Monday. 6.30 a.m. So, after all the euphoria of England getting to the final of the Euros, the result was down to penalties. I have no interest in football, but I can't help but feel that this was a rather pathetic way to end the journey. Well, as they say, there's always tomorrow. It's done the nation a good job of boosting morale after the 18 months or so of pandemic lockdown. If nothing else it's helped sell a few pints of beer, pizzas, crisps, and flags.
It a mixed day on the weather front. 'Sort-of' rain when I went out Alfie went out at 5.45 am.
Later.5.00 p.m. Boris Johnson is on television leading another Downing Street press conference. Restrictions are to be lifted on Monday. I don't honestly think I can stomach any more of this stuff, so it's going off.
Tuesday. 10.15 a.m. I've been out again with Alfie. I saw a slight glimpse of Toto, the little schizu that Alfie is friends with. I wasn't totally sure, as I only saw a slight glimpse of a doggy tail, but when we crossed over Oldbrook Boulevard I could definitely see him, and Alfie had seen him and was eager to catch up. The lady who owns him was with another dog-walker who had a black spaniel called Millie, who looked as if she must have been quite old by the way she walked. Alfie was insistent that we keep up with them and wanted to be in front of the party. For a little dog, he's incredibly strong and pulls on his lead, but this only starts up the rather nasty raspy noise he makes from his throat.
So, is it 'Freedom Day or not on Monday? Restrictions have been relaxed and face-coverings will cease to be mandatory. It will be the individual's choice to wear them . . . or not. It all sounds a bit vague and likely to cause more problems as it solves. You might, or might not, have to wear them in confined spaces. The laws will become redundant. There are those who are saying that it's a risk to get rid of so many of the restrictions, but with the roll-out of vaccines being at a high level, and quite a high percentage of the population having two doses, it must mean that we are less likely to get infected and then be hospitalized. We simply must take responsibility for our own actions. There is risk in most things, from the first breath we take when we are born, crossing the road, driving a car, and so on. Life is full of risks. This half and half response is annoying and it's almost as if the government doesn't trust the vaccines to do their job, even when it's clear from the data that they're working.
Wednesday. 7.05 a.m. It's bright and sunny as I write this. Nothing of any real interest to write about, so I won't, but, if you know me from reading these posts, I can generally write about most things, so hold onto your hats, it's going to be a bumpy ride! Oh, the excitement is too much.
From what I've been reading on the Lockdown Sceptics website, we are no longer in a pandemic. This from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFA) Mortality Monitor released recently show that cumalative mortality in the first six months of 2021 in England and Wales is running 0.4% below the 10-year average, once adjusted for the size and age of the population. This means, despite the surge in winter Covid deaths in January and February that spooked the country into accepting ongoing restrictions, 2021 is officially now a low mortality year. The low mortality since March has entirely cancelled out the initial spike. So, why are we being fed a load of old tosh by the government? If the above is correct, and I have no doubt that it is, why are we being held in limbo by lockdowns? As someone said, possibly Benjamin Disraeli, the 19th Century Prime Minister, 'There are lies, damn lies, and then there are statistics. Why can't HM Government listen to more than one set of scientists regarding the 'data'? Or even a sort of median, a mixing of data to get a figure? Or at least break down the figures into deaths, age, whether people have under-lying health conditions etc etc. Instead we just get a lump figure that doesn't really show the facts. In that sense, not scientific at all.
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