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Ian1779

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,376
PVA said:
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what about this?

 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,377
Saddlebrains said:
The opening shops before seeing People from other households is weird.

Can see Boris pulling that one out the bag to be honest to try and ease the pressure he's under. Other countries are doing it cant see why we cant
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May I suggest a drive to Barnard Castle to mull it over?
 
Last edited: May 26, 2020

TomRad85

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,378
Grendel said:
If this persists as a news item for another week he will go - he should have resigned anyway - he’s placed his boss in a very difficult position

The anger though is more at the individual than the crime
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He's the Brexit Bogeyman, they've been gunning for him from day 1 and now he's been caught with his trousers down and the press smell blood. I'm 50/50 on whether he'll stay or go.

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chiefdave

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,379
ajsccfc said:
The WHO thing about the second wave is reported here, I saw it cited elsewhere but it was in Spanish so the main thing I took away was that the virus goes to the beach and enjoys playing cards with friends
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Got to admit I don't really understand the science behind this. Each country that has had issues would have had a patient zero and its spread from there so how will it just die out?

Surely unless you have zero current infections you still have multiple people with a highly contagious virus?
 
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PVA

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,380
Grendel said:
Hardly an advert to stay in the EU coming from a grubby polish pension rapist
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What's worse - boosting finances by reforming the pension system or boosting finances by killing off a load of pensioners?
 

clint van damme

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,381
Nick said:
So the bloke drove miles away and people are losing their shit but never had an issue with paramedics mingling on a bridge with the public in their hundreds?

I don't get it.
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He wrote the rules
 
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djr8369

Well-Known Member
  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,382
ajsccfc said:
The WHO thing about the second wave is reported here, I saw it cited elsewhere but it was in Spanish so the main thing I took away was that the virus goes to the beach and enjoys playing cards with friends


Huge coronavirus breakthrough as WHO claim second wave ‘being increasingly ruled out’
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I think what she is trying to say there is we now know how to control it and this will prevent later waves being as serious as the initial one. It seems to be being read as “there won’t be a second wave so open up” but in reality seems closer to “there might not be a second wave if we continue to implement containment measures”.

That’s just my reading and there’s not a lot to go on there.


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Sky Blue Pete

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,383
134 deaths is much better if it’s Everything included but over 4000 new positive tests isn’t good at all
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,384
Sky Blue Pete said:
134 deaths is much better if it’s Everything included but over 4000 new positive tests isn’t good at all
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Don't fall into the Dom trick!
 

hill83

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,385
Sky Blue Pete said:
134 deaths is much better if it’s Everything included but over 4000 new positive tests isn’t good at all
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It could be linked to more testing though. Can’t be arsed to check as I’m sure someone will pipe up on here either way.
 

Saddlebrains

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,386
hill83 said:
Have you got a link for this please? Sounds great if true but everything I am seeing is the opposite.
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Huge coronavirus breakthrough as WHO claim second wave ‘being increasingly ruled out’

Just wish others would Read other sources other than the mainstream media. We're going in the right direction. Yes i know this is an express article but the facts and scientific breakthroughs are there. They just arent being reported enough
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,387
There is a worldwide pandemic and all I can hear is an echo of right and left wing.

Cummings is a twat and should be sacked. I think there is one maybe two people arguing the opposite. That's it.

I'm surprised people are highlighting that this story isn't going away. Of course it won't if you keep talking about it!
 

hill83

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,388
Saddlebrains said:
Huge coronavirus breakthrough as WHO claim second wave ‘being increasingly ruled out’

Just wish others would Read other sources other than the mainstream media. We're going in the right direction. Yes i know this is an express article but the facts and scientific breakthroughs are there. They just arent being reported enough
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Thanks
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,389
hill83 said:
It could be linked to more testing though. Can’t be arsed to check as I’m sure someone will pipe up on here either way.
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Which is?
 

Terry Gibson's perm

Well-Known Member
  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,390
PVA said:
Tusk sticking the boot in!

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It also doesn’t help all it will do is turn this into a brexit battle it has nothing to do with Tusk.
 

hill83

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,391
Sky Blue Pete said:
Which is?
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Positive Tests. I mean they could test nobody and say zero and we could all skip off to the nearest Wetherspoons and tongue each other.
 

Ian1779

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,392
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
There is a worldwide pandemic and all I can hear is an echo of right and left wing.

Cummings is a twat and should be sacked. I think there is one maybe two people arguing the opposite. That's it.

I'm surprised people are highlighting that this story isn't going away. Of course it won't if you keep talking about it!
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Of course you are right - but people are up in arms because his actions have effectively ended any kind of sensible behaviours from a big swathe of our population.

That’s the real worry now in terms of what will follow in a couple of weeks.
 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,393
skybluetony176 said:
Spitter!
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Now that most definitely IS against the guidelines!
 
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wingy

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,394
TomRad85 said:
He's the Brexit Bogeyman, they've been gunning for him from day 1 and now he's been caught with his trousers down and the press smell blood. I'm 50/50 on whether he'll stay or go.

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I'm not inclined to think that Tom
It would be s huge about face .
It literally is this or an even bigger deception behind the scenes.
IMO .
Which would make this the appetizer

The future for the media under this operation was always heading into choppy waters .
If this is exploited to avert that?
 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,395
skybluetony176 said:
I see trip advisor has had to suspend new reviews on Barnard Castle following a wave of come and have your eyes tested, great place to escape Covid, great place to take your wife on her birthday type comments.
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If anyone in theri tourism office has an ounce of publicity savvy they'll be asking to sponsor refs/linesman and doing some sort of fundraising with the RNIB.

