Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics) (3 Viewers)

[wingy]

A large study in India has concluded that 5% of cases are responsible for 80% of the spread.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Leadership

Covid cases doubled under most local lockdowns in England

Exclusive: Confusing rules blamed for rise in infections in 11 of 16 towns and cities under long-term restrictions

www.theguardian.com

That’s what keir was getting at in pmq’s yesterday and not only did johnson not answer but he didn’t understand what he was getting at

 

[ajsccfc]

Trump has it. The big surprise is that it's taken this long

 

[clint van damme]

Trump has it. The big surprise is that it's taken this long

just said on the Trump thread if he dies no doubt his followers will concoct some mad conspiracies and cause mayhem. And just thought, a bigger nut job than him will take the reigns.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

just said on the Trump thread if he dies no doubt his followers will concoct some mad conspiracies and cause mayhem. And just thought, a bigger nut job than him will take the reigns.

But at the same time, him having the mild version and deciding it's harmless could be pretty catastrophic!

 

[SIR ERNIE]

MP Margaret Ferrier's Covid Parliament trip 'indefensible'

SNP MP Margaret Ferrier is facing calls to resign after she was suspended by her party.

www.bbc.co.uk

disgusting woman

 

[Deleted member 5849]

disgusting woman

Precisely zero people are going to argue with you there.

 

[chiefdave]

MP Margaret Ferrier's Covid Parliament trip 'indefensible'

SNP MP Margaret Ferrier is facing calls to resign after she was suspended by her party.

www.bbc.co.uk

WTF is wrong with people. Seems everyone in parliament thinks the rules don't apply to them.

 

[clint van damme]

But at the same time, him having the mild version and deciding it's harmless could be pretty catastrophic!

lets hope it's serious then!

 

[David O'Day]

WTF is wrong with people. Seems everyone in parliament thinks the rules don't apply to them.

I'd say most of them do think the rules apply to them but out of 650 anything there is a good chance one of them will be a bellend about something.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

WTF is wrong with people. Seems everyone in parliament thinks the rules don't apply to them.

That's because half the time they don't because they explicitly make themselves exempt from them.

 

[wingy]

just said on the Trump thread if he dies no doubt his followers will concoct some mad conspiracies and cause mayhem. And just thought, a bigger nut job than him will take the reigns.

They will probably stone Hope Hicks.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

They will probably stone Hope Hicks.

Why would they do that when they've got perfectly good semi-automatic weapons they can use?

 

[David O'Day]

Coronavirus: R number rises as UK records nearly 7,000 new COVID-19 infections

Last week the R number was between 1.2 and 1.5 - but now it's between 1.3 and 1.6, official data shows.

news.sky.com

 

[Saddlebrains]

Mental seeing it in that form

 

[Sick Boy]

Keep the faith mate. It will end eventually but it's the not knowing when that's really difficult. My wife is in the high risk category and it's been excruciatingly difficult over the last few months. She's only recently been confident enough to go out for walks but still crosses the road when someone comes the other way. Now she's losing confidence again and we're back to square one.
I think your parents should certainly stay away from air travel. Flying for older people looks like a game of Russian roulette. It's a disgrace. We all need to stay put and ride it out . All we can do is be sensible and keep a distance from others and chances are most of us will be okay.
As long as your parents are together they can look after each other and you shouldn't over worry because there's nothing you can do. Look after yourself.

Thanks for the kind words, mate, much appreciated.

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

Thanks for the kind words, mate, much appreciated.

Absolutely no problem. Its like we're all stuck in some kind of limbo , all trying to figure out a way to deal with the day to day logistics of the basics of shopping, parenting, work, family, finance etc and no one has the answers. We've all got more time to think about it but we can't really fix it because it's totally out of our control. But you will be okay because you will do what's right for you and your family.

 

[stupot07]

What a leader..(nb. The Boris interview not Yvette Cooper )



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[Grendel]

What a leader..



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I actually like Yvette Cooper and think she’d be a far better leader than Starmer

 

[stupot07]

I actually like Yvette Cooper and think she’d be a far better leader than Starmer

Me too - she's very good.. I meant the bojo interview she's retreated though.

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[wingy]

I actually like Yvette Cooper and think she’d be a far better leader than Starmer

Always thought so.

 

[Grendel]

Me too - she's very good.. I meant the bojo interview she's retreated though.

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Yes I know but I’ve never understood really why she is still frozen out - she’d be better in a key shadow minister job as well - I bet hardly anyone can name the shadow chancellor. I know Caroline Flint lost her seat but again she’s a level headed person you’d want to get back in at the earliest opportunity

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

I actually like Yvette Cooper and think she’d be a far better leader than Starmer

Agreed. I also thought Harriet Harman would have been a good leader.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Agreed. I also thought Harriet Harman would have been a good leader.

The great abstainer?

 

[shmmeee]

Agreed. I also thought Harriet Harman would have been a good leader.

She wasn’t great as acting leader before.

Cooper is a funny one. I went into 2015 wanting to vote for her but she was just so distinctly average. Weirdly I think she’d do better now Ed Balls is quite popular generally.

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

She wasn’t great as acting leader before.

Cooper is a funny one. I went into 2015 wanting to vote for her but she was just so distinctly average. Weirdly I think she’d do better now Ed Balls is quite popular generally.

Ed Balls is a fucking good dancer....as strictly showed.

 

[SBAndy]

Still convinced Andy Burnham will be next Labour leader (and appreciate it’s going a little off-topic!).

In fairness to Johnson, I don’t think it can be expected that he knows all restrictions in different places. Same as when the old “how much does a loaf of bread cost” comes out to show how out of touch they are. Really can’t abide by that gotcha-style interview.

 

[CCFCSteve]

She wasn’t great as acting leader before.

Cooper is a funny one. I went into 2015 wanting to vote for her but she was just so distinctly average. Weirdly I think she’d do better now Ed Balls is quite popular generally.

Always found her a bit smug (like a fair few MPs)...she again highlights though that there are to many decent ‘heavyweights’ of both main parties on the back benches, which is a shame

 

[wingy]

UK Covid testing cutoff quietly extended to eight days after first signs

Exclusive: confusion as helpline staff say tests not accurate after more than five days

www.theguardian.com

 

[Deleted member 5849]

UK Covid testing cutoff quietly extended to eight days after first signs

Exclusive: confusion as helpline staff say tests not accurate after more than five days

www.theguardian.com

Who cares about accuracy, as long as you can report you're meeting targets

 

[wingy]

Who cares about accuracy, as long as you can report you're meeting targets

Only 28 day's to go for 500000 target.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Only 28 day's to go for 500000 target.

They'll probably start counting phone calls/webhits trying to get a test as tests done.

 

[David O'Day]

They'll probably start counting phone calls/webhits trying to get a test as tests done.

Any posts on social media about testing will be counted as a test

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Why no figures today?

 

[Ian1779]

Still convinced Andy Burnham will be next Labour leader (and appreciate it’s going a little off-topic!).

In fairness to Johnson, I don’t think it can be expected that he knows all restrictions in different places. Same as when the old “how much does a loaf of bread cost” comes out to show how out of touch they are. Really can’t abide by that gotcha-style interview.

Not sure about that - although I wouldn’t mind. He was seen as too left-wing by the Blairite machine.