Ed Balls is an idiot

This is a quick post from the airport departure gate, just because I am so flabbergasted and amazed at the stupidity of government. No research has gone into this apart from determining that Professor Neil M Ferguson OBE FMedSci specialises in Mathematical Biology of Infectious Diseases and that his research aims to improve understanding of the epidemiological factors. And that he and Dr Simon Cauchemez from Imperial College London say studies suggest that closing schools in the autumn (the beginning of the flu season) it could reduce the number of Swine Flu infections by up to 45%.

Ed Balls is an idiot as he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics, he is the Schools Secretary and says that "closing schools would not contain the virus's spread as it was already established."

Mr Ed Balls being neither a doctor or medical research should not make statements contrary to scientific medical opinion. Since when did the government start ignoring science and medical advice?

Seeing as this is a short airport post, see BBC article - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8160314.stm

Why are governments so stupid?