Next guide dog puppy to be born has to be called Barnard as well.
 

Johnnythespider

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,396
Grendel said:
Nicholas Clegg liked the word sorry
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Cummings is no Clegg, more of a Compo with Foggy vision
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,397
Ian1779 said:
Of course you are right - but people are up in arms because his actions have effectively ended any kind of sensible behaviours from a big swathe of our population.

That’s the real worry now in terms of what will follow in a couple of weeks.
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I totally agree. I genuinely think that a lot of people have adopted a 'fuck it' mentality now.

Hard to blame them really.

I just think bringing him up time and time again pulls away from the bigger picture.

Couldn't believe how many people I saw out and about today. Supermarket was rammed and basically no social distancing going on.

It feels like some kind of unofficial end of lockdown?
 
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skybluetony176

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,398
shmmeee said:
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Fucking splitters.
 
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PVA

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,399
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
I totally agree. I genuinely think that a lot of people have adopted a 'fuck it' mentality now.

Hard to blame them really.

I just think bringing him up time and time again pulls away from the bigger picture.

Couldn't believe how many people I saw out and about today. Supermarket was rammed and basically no social distancing going on.

It feels like some kind of unofficial end of lockdown?
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Of course it is. It was inevitable after the events of the last few days. Lockdown is totally unenforcable now as 'instinct' is apparently an excuse to do what you like. The government have absolutely fucked it, they value Cummings over Public Health Guidance.
 
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chiefdave

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,400
Saddlebrains said:
Huge coronavirus breakthrough as WHO claim second wave ‘being increasingly ruled out’

Just wish others would Read other sources other than the mainstream media. We're going in the right direction. Yes i know this is an express article but the facts and scientific breakthroughs are there. They just arent being reported enough
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I'm not sure the quotes from WHO match the tone of the article. They only say we are now better prepared and that lockdown has prevented things getting out of control.

Would desperately like some good news but not sure this is it.
 
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djr8369

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,401
Saddlebrains said:
Huge coronavirus breakthrough as WHO claim second wave ‘being increasingly ruled out’

Just wish others would Read other sources other than the mainstream media. We're going in the right direction. Yes i know this is an express article but the facts and scientific breakthroughs are there. They just arent being reported enough
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What sources are you suggesting?

I’ve had a look at the WHO website and can’t see anything suggesting there won’t be a second wave.


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Deleted member 5849

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,402
chiefdave said:
I'm not sure the quotes from WHO match the tone of the article. They only say we are now better prepared and that lockdown has prevented things getting out of control.

Would desperately like some good news but not sure this is it.
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Yup. That article basically says a second wave is less likely because we've implemented and are implementing lockdown measures.

(Oh, and the Express is pretty mainstream!!)
 
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TomRad85

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,403
wingy said:
I'm not inclined to think that Tom
It would be s huge about face .
It literally is this or an even bigger deception behind the scenes.
IMO .
Which would make this the appetizer

The future for the media under this operation was always heading into choppy waters .
If this is exploited to avert that?
Click to expand...
Interestingly I thought public trust in the media from both left and right was at an all time low but as soon as theres a story that suits a narrative people gobble it up like a fat kid at a buffet. I'm in no way saying I'm immune to this btw, just an observation...

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fernandopartridge

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,404
ajsccfc said:
The WHO thing about the second wave is reported here, I saw it cited elsewhere but it was in Spanish so the main thing I took away was that the virus goes to the beach and enjoys playing cards with friends


Huge coronavirus breakthrough as WHO claim second wave ‘being increasingly ruled out’
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Oh, it's the express
 

skybluetony176

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,405
PVA said:
The mental gymnastics people are going through to defend Cummings is quite remarkable.
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It’s like listening to my 11year old when she’s in trouble. As one lie unravels she starts entwining it with a new one, rinse and repeat. Only this is apparently adults we’re talking about with the most responsible jobs in the country. It’s truly shameful and a new low for government.
 
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wingy

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,406
hill83 said:
Positive Tests. I mean they could test nobody and say zero and we could all skip off to the nearest Wetherspoons and tongue each other.
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There appear to be estimates far higher than published data
 
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PVA

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,407
skybluetony176 said:
It’s like listening to my 11year old when she’s in trouble. As one lie unravels she starts entwining it with a new one, rinse and repeat. Only this is apparently adults we’re talking about with the most responsible jobs in the country. It’s truly shameful and a new low for government.
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Exactly! If Cummings had just come out and said 'I was in the wrong, I apologise' it would soon get brushed under the carpet (like Kinnock).

But no. They come out with contradicting stories. Lies. Outright contempt for the British public. They dig themselves deeper and deeper into a web of lies that they begin to contradict original accounts. It's just pathetic.
 
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Skybluefaz

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,408
fernandopartridge said:
Oh, it's the express
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It's probably going to be burnt away by 6 WEEKS OF RECORD TEMPERATURES!!!
 
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hill83

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,409
Skybluefaz said:
It's probably going to be burnt away by 6 WEEKS OF RECORD TEMPERATURES!!!
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In Fahrenheit though so I have to check if it’s actually warm or not.

Which we changed from 3 years before my MUM was born and I’m 37 this year ffs.
 
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clint van damme

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  • May 26, 2020
  • #25,410
TomRad85 said:
Interestingly I thought public trust in the media from both left and right was at an all time low but as soon as theres a story that suits a narrative people gobble it up like a fat kid at a buffet. I'm in no way saying I'm immune to this btw, just an observation...

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This story is quite clearly true though, thats not always the case.
Whether it's getting too much attention or not is a matter for personal opinion.
 
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