Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics) (123 Viewers)

[Skybluefaz]

The oppositions real strength will play out in the quality of their offer to the British people. I’m pleased that Starmer has the forum to shred the government on its disastrous policy choices and his forensic style certainly emphasises that.

I’m more interested to see where he goes post Cov-ID 19. Will he continue to offer an anti-austerity agenda, because if not he will not fare well. I was disappointed with Labour rent policy (well only the deferral part) and would hope he will go back and rectify that later down the line.

Forensic! Drink!

 

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[skybluetony176]

Sounds like the economy was tanking even before the Coronavirus crisis then.

 

[Brylowes]

The oppositions real strength will play out in the quality of their offer to the British people. I’m pleased that Starmer has the forum to shred the government on its disastrous policy choices and his forensic style certainly emphasises that.

I’m more interested to see where he goes post Cov-ID 19. .

:emoji_thinking: It could be straight into an ‘Old Folks Home’ if Boris and co don’t get a grip.

 

[chiefdave]

Sounds like the economy was tanking even before the Coronavirus crisis then.

We were heading into recession before this, it’s just got here a bit quicker and will be worse.

 

[chiefdave]

See the daily briefing is now sponsored by Taylor Wimpey.

 

[David O'Day]

We were heading into recession before this, it’s just got here a bit quicker and will be worse.

Yep the economy was flat in jan and started sliding in Feb and the restrictions were late march so at least part of the 5.8 contraction on that month will be non pandemic shutdown

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[Sick Boy]

There’s no way De Pfeffel is going to last, he’s even being openly criticised by his own MPs.

 

[David O'Day]

There’s no way De Pfeffel is going to last, he’s even being openly criticised by his own MPs.

But Grendal.said he walks on water

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[Grendel]

There’s no way De Pfeffel is going to last, he’s even being openly criticised by his own MPs.

Charity bet time? What time period?

 

[PVA]

He'll be gone once all this is 'over' whenever that might be.

Because there will be a constant stream of inquiries into the government's handling of this and we all know that Johnson cannot, and will not, stand up to scrutiny. He'll be out of there quicker than you can say 'herd immunity'.

 

[David O'Day]

60k

 

[skybluetony176]

60k

The more I read about sending people back to nursing homes without even testing them for Covid 19 when they were showing clear symptoms the less surprised I am by figures like these. This government has blood on its hands. There can be little doubt about that. What I really don’t understand is why did we spend so much money building, kitting out and supplying nightingale hospitals and then send sick people into an environment that is going to spread it without conscience to some of the most vulnerable people to this virus. Please will one of Boris fan boys explain this to me. Explain to me how the government wasn’t deliberately putting a deadly killer virus into a vulnerable community.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

The more I read about sending people back to nursing homes without even testing them for Covid 19 when they were showing clear symptoms the less surprised I am by figures like these. This government has blood on its hands. There can be little doubt about that. What I really don’t understand is why did we spend so much money building, kitting out and supplying nightingale hospitals and then send sick people into an environment that is going to spread it without conscience to some of the most vulnerable people to this virus. Please will one of Boris fan boys explain this to me. Explain to me how the government wasn’t deliberately putting a deadly killer virus into a vulnerable community.

They were built to make the public a bit more confident in capacity, they had few staff and were fairly useless for what they were due to do. They also cost a fortune to build.

I am sure he said today the death rate is going down in homes that I quite likely as they are running out of people in them.

 

[PVA]

60k. Bloody hell.

Boris lad indeed.

 

[skybluetony176]

They were built to make the public a bit more confident in capacity, they had few staff and were fairly useless for what they were due to do. They also cost a fortune to build.

I am sure he said today the death rate is going down in homes that I quite likely as they are running out of people in them.

It’s truly shocking. Has a British PM ever killed so many people before through neglect?

 

[Rusty Trombone]

The more I read about sending people back to nursing homes without even testing them for Covid 19 when they were showing clear symptoms the less surprised I am by figures like these. This government has blood on its hands. There can be little doubt about that. What I really don’t understand is why did we spend so much money building, kitting out and supplying nightingale hospitals and then send sick people into an environment that is going to spread it without conscience to some of the most vulnerable people to this virus. Please will one of Boris fan boys explain this to me. Explain to me how the government wasn’t deliberately putting a deadly killer virus into a vulnerable community.

My Mrs works as a nurse at UHCW, from things she tells me you shouldn't underestimate the poor decisions that get made by senior management. Of course you could argue that ultimately this all leads back to the Government, but these managers do need to take some responsibility. Again from what she tells me there was a real reluctance to test people, now whether this was down to a lack of testing availability or wanting to keep the numbers down, and people out of the Covid wards, I don't know. Maybe a mixture of everything.

 

[skybluetony176]

 

[Sick Boy]

Charity bet time? What time period?

I reckon sometime within the next year, with the current situation it’s too difficult to say.

 

[Ian1779]

There’s no way De Pfeffel is going to last, he’s even being openly criticised by his own MPs.

One of the media barons has had enough... time to move him on and sweep it all under the carpet.

 

[skybluetony176]

One of the media barons has had enough... time to move him on and sweep it all under the carpet.

Which one?

 

[Ian1779]

Which one?

Who knows.... could be any of them. They’ll probably want to put someone they can control even more in place.... like Gove.

 

[shmmeee]

Which one?

I think he meant once, but I have heard rumours Gove is preferred by Murdoch.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

I think he meant once, but I have heard rumours Gove is preferred by Murdoch.

Christ.

 

[skybluetony176]

Who knows.... could be any of them. They’ll probably want to put someone they can control even more in place.... like Gove.

I think he meant once, but I have heard rumours Gove is preferred by Murdoch.

Got you’s. I wonder how much the big moguls have on him? Affairs, illegitimate children, other behaviour not becoming of a world leader such as lying. No, wait...

 

[PVA]

Torygraph have begun to turn on Boris recently.

Despite what Grendel says about him being bestest pwime minister ever!, the tide is turning on Johnson.

 

[skybluetony176]

Christ.

Come back Jeremy Hunt. All is forgiven.

 

[shmmeee]

Christ.

Remember when we thought Cameron was bad?

 

[skybluetony176]

Remember when we thought Cameron was bad?

I have quite fond memories of May these days.

 

[shmmeee]

I have quite fond memories of May these days.

The 'not so obvious' hot babes thread! ?

 

[skybluetony176]

The 'not so obvious' hot babes thread! ?

My eyes still work so no.

 

[David O'Day]

#prayfordom

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[chiefdave]

I reckon sometime within the next year, with the current situation it’s too difficult to say.

Depends how bad things get, they might decide to play the long game. Once this is over we'll likely have a huge recession to deal with while trying to sort out Brexit.

We've got 4 years until the next election. If they think they can get that all out the way with something like 12 months to spare they could be tempted to leave him in to take the fall for everything.

 

[David O'Day]

Which tory apart from gove would want the job at this point in time.

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[Ian1779]

Got to love the government and their eye for detail....

 

[fernandopartridge]

As much as I don't rate Johnson, I don't like the idea of a single fall guy. The entire government are on the hook for it, it wasn't the work of a single rogue.