I know that health is devolved I’ve known that for a while however this should have been an exception if that was the case but yes let’s play politics and point scoring than working together? I guess people are happy with this setup then, I been vaccinated I visit somewhere else in UK I can be refused entry but no one seems to care?
You may be surprised to know that I agree - as a resident of England, I'd quite like it if when I'm treated in Scotland, the doctor treating me could see my history, and update that history as easily as a doctor back home; that strikes me as an example of where being in the UK ought to be an advantage. But fixing this is something that falls in the bucket marked "constitutional change" which is not easily done in response to an emergency.
Whether you like it or not*, devolution of health means a lot more than just whether Whitehall or Holyrood is in charge - the inability of the Scottish app to cope with non-Scottish vaccinations will have a lot to do with the ability to integrate a variety of different databases quickly and efficiently. Now, that's the sort of thing that can be dealt with given the right circumstances, but in the middle of a crisis where it would add complexity and time to an urgent project, that was never very likely.
* - if you don't like it, and voted for a pro-independence party, you possibly ought to reflect on the implications of that choice.
You’re right, it isn’t all good now compared to a year ago - and the reason? Because some people *want* this to continue.
It’s unfortunately the case that all of us are going to get this at some point or other, and there’s still plenty of millions of people who haven’t had it. We can either spend our entire life dodging the inevitable, or just get on with it.
A lot of the people claiming we need to be cautious are rather selective in this - cautious when it comes to things like performing their full range or work tasks or attending their workplace, but not so cautious about going to the pub or restaurants.
I'd be fascinated to know who these people are, because I've not come across them. Those I've come across have been consistent about their attitude to risk whether considering work or their social life; slackers have continued to look for excuses and the hard working to have worked hard.
As someone who both has respect for the public health balance that the government has tried to strike, and also wishes to live normally, I find your repeated assertions that the cautious are only cautious because they somehow enjoy restrictions very offensive - and your repeated harking on about people who work from home as downright ignorant.