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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,721
Grendel said:
Nigel not happy

Nigel Farage blasts 'lockdown lunacy' after being spoken to by police over second trip to coast
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He is like a realife Alan Partridge.
Just saw the most popular story on the Argus...
POLICE were threatened with a makeshift flamethrower by a knife-wielding man during a four-hour lockdown siege - good old Brighton!
 
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Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,722
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Crazier is that he will likely win re election
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This is a great site to look at

2020 Presidential Election Polls: Biden vs. Trump
 
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wingy

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,723
FFS
Hancock on sky .
First question .
Should Ferguson be prosecuted ?
I give up.
 
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tisza

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,724
wingy said:
Less than three hundred travellers quarantined out of 18 M travellers arriving in UK prior to lockdown.

Coronavirus: Millions entered UK in three months before lockdown but just 273 were quarantined
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just ridiculous. Must have been large numbers in March coming back from the likes of Spain, France and Italy. Even with traffic down 99% mother;s friend wasn't checked here.
Here everybody managing to get in in the last 6 or so weeks has compulsory 14 day self-quarantine. Big red sticker on the front door and police are by to check regularly. Huge fines if you're not there and 2 or 3 times then you're off to jail. And we have a lot more border points etc than the UK.
 
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Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,725
wingy said:
FFS
Hancock on sky .
First question .
Should Ferguson be prosecuted ?
I give up.
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Lol burn him!
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,726
Grendel said:
This is a great site to look at

2020 Presidential Election Polls: Biden vs. Trump
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RealClearPolitics is the one I use. Biden’s sexual assault allegations not going away but think he’ll get away with it
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,727
tisza said:
just ridiculous. Must have been large numbers in March coming back from the likes of Spain, France and Italy. Even with traffic down 99% mother;s friend wasn't checked here.
Here everybody managing to get in in the last 6 or so weeks has compulsory 14 day self-quarantine. Big red sticker on the front door and police are by to check regularly. Huge fines if you're not there and 2 or 3 times then you're off to jail. And we have a lot more border points etc than the UK.
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No border force staff though
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,728
Grendel said:
This is a great site to look at

2020 Presidential Election Polls: Biden vs. Trump
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I can never get used to red and blue meaning the opposite in the states.
Looking at that a lot of the big Trump lead states were last polled before lockdown. Will be interesting to see how they change if at all.
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,729
wingy said:
Less than three hundred travellers quarantined out of 18 M travellers arriving in UK prior to lockdown.

Coronavirus: Millions entered UK in three months before lockdown but just 273 were quarantined
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I think this is the single reason why we are having so many issues.

Why on earth are we in lockdown when we have flights coming in from around the world without anyone being checked? It's an absolute joke.

I've been on flight radar 24 a lot and there are flights coming in from the USA, Italy and China every day.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,730
shmmeee said:
I can never get used to red and blue meaning the opposite in the states.
Looking at that a lot of the big Trump lead states were last polled before lockdown. Will be interesting to see how they change if at all.
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Yep they’ll go Trump because he’s so clever and taken every decision and got those correct every time
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,731
wingy said:
FFS
Hancock on sky .
First question .
Should Ferguson be prosecuted ?
I give up.
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fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,732
wingy said:
FFS
Hancock on sky .
First question .
Should Ferguson be prosecuted ?
I give up.
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Fucking hell. The media are agents for this bunch of crooks.
 
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jimmyhillsfanclub

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,733
Ok heres a left-field far-out crazy prediction for you all.... Trump will use a 2nd wave lockdown to postpone elections if the polling is not in his favour....
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,734
fernandopartridge said:
Fucking hell. The media are agents for this bunch of crooks.
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Manufactured consent 101
 
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clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,735
wingy said:
FFS
Hancock on sky .
First question .
Should Ferguson be prosecuted ?
I give up.
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I hope the question was asked in an appropriate tone?
 
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clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,736
jimmyhillsfanclub said:
Ok heres a left-field far-out crazy prediction for you all.... Trump will use a 2nd wave lockdown to postpone elections if the polling is not in his favour....
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a video popped up on my Twitter of a monkey riding a motorbike trying to steal a child, it's 2020, nothing is far out crazy any more.
 

clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,737
fernandopartridge said:
Fucking hell. The media are agents for this bunch of crooks.
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no one could have gone in to journalism wanting to be as shit at their jobs as they are, what happened to change them?
Anyone who cares about democracy and accountability should be appalled no matter what their political leaning.
 
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wingy

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,738
fernandopartridge said:
Fucking hell. The media are agents for this bunch of crooks.
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Questions from the public .
Still absolutely frivolous.
 

Terry Gibson's perm

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,739
clint van damme said:
do you know where he is? I though he was delaying his paternity leave?
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I would imagine he is prowling around the Houses of Parliament looking for his next victim as he must be bored with this woman now he has been with her for at least 9 months or maybe the useless fucker is looking for my missing results
 
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,740
tisza said:
just ridiculous. Must have been large numbers in March coming back from the likes of Spain, France and Italy. Even with traffic down 99% mother;s friend wasn't checked here.
Here everybody managing to get in in the last 6 or so weeks has compulsory 14 day self-quarantine. Big red sticker on the front door and police are by to check regularly. Huge fines if you're not there and 2 or 3 times then you're off to jail. And we have a lot more border points etc than the UK.
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You live in Hungary right? I'm supposed to be going to Budapest on 12th June. Do you think there is any chance?

As for your points, I totally agree. I have been observing flight radar regularly and we have flights coming in from all sorts of places every day without checking the passengers.

