Coronavirus in the UK - news, lockdown and discussion

[Steel Icarus]

Another shitshow

 

[sheothebudworths]

'Don't ask me, I'm just the Prime Minister'.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Johnson not being pressed to answer the questions Peston asked or why he didn't answer the questions yesterday about if he knew what Cummings had done

 

[elbows]

I think the potential reopening of most commercial shops has the potential to be pretty big news?

Sometimes I fail to get excited because some sense of these details and timing have already been hinted at or leaked to the press before. So I wouldnt use my levels of excitement as a reliable barometer as to what headlines such things can create now.

 

[sheothebudworths]

Omfg - JUST WASH YOUR HANDS.

 

[LDC]

Fucking hell, Johnson is flailing wildly.

 

[sheothebudworths]

MY eyes are bad, too, as it goes!

 

[Lord Camomile]

Sometimes I fail to get excited because some sense of these details and timing have already been hinted at or leaked to the press before. So I wouldnt use my levels of excitement as a reliable barometer as to what headlines such things can create now.

Aye, fair enough; this is the first one I've watched for a while, so seemed new news to me.

 

[sheothebudworths]

It's hard for us.

 

[elbows]

Aye, fair enough; this is the first one I've watched for a while, so seemed new news to me.

It is the main news of todays press conference, yes. Its new enough that I would expect people to be talking about it.

Its not totally new in the sense that it could sort of be seen coming from back when Johnson gave a rough outline of the series of steps of the next phase, and their timing.

 

[sheothebudworths]

blather

 

[sheothebudworths]

The end!

 

[sheothebudworths]

'Fuck this, I cba.'

 

[elbows]

Sometime this week Shapps will probably announce loads of money for more research into driverless cars to help very important people with conveniently timed eyesight sagas to move across this great nation without question.

 

[sheothebudworths]

(where's my Dom? )

 

[cupid_stunt]

Fucking hell, he's shut down the press briefing in record time, whilst looking seriously pissed-off.

Comedy Gold part 2.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Johnson just refusing to answer questions, but tbh the questions were not great and journos not allowed comebacks

 

[PD58]

A clear pop at the Guardian; suggestions that the Mail will continue to hound Cummings - this is not going to go away soon...given Johnson's performance over the last two days, who can they find to be coherent...it's just embarrassing.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Yeah, Johnson saying he regrets how people might feel about Cummings and about any confusion

They can't do it, can they?

 

[maomao]

It all really rests on how pissed off The Mail is. If the others apart from Guardian and Mirror drop it it will fizzle out (having done considerable damage).

 

[wtfftw]

It's going well then?

(I used up all my TV on earlier)

 

[sheothebudworths]

'Confusion'.
BBC focusing on shopping now.

 

[cupid_stunt]

It all really rests on how pissed off The Mail is. If the others apart from Guardian and Mirror drop it it will fizzle out (having done considerable damage).

Agreed.

But, it'll be hard for the Mail to drop it, having spent 10 pages attacking them today.

 

[treelover]

I would like to know when cafes can open again, for many people these are the only social acitivity they have and of course there is a huge range of types of cafe.

 

[elbows]

A clear pop at the Guardian; suggestions that the Mail will continue to hound Cummings - this is not going to go away soon...given Johnson's performance over the last two days, who can they find to be coherent...it's just embarrassing.

At this rate the virus will be the only one left with any credibility, and there will be a hunt more urgent than the one for a vaccine, the hunt to provide a translation and communication service so that the virus itself can give the daily briefing.

 

[cupid_stunt]

I would like to know when cafes can open again, for many people these are the only social acitivity they have and of course there is a huge range of types of cafe.

Around the same time as pubs, and both will need to enforce social distancing initially.

 

[killer b]

I would like to know when cafes can open again, for many people these are the only social acitivity they have and of course there is a huge range of types of cafe.

They're talking about outdoor restaurants & beer gardens from mid july atm, so no sooner than then.

 

[Teaboy]

Most of the cafes are already open round my way but just for take-away obvs. Can't see them doing eat in for a few months yet.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

That can't be right, I've got Arundel Castle up the road from me, no one calls it Castle Arundel.

Mind you, thinking about it, Castle Goring is even nearer, and no one calls that Goring Castle.

That's 'cos you all talk weird down south.

But the PM press conference - for fucks sake, the evasive cunt.

 

[brogdale]

Did Johnson do the press briefing on his own this afternoon? (didn't see it)