Because the WHO have moved away from names like that as they are not helpful and like spanish flu usually very wrong.
The Empire was glorious and beyond reproach.... honestly.
It’s the history of this virus type. Swine flu, bird flu, SARS etc etc. They all started in the human race when they jumped from another species by either consumption or close contact to the animal through farming or preparation of the dead animal for consumption. Vets who work with cattle, slaughter men and farmers in this country on a fairly regular basis catch bovine TB for instance. It only has to mutate once in the right/wrong direction and we have a new strain of bovine TB that’s contagious and deadly to humans becoming a worldwide pandemic. If that starts in the U.K. and the government take the same lame response as they have with this pandemic should the world sue us?
The 2008 crash happened because of the toxic mortgage crisis in the US. Maybe the world should sue the US for that one.
How many thousands did it kill?
Aye the repeal of glass steagal casedthat crash. Something that can directly be linked to the us Congress
Actually there was plenty of evidence of coverups at every level from farmers trying to hide it, slaughter houses trying to hide it, inspectors failing to follow procedures properly in an attempt to hide the severity and according to the conservatives who were in opposition at the time the coverup went all the way to Tony Blair. By pure luck it was neither as contagious or serious to humans as Covid 19 but to suggest that we didn’t as a country and individuals didn’t down play it down or cover it up is just plain wrong. The history is very well documented.
Through suicide or austerity? Not sure on suicide but austerity has been blamed for up to 130000 preventable deaths in this country alone. So at the moment if you want to measure it the 2008 recession caused by the US toxic mortgage crisis is responsible for more deaths in the U.K. than Covid 19.
Do you feel cleansed for this typical rant you inevitably revert to ? Does it make you feel that you're giving something back for all the wrongs our country has done compared to every other nation ? Or are you just on your high horse yet again ?
I don’t think Spanish flu is officially called Spanish flu. IIRC from school history lessons there was reporting bans on in countries involved in WW1 and Spain was neutral so British papers particularly reported on the flu pandemic from the angle of how it was effecting Spain as they couldn’t report on how it was effecting the U.K. or US as it was a state secret as it was seen as detrimental to the war effort. Hence the phrase Spanish Flu was coined.
The murmerings are we'll be back soon. Try as I might, I can't see how we're essential... although tbf who wants to argue their employment is totally inessential!
It was the spanish newspapers reporting on the cases in their country and it's mortality rate. Plus their king almost died of it.
Now you say that I think you’re exactly right. I’m trying to stretch my mind back 35 years and failing.
China will be punished. But not in the way many want.
If those short term measures are not extended the figures given out for Brexit will be a drop in the ocean.
They don't need extending forever. Might be needed for a couple of years or more though. But it is sure going to be a shit roller coaster ride.