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These measures reflect WHO advice and have huge public support, despite GR being behind UK #COVIDー19 curve.

But replies are full of Brit friends jeering: it'll never work, whatabout x, too draconian, unenforceable, etc.

I fear many in the UK just don't get how serious this is.
I'm not blaming Brits for being semi-oblivious. I blame gov't messaging.

Every other ad on Greek TV is "Stay home; Stay healthy"; "Protect those you love; Follow advice", etc.

I chat every day with my other half. The lack of public service messaging in the UK is SHOCKING.
How many millions did they spend telling us to get ready for shitting Brexit?
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Since this is the start of my FOURTH week of #Lockdown let me tell you, briefly, what to expect. (THREAD)

DAY 1: This is like an unexpected Sunday. Lovely.
DAY 2: No reason this should stop me from doing things. Let’s get busy Spring Cleaning!
DAY 3: Gosh, I’m actually being very productive. The novel is taking shape. This is great.
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I’ve been absolutely bowled over at how many of you are sending me photos of your potato peel crisps and your freezer stock bags, since that @RemainiacsCast.

And just so you know that I practice what I preach, here is the latest batch Mama and I are about to scoff.
Wash the peel, dry it, toss in a little oil and salt + whatever spice you fancy (in my case, sweet paprika) and bake at 200°C for 15-25 mins depending on volume & thickness. Basically, until they look like crisps. The dip is some leftover yoghurt with chilli and sundried tomato.
Oh, and I baked them at the bottom of the oven while I was roasting those stuffed vegetable for lunch - so no extra energy used.

Delicious, thrifty and righteous. In other words, sturdy.💪💪💪
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Alex Andreou
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We have, by now, firmly established that if there is a shittier take than the shittiest take already out there, Brendan O’Neill will likely write it and the @spectator will publish it.

Seriously? Dark Day? Sinister? North Korea? Grow the fuck up, you toddler.
O’Neill’s pieces always remind me of the great old joke, about a man who gets a flat tire, at 3am, in the middle of nowhere and discovers he has no jack. He sees the light of a distant farmhouse and starts to walk towards it, but as he walks, he starts to work himself up: 2/5
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