Coronavirus in the UK - news, lockdown and discussion

[Flavour]

Finally

 

[souljacker]

Chancellors going to pay our wages.

 

[weltweit]

Government grants for salaries ..

Hopefully that will keep businesses afloat.

 

[chilango]

Employers given money to pay wages.

But still nothing for the self-employed and casualised.

 

[Lord Camomile]

If only Cineworld and all those like them had waited until the end of the week.

But no, couldn't wait to get rid of people. Heartless, ruthless cunts.

 

[hegley]

I don't think Rishi said "unprecedented" enough.

 

[ruffneck23]

so there was a magic money forest after all...

 

[Crispy]

Doesn’t look like a London tube.

It's the Victoria LIne

File:Victoria Line 2009 stock interior (1).jpg - Wikimedia Commons

commons.wikimedia.org

 

[Lord Camomile]

I don't think Rishi said "unprecedented" enough.

It really is an unprecedented level of unprecedented.

 

[weltweit]

Employers given money to pay wages.

But still nothing for the self-employed and casualised.

Well there was something there for self employed I think but I didn't comprehend it exactly.

If only Cineworld and all those like them had waited until the end of the week.

But no, couldn't wait to get rid of people. Heartless, ruthless cunts.

What happened at Cineworld? Did they lay everyone off?

 

[Grace Johnson]

I don't think Rishi said "unprecedented" enough.

Think he's got one of them learn a word a day calenders. It was cognizant yesterday.

 

[chilango]

Self-employed get access to universal credit of up to SSP.

Casual workers absolutely nothing.

 

[magneze]

Did Johnson just say they he might go and see his mother for Mother's Day? Stupid message there, again.

 

[magneze]

If only Cineworld and all those like them had waited until the end of the week.

But no, couldn't wait to get rid of people. Heartless, ruthless cunts.

Indeed

 

[N_igma]

Funny how they can pull hundreds of billions of pounds out of thin air when their interests are threatened...after 10 years of fucking austerity on the people who are ultimately going to save us all from this virus.

You bunch of fucking Tory pricks so angry right now.

 

[Lord Camomile]

What happened at Cineworld? Did they lay everyone off?

Not everyone, but FoH staff who had less than two years, I think.

A lot of fucking people, basically. And they weren't the only ones.

 

[elbows]

Funny how they can pull hundreds of billions of pounds out of thin air when their interests are threatened...after 10 years of fucking austerity on the people who are ultimately going to save us all from this virus.

You bunch of fucking Tory pricks so angry right now.

Yes, for some reason I dont think we will be hearing any shit that attempts to compare state debt with families personal credit card debt this time!

 

[Teaboy]

Harley Street doing rather well with £375 private tests available.

You're right.

Private firms criticised over £295 coronavirus testing kits

Health businesses under fire for profiting while NHS workers cannot get access to tests

www.theguardian.com

Love this wonderful Guardian article. A classic of the the genre. Lots of hand wringing and righteous anger whilst casually mentioning the companies by name who are providing this service. They know their readership.

 

[oryx]

Is anyone else getting annoyed by people saying this is like a war?

It's difficult/unprecedented/worrying etc. but we are not under enemy bombardment.

Anyone saying this is like a war should take a look at news footage of the poor sods in Syria.

 

[binka]

Did anyone catch the details of the working tax credits? I thought he said it was being increase by £1000 pa across the board but was distracted when he was saying it

 

[Lord Camomile]

Oh, wait, will companies now sack more people because the government will pick up the wage bill? Then all those people are rehired once the market is open again?

 

[weltweit]

Bit unclear on the shops, China closed everything except food stores and pharmacies.

I don't think Johnson was as specific as that?

 

[Petcha]

Think he's got one of them learn a word a day calenders. It was cognizant yesterday.

To be fair, the things he just announced are absolutely insane by any normal standard

 

[elbows]

Is anyone else getting annoyed by people saying this is like a war?

It's difficult/unprecedented/worrying etc. but we are not under enemy bombardment.

Anyone saying this is like a war should take a look at news footage of the poor sods in Syria.

When people say that they mean that the scale of the required response is equivalent to a major war. This can already be seen with the economic measures, school closures etc. It will be seen in hospitals etc in the coming days.

 

[oryx]

When people say that they mean that the scale of the required response is equivalent to a major war. This can already be seen with the economic measures, school closures etc. It will be seen in hospitals etc in the coming days.

I don't think they all mean that.

 

[Buddy Bradley]

Bit unclear on the shops, China closed everything except food stores and pharmacies.

I don't think Johnson was as specific as that?

Not closing shops in general (yet), BBC was careful to clarify that a few minutes ago.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

If only Cineworld and all those like them had waited until the end of the week.

But no, couldn't wait to get rid of people. Heartless, ruthless cunts.

CBI economist on the news just saying that the wage thing applies to anyone who was on payroll on the 28th feb, so a possible lifeline for thousands there.

 

[Lord Camomile]

CBI economist on the news just saying that the wage thing applies to anyone who was on payroll on the 28th feb, so a possible lifeline for thousands there.

Aye, but Cineworld have already exposed themselves.

Genuinely great news if their now ex-employees are covered, though.

 

[Petcha]

I couldn't quite take that all in! What does it mean for unemployed people? It's great(ish) for those in jobs, but not quire sure how it affects those who aren't?

 

[emanymton]

Funny how they can pull hundreds of billions of pounds out of thin air when their interests are threatened...after 10 years of fucking austerity on the people who are ultimately going to save us all from this virus.

You bunch of fucking Tory pricks so angry right now.

Nah, we will be paying for this with even harder austerity in the future.