If we continue the said thread here, then, when the forum is fully operational again, this thread can just be added on to it and it will all be seamless. I presume so anyway.
The timing of the George Floyd riots is impeccable. Whilst nobody is looking, not only does the UK government extend the review period of the coronavirus restriction review period from 21 to 28 days, but also Neil Ferguson admits, in a roundabout way, that UK lockdown measures have not been effective when compared with non-lockdown Sweden.
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/490659-ferguson-undermined-uk-lockdown/
'Professor Lockdown' Ferguson, UK's Covid-19 czar, admits crippling restrict