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  1. tisza

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Some idiot Street down from us decided to have a birthday party last night. Let off fireworks, 3 police cars on the spot in about 5 minutes. Hope he's got deep pockets!!
  2. tisza

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    PFA claims players shouldn't take a wage cut or deferral as loss of tax income would be damaging for NHS. Anyone believe high earners are paying full tax? Or that the charitable donations suggested won't be a tax write-off?
  3. tisza

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    one of the "beauties" of stupidity is that is open-minded - doesn't differentiate between sex, class, colour, religion, sexual orientation and so on :)
  4. tisza

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    France still collecting data from those that died at home and in residential homes. Percentage of deaths from retirement homes disturbing .
  5. tisza

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Test will be after this situation when they try and find an economic way forward. Can see that being bloody when certain economies (there, here and others) are going to need a lot more help than others and rules have to be rewritten on budget deficits , ECB lending etc.
  6. tisza

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    125m to EFL. probably around the amount Sky would be owed by the EFL if season cancelled. Otherwise 125m divided by 90 odd clubs
  7. tisza

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Not just Sky & BT, International rights worth a huge sum too. 1.3bn per year equally shared between clubs so going to effect "smaller"PL clubs more. Also because PL were trying to maximize their income they sold of blocks of games so it's so much per game rather than a blanket fee.
  8. tisza

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    So there's a Govt minister who got her sister a senior job in a certain ministry. This particular country doesn't have enough facemasks , disposable gloves or hand sanitizer for its GPs or nurses. Govt says they've ordered enough so supplies have to be somewhere. Said sister's husband suddenly...
  9. tisza

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    so the obvious question is "why has the left stopped reading its own papers" :)
  10. tisza

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    The method of "harvesting" is downright barbaric as well - makes foie gras seem humane !!!
  11. tisza

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    What are polls/predictions etc.? Haven't seen anything on it for ages.
  12. tisza

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Also a peak production time for dairy farmers as block calving before turning out on the grass
  13. tisza

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    For those referencing South Korea here's a fascinating interview with their top doctor
  14. tisza

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    563 UK deaths
  15. tisza

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Coronavirus: Anger is growing at China over COVID-19 and its apparent cover-up attempt
  16. tisza

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    The caveat to that is if it does turn out China has been misleading the world over its fatalities then there will be a limited backlash. Many countries based their strategies on data China provided - if that data was falsified then some countries will find it hard to convince people to trade...
  17. tisza

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Of course they can do what they want. Ask the Uighurs. No-one has batted an eyelid. People keep making them richer by buying products made in working conditions that would be illegal and scandalous in the EU etc. But let's point at nearly every govt in the world not just the UK one when it...
  18. tisza

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    7 days if you live on your own, 14 days if someone else in the house.
  19. tisza

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    More used to it for sure. It's only 30 years since Communism went so many spent some of their lives under that type of regime. also police maybe better behaved now than when i first was spending time in Eastern Europe but don't have the same restraint as UK police (or rather less oversight and...
  20. tisza

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Poland's new rules - so guessing we here in Hungary aren't too far from this (similar govts). can't imagine how the UK police would enforce the one about youths New Corornavirus Restrictions & Residence Permit issues - 31.03 Prime Minister Morawiecki has announced new and stricter rules...
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