Coronavirus in the UK - news, lockdown and discussion

[bimble]

This is just terrible. Thread, containing letter signed by hundreds of the refugees / prisoners being held in impossible conditions, zero chance of socially distancing whilst the virus sweeps through the camp. Priti didn’t mention this side project of hers on the tv I presume.

Home Office resists calls to shut down Napier Barracks despite COVID outbreak

There have been calls to shut down the Folkestone facility due to an "entirely predictable" coronavirus crisis

www.kentlive.news

 

[TopCat]

This is just terrible. Thread, containing letter signed by hundreds of the refugees / prisoners being held in impossible conditions, zero chance of socially distancing whilst the virus sweeps through the camp. Priti didn’t mention this side project of hers on the tv I presume.

Home Office resists calls to shut down Napier Barracks despite COVID outbreak

There have been calls to shut down the Folkestone facility due to an "entirely predictable" coronavirus crisis

www.kentlive.news

Poor people.

 

[Edie]

Union stops firefighters from helping in covid effort: Union stopped firefighters helping with Covid effort, say inspectors

Stopped from helping at covid vaccination centres, from assisting with track & trace, and from helping deliver food to people shielding.

 

[TopCat]

Union stops firefighters from helping in covid effort: Union stopped firefighters helping with Covid effort, say inspectors

Stopped from helping at covid vaccination centres, from assisting with track & trace, and from helping deliver food to people shielding.

The inspectors are whinging about having to stick to negotiated agreements. Plus making disgraceful attacks on the fire fighters.

I will always side with the FBU over issues like this.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Union stops firefighters from helping in covid effort: Union stopped firefighters helping with Covid effort, say inspectors

Stopped from helping at covid vaccination centres, from assisting with track & trace, and from helping deliver food to people shielding.

Those pesky unions. If only they could live up to the high standards set by her majesty's inspectorate of constabulary.

 

[Edie]

The inspectors are whinging about having to stick to negotiated agreements. Plus making disgraceful attacks on the fire fighters.

I will always side with the FBU over issues like this.

At a time of national crisis, to stick to negotiated agreements and refuse to help is a disgrace. We’ve been busting a fucking gut in the NHS.

 

[SpookyFrank]

At a time of national crisis, to stick to negotiated agreements and refuse to help is a disgrace. We’ve been busting a fucking gut in the NHS.

At a time of national crisis, it's redundant to keep saying 'in a time of crisis'. It's also a fucking insult to accuse firefighters of 'refusing to help'.

This is the same shit tories were throwing at the teaching unions a fortnight ago. It was bullshit then and it's bullshit now.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

As long as all fires can be delayed until after the pandemic it makes total sense to redeploy the firefighters to other tasks.

 

[killer b]

I think 'making sure there's enough firemen so your house doesn't burn completely to the ground before the nearest team can get to it' isn't quite the same thing as 'refusing to help in a national emergency'

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Union stops firefighters from helping in covid effort: Union stopped firefighters helping with Covid effort, say inspectors

Stopped from helping at covid vaccination centres, from assisting with track & trace, and from helping deliver food to people shielding.

Yeah, they (the inspectors) can fuck right off with that.

It’s the teachers fault. It’s the firefighters fault. It’s our fault. Etc etc.

Anyone’s fault but the fucking scumbag tory government themselves.

Get to fuck.

 

[maomao]

At a time of national crisis, to stick to negotiated agreements and refuse to help is a disgrace. We’ve been busting a fucking gut in the NHS.

Using a time of national crisis as an excuse to repeatedly attack unions for political gain is the disgrace.

 

[mauvais]

At a time of national crisis, to stick to negotiated agreements and refuse to help is a disgrace. We’ve been busting a fucking gut in the NHS.

They will do this to you in some form before very long, if by some unlikely chance it's not already happening.

 

[SpookyFrank]

As long as all fires can be delayed until after the pandemic it makes total sense to redeploy the firefighters to other tasks.

And there is a crippling national shortage of people sat around with not enough to do.

 

[Orang Utan]

At a time of national crisis, to stick to negotiated agreements and refuse to help is a disgrace. We’ve been busting a fucking gut in the NHS.

Classic race to the bottom

 

[eoin_k]

Meanwhile, the party in government has discreetly amended legislation to allow for an NHS sell off Edie.

 

[MrSki]

Johnson doing press conference at 5pm. Anyone like to speculate what shite he will spout?

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Johnson doing press conference at 5pm. Anyone like to speculate what shite he will spout?

He's going to admit he's totally fucked it up and quit with immediate effect.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Or something about vigilance and people drinking coffee in the park.

 

[tommers]

It'll be tightening stuff up. Like Scotland did last week.

 

[nagapie]

At a time of national crisis, to stick to negotiated agreements and refuse to help is a disgrace. We’ve been busting a fucking gut in the NHS.

Jesus, surely you don't actually believe that interpretation?

 

[danny la rouge]

Johnson doing press conference at 5pm. Anyone like to speculate what shite he will spout?

At the end of it we won’t know either, so speculation is all we’ve got.

 

[redsquirrel]

At a time of national crisis, to stick to negotiated agreements and refuse to help is a disgrace. We’ve been busting a fucking gut in the NHS.

If more unions had taken the line of the FBU then workers would be in a much better situation than they are now.

 

[danny la rouge]

Union stops firefighters from helping in covid effort: Union stopped firefighters helping with Covid effort, say inspectors

Stopped from helping at covid vaccination centres, from assisting with track & trace, and from helping deliver food to people shielding.

I know which version I believe.

FBU responds to “political and biased” HMICFRS report

Inspectorate doing bidding of government and fire chiefs to attack firefighters, FBU says.

www.fbu.org.uk

 

[killer b]

That's a terrible article for the guardian to write btw, and a timely reminder that they aren't on our side.

 

[LDC]

At the end of it we won’t know either, so speculation is all we’ve got.

Can you imagine the conversations between him and Priti Patel? It'd be some kind of sense vortex.

 

[TopCat]

It'll be tightening stuff up. Like Scotland did last week.

No outdoor drinking! Hatches only service for dirty chicken! All sausage will be flat!

 

[TopCat]

That's a terrible article for the guardian to write btw, and a timely reminder that they aren't on our side.

They hate and fear the working class.

 

[danny la rouge]

All sausage will be flat!

The rest of the world will catch up eventually.

 

[mystic pyjamas]

I suspect the clown will tell us how generous he is giving people a £500 incentive bonus for keeping in line with the covid isolation rules.
He usually only takes the podium/lecturn ? when he has some meat to throw to the masses.
Bread and circuses.

 

[maomao]

I'm not saying it's a bad idea but if I was 20 again and they were giving away 500 nicker to anyone who got Covid I'd be doing my best to get it.