But who is going to pay for all these businesses kept closed indefinitely.
Yep, the only positive is that everyone is borrowing so all the Central banks will have to print money.But who is going to pay for all these businesses kept closed indefinitely. Currently they borrowing it from the bond markets, it would be a mistake to assume that they can continue to pay for everything indefinitely from borrowing, there is a time limit on that despite what is going on with the virus and what the doctors say. We don't have a huge sovereign wealth fund where we can afford the luxury of forced business closures going on years.
Discovered another tragic unintended consequence of the continuing pub lockdown this evening. Stopped at my local grocery shop which is also a pub. The pub is closed but I managed to procure 2 bottles of beer, one of which was a fancy Smithwicks blonde ale. I arrived home and discovered that my blonde ale is 4 months out of date.
I nearly have it consumed now but I'm worried it may be my second last beer ever.
Just a warning to everyone, check the best before dates if buying from desperate publicans.
Re-opening from 21st September... except maybe in Dublin and Limerick:
Pubs given green light to reopen from 21 September
Cabinet agreed that pubs which do not serve food can reopen from 21 September, subject to local restrictions.www.thejournal.ie
This all boggles the mind. The rate of infection is increasing in the community and the pubs are going to be operating exactly as "gastropubs" have been but just without the goujons. Why couldn't they open on that basis when the others did? Why wait until the 21st? Total and utter nonsense.
Obviously a political decision
It clearly is, this move will lead to an increase in cases. if it was just a public health decision they'd remain shut.
It clearly is, this move will lead to an increase in cases. if it was just a public health decision they'd remain shut. The only way this move might help is to spread the numbers of those who want to go out from congregation in a smaller number of premises that are flouting the current guidelines.
Gatherings in houses seem to be the problem.Also, there was no follow-up on the powers re: house parties.
I don't think nonfood pubs are considered any safer than they were, but they are now being judged versus the alternative outlets.
...so the refusal to open them then was also not a "public health decision", it was for optics.
Gatherings in houses seem to be the problem.
I've managed to get to a pub every week or so over the last while. Meeting a friend for a pint has turned into a kind of awkward romantic dinner setting. It does make for a great opportunity to make a slightly homophobic friend really uncomfortable!Yeehaah! Had my first pint in my local, post Covid ( probably only mid Covid, but who cares).
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