It makes lockdown entirely pointless.
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,741
shmmeee said:
I can never get used to red and blue meaning the opposite in the states.
Looking at that a lot of the big Trump lead states were last polled before lockdown. Will be interesting to see how they change if at all.
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Florida is a key one. If he continues to record badly there and the other bigger swing states he’s got a problem - no big rallies will hamper him and this virus will still be big headlines by then I’d have thought. Second lockdown and delayed election being strategised probably
 
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Deleted member 5849

Guest
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,742
SkyBlueDom26 said:
As much as I think the lockdown could end up ruining the country in the long run if it’s here too long, having an extra 3 weeks could be the difference between never having to lockdown again or bringing the measures back in as the numbers start rising.... the only thing is it’s so unpredictable because Germany have lifted lots and they are getting better and better in terms of the numbers going down, it’s a tough one
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I fear we're heading for lifting. Personally I tend to go for the act in haste... approach, and I'd be a lot happier with another three weeks, as it'd allow us to see how other places were coping - bear in mind there's a lag in getting the data.

Not only that, but some places are easing off from a stricter base. Pipkin's being allowed out on a walk, but we've never been stopped from doing that.

A clear strategy would, IMHO, articulate that we're giving it three weeks as-is, and here are the plans afterwards... *as long as the data follows the path as predicted*. If it doesn't, lockdown will be extended. Persuade people it's in their interests to follow the rules for just a bit longer, as it's better for them in the long run.
 
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David O'Day

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,743
Brighton Sky Blue said:
RealClearPolitics is the one I use. Biden’s sexual assault allegations not going away but think he’ll get away with it
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His leads in battleground states are large and holding

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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,744
Deleted member 5849 said:
I fear we're heading for lifting. Personally I tend to go for the act in haste... approach, and I'd be a lot happier with another three weeks, as it'd allow us to see how other places were coping - bear in mind there's a lag in getting the data.

Not only that, but some places are easing off from a stricter base. Pipkin's being allowed out on a walk, but we've never been stopped from doing that.

A clear strategy would, IMHO, articulate that we're giving it three weeks as-is, and here are the plans afterwards... *as long as the data follows the path as predicted*. If it doesn't, lockdown will be extended. Persuade people it's in their interests to follow the rules for just a bit longer, as it's better for them in the long run.
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We did something half baked and people are getting bored so the government is caving
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,745
Brighton Sky Blue said:
We did something half baked and people are getting bored so the government is caving
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But surveys still suggest the majority are wary about relaxing lockdown too soon.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,746
David O'Day said:
His leads in battleground states are large and holding

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Incredible if a dementia patient who hides away gets in but they’re both awful candidates
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,747
Deleted member 5849 said:
But surveys still suggest the majority are wary about relaxing lockdown too soon.
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I’m talking about the minority causing disruption
 

David O'Day

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,748
If the furlough scheme is to be wound down in july they'd best get reopening the economy including the hospitality sectot

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fernandopartridge

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  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,749
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
I think this is the single reason why we are having so many issues.

Why on earth are we in lockdown when we have flights coming in from around the world without anyone being checked? It's an absolute joke.

I've been on flight radar 24 a lot and there are flights coming in from the USA, Italy and China every day.
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I saw a headline somewhere briefly that suggested that the seeding of the virus here was people returning from Italy and Spain in February.

I have to say, I'm on the Manchester Airport flight path and I've only seen one or two flights in the last few weeks.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,750
Brighton Sky Blue said:
I’m talking about the minority causing disruption
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That's the government's responsibility to enforce - they don't do it very well atm.

As a linked aside, cars parked for Coombe Abbey just after the end of the cones - blocking the footpath so people certainly wouldn't be able to pass each other, and in the road enough that the van in front of me had to stop to wait for cars coming in the opposite direction.

Now I hope somebody drives into them all while they're parked there!
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

Well-Known Member
  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,751
fernandopartridge said:
I saw a headline somewhere briefly that suggested that the seeding of the virus here was people returning from Italy and Spain in February.

I have to say, I'm on the Manchester Airport flight path and I've only seen one or two flights in the last few weeks.
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That wouldn't surprise me totally but in reality pandora's box was open when we left our borders open too long. I suppose that includes people returning from Italy etc, but it will also largely be citizens from those countries too.

Have a look on flight radar 24. There are still flights from China coming into Heathrow daily.

Most UK airports have almost no flights but there are still quite a few coming into LHR.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • May 6, 2020
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
Have a look on flight radar 24. There are still flights from China coming into Heathrow daily.
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Out of interest, how many of those are passenger flights, as opposed to flights importing goods?

(Genuine question, no motive to ask!)
 

Ian1779

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  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,753
SkyBlueDom26 said:
So what does everybody think will be announced this weekend then in terms of the ‘exit plan’

I think we might get another 3 weeks of what we are in now and the 1st of June is when things will ease off alot
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I hope - another 3 weeks of lockdown.

There might then be some kind of gradual return.. not sure which sector you begin in though.

There is talk about schools starting to re-open which is ludicrous IMO. Impossible to socially distance in them and would probably be front and centre in causing another wave and possible further lockdowns. Trouble is you have clowns like Toby Young ‘sharing’ his expertise with the government.... for the sake of our kids and our health this might be the one time teaching unions get a bit more credit when they try and block this.
 
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,754
Deleted member 5849 said:
Out of interest, how many of those are passenger flights, as opposed to flights importing goods?

(Genuine question, no motive to ask!)
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Pretty much every single one coming into Heathrow is passenger believe it or not.

Compared to normal there are hardly any but still enough to be concerned if no one is being checked.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • May 6, 2020
  • #20,755
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
Pretty much every single one coming into Heathrow is passenger believe it or not.

Compared to normal there are hardly any but still enough to be concerned if no one is being checked.
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I do find it very odd indeed if there's no screening process. Would be ludicrous if the place with most relaxed restrictions is the place with people you know least about!
 
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