O/T. The Government's handling of Covid

[swaledale]

Apologies...hadn’t seen it...and to think she’s in the Cabinet. What a woman!

I'd be hesitant assigning a gender to be honest, but hardly an example of being healthy in mind and body!

[Trickytreesreds]

There really is no hope is there?

https://news.sky.com/video/covid-19-...hurch-12199427

[Trickytreesreds]

Of course it's just a trading bloc.
Tell em Nigel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I4q...el=NigelFarage

[swaledale]

Please everyone do me a favour and don't quote Thicky. My blood pressure drug use and alcohol consumption is so much lower when I don't have read the utter bilge he posts combined with the fact that the fool seems actually to believe it!

Though I remain convinced he is really being ironic, but thats most likely my vain belief that every human must have some sentient thoughts!! Ah bless

[ramAnag]

Please everyone do me a favour and don't quote Thicky. My blood pressure drug use and alcohol consumption is so much lower when I don't have read the utter bilge he posts combined with the fact that the fool seems actually to believe it!

Though I remain convinced he is really being ironic, but thats most likely my vain belief that every human must have some sentient thoughts!! Ah bless

Just don’t read it Swale. I stopped ages ago. Don’t actually have him ‘on ignore’...I just ‘do ignore’ and never respond anymore.

It’s one thing debating with people who disagree and I’m all for people providing sources to support their ‘information’, but when someone just posts endless crap off YouTube, Foxhole, The Express/Mail/Sun etc you do have to wonder if they’re capable of forming thoughts of their own.

Until then...it’s just not worth it...ignore.

[swaledale]

Just don’t read it Swale. I stopped ages ago. Don’t actually have him ‘on ignore’...I just ‘do ignore’ and never respond anymore.

It’s one thing debating with people who disagree and I’m all for people providing sources to support their ‘information’, but when someone just posts endless crap off YouTube, Foxhole, The Express/Mail/Sun etc you do have to wonder if they’re capable of forming thoughts of their own.

Until then...it’s just not worth it...ignore.

He has been on ignore for a couple of weeks, but then someone posts quoting him and the gibberish is there in full view...gulp!

I won't be debating anything with Thicky ever again.

[Trickytreesreds]

He has been on ignore for a couple of weeks, but then someone posts quoting him and the gibberish is there in full view...gulp!

I won't be debating anything with Thicky ever again.

Lol, of course you do.
You know you're winning and you and tail gunner have to pretend to do the fingers in ears la la la la la laaaaaaaaaar

[Ram59]

I'm pissing myself at this - some over 80 year olds are turning down the Pfizer vaccine saying they would rather wait for the "British one", they will **** themselves when they find out the Oxford one isn't "British". OMG the mentality of these ****s!

If you were pissing yourself over our over 80s thinking that the Oxford vaccine was made in Britain, God knows what your thinking now that the EU, is trying to get their hands on the same fantasy vaccine. Typical of the Germans trying to pinch our vaccine when they've got 30 million doses in storage, that they must have decided not to use. Lol

[Andy_Faber]

Interesting to hear a piece on the radio last night regarding the population's popularity of BJ as leader - there were a number of factors influencing peoples' perception - only a 10% approval rating for border closure for instance, but over 90% for vaccine rollout. The overall result, although frustratingly for me as statto, there was no absolute number, was that BJ's popularity has remained 'about the same' since the election, and trust has gone up (apparently more so since the daily briefngs have resumed). One of the most obvious things though was a feeling that he/HMG have been dealt a bad hand and 'who else would do any better'.

Proof that HMG's opposition aren't candidates emerged this morning after a bizarre interview with Angela Rayner, who lets remember is the second in command of the opposition. She was lobbying for teachers to be vaccinated ahead one or more of the currently identified groups to facilitate school reopening, a laudible enough idea. But when pushed on the fact that, in a resource (ie in this case vaccine) constrained situation, doing this results (logically/mathematically, not emotionally) in other people in the 'queue' getting their vaccine later, she just didn't get it, despite the interviewer giving her so many opportunities to reflect on her answer it was embarrassing. Supply chain experts the UK over must have been tearing their hair out, I think we may have found our new Diane Abbott

[ramAnag]

Interesting to hear a piece on the radio last night regarding the population's popularity of BJ as leader - there were a number of factors influencing peoples' perception - only a 10% approval rating for border closure for instance, but over 90% for vaccine rollout. The overall result, although frustratingly for me as statto, there was no absolute number, was that BJ's popularity has remained 'about the same' since the election, and trust has gone up (apparently more so since the daily briefngs have resumed). One of the most obvious things though was a feeling that he/HMG have been dealt a bad hand and 'who else would do any better'.

Proof that HMG's opposition aren't candidates emerged this morning after a bizarre interview with Angela Rayner, who lets remember is the second in command of the opposition. She was lobbying for teachers to be vaccinated ahead one or more of the currently identified groups to facilitate school reopening, a laudible enough idea. But when pushed on the fact that, in a resource (ie in this case vaccine) constrained situation, doing this results (logically/mathematically, not emotionally) in other people in the 'queue' getting their vaccine later, she just didn't get it, despite the interviewer giving her so many opportunities to reflect on her answer it was embarrassing. Supply chain experts the UK over must have been tearing their hair out, I think we may have found our new Diane Abbott

The ‘new Diane Abbott’ was discovered months ago, Andy...it’s Preti Patel.

Didn’t hear what you’re referring to and although I wouldn’t personally trust Johnson if he told us that ‘water was wet’...there’s no doubt that he’s handled some things better than others.

They seem, at this stage and I’ll reserve judgement until the second jabs have gone in on time, to be doing a good job with the vaccines. On the other hand our domestic Covid figures are shockingly bad and, one month in, Brexit just seems, as some of us said, to have been built upon a pack of lies. Credit - and criticism - where it’s due.

Personally, being in the 65-70 group I would be happy to delay my own vaccination a little if teachers (and others more at risk) were to take priority and be vaccinated over half term by which time all the over 70’s should have been done.