of us can only say, nothing to do with me.
There have been demonstrations against Macron's handling of the pandemic. His approval rating has gone down, 62% now disapprove of him at the moment.
Johnson has lost approval of the way that he is handling the crisis at record levels, so I wouldn't try to divert that fact away. The three countries where approval of the leadership is at its lowest are, Mexico, UK, and USA. There have been serious questions asked in some parts of the UK about is he still suffering from giving himself the virus. It is believed to be debilitating for 12- 18 months, so doctors are suggesting that he is not fit, and should take a long time away from politics.
Macron's disapproval rate is far worse than Johnson's. You really need to work on your facts. Macron is 62% Johnson is way back at 44%. Johnson has lost 40 points from his previous very high level of popularity.
We are not talking about popularity SH. This is about populations approval of the way that their governments have handled the crisis. Mexico and the UK are bottom of the approval list with the USA only just above them. Not surprisingly the country to come out best has been New Zealand that acted immediately when it was warned what was coming. Do you dispute that the Labour PM of New Zealand is probably the leader who is coming out of this with more credit than Johnson?
This is all about governments responding to a crisis. Whoever might lead them will have an effect obviously, but when you have a leader of a government such as seen in New Zealand who has received universal acclaim, and someone in the UK who is attracting universal scorn, then it is little wonder which country comes out best. No one expects a single person to do everything within a government, but to provide leadership is the job of the person at the top. With the failure of the UK government to get on top of the problem, it can only be assumed that the leadership has been useless.
In that case your President Macron is considered by the French to be extremely useless. To be fair the French public's disapproval of him is long standing, it just does not trust his ability or motives.
You are still getting it wrong. This is about how people in countries see the governments response to the crisis. Nothing to do with a view of an individual, but is the government getting it right. Which country has a larger death toll, France or the UK? This is what people are looking at because it is simple to compare the result of the actions taken.
Exactly, I was detailing the French public's reaction to leadership and they obviously think your President has failed them as nearly two thirds of the public disapprove. Surely you remember the recent demonstrations against his failure to provide sufficient PPE?
Perhaps you would like to explain how your popular PM has allowed 10,000 more of the population to lose their lives than our "failed" President. Planned, accidental or incompetent?
You have clearly not listened to the medical experts who say it is a mistake to make crude comparisons simply on death numbers, a whole host of variables are required to be taken into account. It is also far too early as this pandemic is far from over at the moment.
'A mistake to make crude comparisons simply on numbers' - I'm sure that every football manager would like to be able to say that after a 0-6 drubbing ! If we were talking about unemployment figures and a Socialist government then you would be well prepared to use numbers to support your argument.
So around 64,000 excess deaths in the UK as collected by the ONS. The numbers from them and the ones in the FT are converging. No doubt SH will want to stick his head in the sand and say somewhere else is worse.
Boris Johnson is least popular leader in the WORLD according to poll A NEW poll revealed today that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has the lowest approval rating worldwide based on his response to the coronavirus pandemic. You might guess from the type face that this didn't come from the Guardian.
The Express has made the same mistake as you did, confusing governments with leaders. Macron remains far less popular than Johnson.
