I've never been a fan of UBI but I can see how it could be helpful in this instance.
Trouble is if it were to become standard any similar occurrence in the future wouldn't have the same effect because the market will have realigned itself to take more of the UBI payment, costs will have gone up as a result and the UBI would be insufficient to cover basic expenditure.
They were discussing exactly that on Radio 4 recently and they seemed to agree that if it was implemented properly those issues could be avoided. Spoke about things like rent controls which they said would be very easy to implement as every property already has a council tax band which could be used, things like that.Trouble is if it were to become standard any similar occurrence in the future wouldn't have the same effect because the market will have realigned itself to take more of the UBI payment, costs will have gone up as a result and the UBI would be insufficient to cover basic expenditure.
According to the government's own figures we've had capacity for over 320K tests a day every day since 21st July. In that time there's only been 3 days where we've done over 200K tests. Yet we're told people can't get tests and are being made to travel for hours. Something doesn't add up once again.320 k tests per day hmmm.
Personally I'm not confident that our government have a better plan lined up than Germany, Spain, France, Ireland etc all of whom have extended their equivalent schemes.
They were discussing exactly that on Radio 4 recently and they seemed to agree that if it was implemented properly those issues could be avoided. Spoke about things like rent controls which they said would be very easy to implement as every property already has a council tax band which could be used, things like that.
Of course if implemented properly is a big if, recent track record would not leave me confident.
They also discussed the huge number of what they called non-jobs we have. Pointed out that despite millions of people being on furlough and SEISS (around 6.6m when this was on), plus those already made redundant with the exception of the leisure sector pretty much everything you need is still available to you.
Its an ideal time for a rethink but doubt that will happen.
The inflationary argument was used against the minimum wage and was bollocks then.
Been using the Pritti Patel calculator again. Imagine if Diane Abbott...According to the government's own figures we've had capacity for over 320K tests a day every day since 21st July. In that time there's only been 3 days where we've done over 200K tests. Yet we're told people can't get tests and are being made to travel for hours. Something doesn't add up once again.
The inflationary argument was used against the minimum wage and was bollocks then.
I just heard that and laughed out loudWe think, we believe, we hope, that we'll have these tests that take 90, take 20 minutes
Not sure what solution there is other than delay and hope.I doubt they have a plan either other than delay and hope. Also I doubt you'd be that thrilled certainly on the German scheme and the Spain scheme really is not great at all.
You cannot allow big companies to be on the scheme. Its an abuse and its easy for them to take the option and wait and see what happens
Seemed to be Whitty saying its a long haul and next spring might be the point we start coming out of it. Talking about the possibility of further restrictions such as closing school. Followed by Johnson saying everything will be OK by Xmas!So is the long and short of it Boris waffled without actually saying anything and has left the country more confused than it was before his address to the nation.
He never answered Keir Starmer today at question time regarding test and trace but simply set about shouting around the house . It was cringeworthy.So is the long and short of it Boris waffled without actually saying anything and has left the country more confused than it was before his address to the nation.
Not that confusing. I know exactly that he doesn’t give a fuck about the spread of the virus in schools.So is the long and short of it Boris waffled without actually saying anything and has left the country more confused than it was before his address to the nation.
Not that confusing. I know exactly that he doesn’t give a fuck about the spread of the virus in schools.
So we're going to try and bumble through until the spring when hopefully the "moonshot test" means everyone in the country can test themselves whenever they want to leave the house and know if they're safe to leave or not.
That test doesn't currently exist though does it so its got to be developed then produced & distributed in huge numbers. Would also be issues with enforcing it. Is it going to be the same as facemasks and if you say you're fine to be out and about nobody challenges it? Hope they can develop the required tests and put a decent system in place around it as it sounds like thats our only option of any semblance of normality before a vaccine is available.
Very worrying to hear that we're basically in a holding pattern of restrictions until the spring yet once again there was insistence that furlough won't be extended.
Are they still encouraging people to go back to the office?
Are they still encouraging people to go back to the office?
No shit Sherlock. Must be a communist state
Yes they are although they’ve closed mineHopefully yes
No shit Sherlock. Must be a communist state
As long as we can ditch workers rights regarding redundancy this would be a real help
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