Coronavirus in the UK - news, lockdown and discussion

[ddraig]

Scotland has been no better than England, and in the case of care homes appears to be substantially worse.

bollocks
Scotland has been more honest and transparent, you just would never admit it

 

[MickiQ]

I am planning to go and watch BoZo at 7pm, if anyone had told me 3 months ago that I would be waiting for a speech by Boris Johnson, I would have dimissed them as completely deranged, A sign of the times we live in.

 

[andysays]

Clearly unfit to be PM

 

[Orang Utan]

I am planning to go and watch BoZo at 7pm, if anyone had told me 3 months ago that I would be waiting for a speech by Boris Johnson, I would have dimissed them as completely deranged, A sign of the times we live in.

Fuck that shit, why put yourself through it? it's bad enough reading the words.

 

[MickiQ]

The job losses will happen because of government's inaction, incompetence, and frankly, PM's diseased brain. So if you think it wouldn't have mattered anyway, I don't know what to tell you.

Of course it matters and of course Boris must bear his share of whatever blame there is, not for the virus itself no-one could really forseen that but for any failing in how the UK reacted especially in the aftermath has we come out of lockdown. But do you really believe there is any way to avoid the economic and social consequences of this no matter what anyone does?

 

[sheothebudworths]

I'm going to watch! Same as every day! I pretend to throw eggs (can't really, obvs - * egg shortage *).
Jesus, I'm feeling anxious though.

 

[little_legs]

Of course it matters and of course Boris must bear his share of whatever blame there is, not for the virus itself no-one could really forseen that but for any failing in how the UK reacted especially in the aftermath has we come out of lockdown. But do you really believe there is any way to avoid the economic and social consequences of this no matter what anyone does?

And yes, UBI solves everything.

 

[little_legs]

Some people may not have much of a choice -- it'll be go to work and put yourself at risk or not have a job to go to.

 

[gosub]

bollocks
Scotland has been more honest and transparent, you just would never admit it

So what % of Scots are going to 'exercise' more than once a day

 

[wayward bob]

"half a million fatalities" is suddenly a thing that we're measuring against?

 

[wayward bob]

he looks sooooo fucking ill. (hope he dies)

 

[prunus]

He is a very poor performer isn’t he? No gravitas. No charisma.

Also a cunt.

 

[maomao]

I told my wife if she left the telly on I would say bad words in front of the kids so she can't complain really. Useless sack of shit.

 

[Numbers]

Testing 100s of thousands a day. Fuck off cunt.

 

[elbows]

I'm sure he started going on about sustained fools at one point, so I'm sure this country can meet that particular requirement.

 

[Looby]

He is a very poor performer isn’t he? No gravitas. No charisma.

Also a cunt.

And he’s had to pre-record because he’s even fucking worse when he’s live. Ah, um, err...

 

[wayward bob]

i have a little stash of public "information" material relating to nuclear threat. the people who do the graphics have been mining the archive

 

[andysays]

I believe the preferred term on this thread for middle class people enjoying an increased range of leisure activities is "swanning about"

 

[wayward bob]

"no" oh well, if you says so boz

 

[quimcunx]

Fines for picknickers. No fines for employers, just guidance.

 

[Part 2]

Has he got little hands aswell?

 

[Looby]

I don’t really understand what the advice now is for people with underlying health conditions? He didn’t mention it at all.

 

[cupid_stunt]

What a waste of 15 minutes of my life, can I make a claim for that?

 

[gosub]

I don’t really understand what the advice now is for people with underlying health conditions? He didn’t mention it at all.

Still on the 12 week lockdown that they were informed of by letter I imagine

 

[flypanam]

So construction and manufacturing workers are joining the ranks of the sacrificed first, while the Mirror is reporting that the furlough scheme is going to be changed on Tuesday.

 

[LDC]

No mention of what most people are bothered about, seeing friends and family. Just back to work you proles.

 

[bimble]

Basic message I got from that is if you can work from home you’re fine to sunbathe and picnic if your work is not the kind that could be done from home go back out to work now, and walk or cycle to get there. Is that it?

 

[LDC]

I don’t really understand what the advice now is for people with underlying health conditions? He didn’t mention it at all.

That's far too specific to go into there in a briefing for the whole country, people will get more specific info from their GP etc. There's no changes though for the highest categories afaik, still shielded etc. The letters from GPs say at least until the end of June.

 

[Sue]

I don’t really understand what the advice now is for people with underlying health conditions? He didn’t mention it at all.

That's because they don't matter obviously...

 

[bimble]

You can travel far as you like to enjoy outdoor stuff = national trust & beaches etc open i suppose?