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Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 10:33 pm
by Jobbo
What about the DUP control in Northern Ireland? They locked down fully earlier than Wales. But they’re definitely right wing.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 3:44 am
by ZedLeg
GG. wrote: Sun Oct 25, 2020 10:26 pm So the socialists have proven themselves more authoritarian than the 'conservatives' (I use that word advisedly as Boris is not really a conservative in any meaningful sense). I'll take that.

I think you're on a sticky wicket arguing that either the Scottish or Welsh nationalists are not socialist (or at least not more socialist than the English conservatives). SNP flagship policies revolve around giving stuff away - whether that be prescriptions or higher education. Either that or magicing money to fund an independent country that is not fiscally viable.
The reason I say that the SNP aren’t socialist is that there isn’t any core structure to their policy. They give stuff away because it keeps them popular but there isn’t anything behind that. The only discernible long term policy they have is independence.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:47 pm
by DeskJockey
The testing site and backend systems have improved significantly since last time.

Littlest one spiked a temp this afternoon (three hour nap with no fuss was a good indication). 99% sure it is a delayed reaction to the flu vaccine she had on Friday, but can't assume.

Logged on to book a test and we could get one in a local walk-in centre 10 mins later. If the results are as quick, that's a proper service!

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:50 pm
by Broccers
DeskJockey wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:47 pm . If the results are as quick, that's a proper service!
3 days of you staying in quick :lol:

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:52 pm
by DeskJockey
Broccers wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:50 pm
DeskJockey wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:47 pm . If the results are as quick, that's a proper service!
3 days of you staying in quick :lol:
No doubt, but at least we can get a test quickly unlike last time.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 8:33 pm
by Broccers
Hefty fine

Student, 22, is fined £6,600 for breaking coronavirus self-isolation rules after posting a picture of herself eating out - before contact tracers spotted the image and sent police to ARREST her

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... g-out.html

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:24 am
by Beany
You breach isolation rules on a small island with a limited population that's taken very strong measures to keep the virus out, you get fucked.

Apparently some tradesmen doing work on the Isle of Man got chucked in jail for fucking about with their post-arrival quarantine. On the flipside, COVID cases on IoM haven't gone above a 'case or two a day' for six months. So it clearly works in those limited circumstances....

Law is the law, innit.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:33 am
by Broccers
Rolls Royce down 65 percent just today - frightening really as the world clearly thinks this is nowhere near being over.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:39 am
by V8Granite
Broccers wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:33 am Rolls Royce down 65 percent just today - frightening really as the world clearly thinks this is nowhere near being over.
Yep, RR are being absolutely hammered but I think they are higher than they were 5 or 6 weeks ago still ?

Dave!

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:10 am
by Broccers
V8Granite wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:39 am
Broccers wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:33 am Rolls Royce down 65 percent just today - frightening really as the world clearly thinks this is nowhere near being over.
Yep, RR are being absolutely hammered but I think they are higher than they were 5 or 6 weeks ago still ?

Dave!
110 ish then, today as low as 70.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:02 am
by unzippy
Melbourne news:

We are starting to be unlocked, I went out for dinner last night. Sat down dinner!
First time since June.

JUNE!

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 8:48 am
by RobYob
I hate you and I miss Melbourne. Have a cheap sushi roll and a latte mofo.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:08 am
by Ascender
Broccers wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:33 am Rolls Royce down 65 percent just today - frightening really as the world clearly thinks this is nowhere near being over.
That's exactly what struck me this morning while looking at the news on this from around the world, there's just no end in sight.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:02 am
by Rich B
It seems to be the ultimate taboo at the moment because there's simply no good alternative option, but I can't help but think all the various initiatives and restrictions don't really mean anything whilst we have schools open.

- Pubs opened in July. Cases still fell.
- People have been mixing in smaller groups all summer. Cases fell
-Schools open in September and boom - An explosion in cases.

Bizarre rules about opening pubs for certain hours and whatnot aren't going to stop people going home and being in contact with their children, who have mixed with hundreds of other children all day.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:04 am
by Broccers
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Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:06 am
by Ascender
Rich B wrote: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:02 am It seems to be the ultimate taboo at the moment because there's simply no good alternative option, but I can't help but think all the various initiatives and restrictions don't really mean anything whilst we have schools open.

- Pubs opened in July. Cases still fell.
- People have been mixing in smaller groups all summer. Cases fell
-Schools open in September and boom - An explosion in cases.

Bizarre rules about opening pubs for certain hours and whatnot aren't going to stop people going home and being in contact with their children, who have mixed with hundreds of other children all day.
Have schools caused a boom in cases? I thought they would, but it doesn't appear to be the case up here at all based on what we've seen at our kids' high school and heard from parents of children at other local schools.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:06 am
by Rich B
Yeah, Let's ban dementia instead.

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:08 am
by Rich B
Ascender wrote: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:06 am
Rich B wrote: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:02 am It seems to be the ultimate taboo at the moment because there's simply no good alternative option, but I can't help but think all the various initiatives and restrictions don't really mean anything whilst we have schools open.

- Pubs opened in July. Cases still fell.
- People have been mixing in smaller groups all summer. Cases fell
-Schools open in September and boom - An explosion in cases.

Bizarre rules about opening pubs for certain hours and whatnot aren't going to stop people going home and being in contact with their children, who have mixed with hundreds of other children all day.
Have schools caused a boom in cases? I thought they would, but it doesn't appear to be the case up here at all based on what we've seen at our kids' high school and heard from parents of children at other local schools.
what other significant occurrence happened at the beginning of September to cause cases to rise from a few hundred a day to tens of thousands a day?

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:10 am
by Broccers
Rich B wrote: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:08 amwhat other significant occurrence happened at the beginning of September to cause cases to rise from a few hundred a day to tens of thousands a day?
Unis - we have 2 - we are in tier 3 :D

Re: Coronavirus

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:11 am
by Rich B
Broccers wrote: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:10 am
Rich B wrote: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:08 am]what other significant occurrence happened at the beginning of September to cause cases to rise from a few hundred a day to tens of thousands a day?
Unis - we have 2 - we are in tier 3 :D
yep, I'll agree with that too.