Grendel
Well-Known Member
Bloke who works for me i asked to come back for a couple of days and he was well pissed off as hed planned to go fishing - one of my kids has loved it and now has another job and they are still paying her
I really can’t believe there’s many
Nah, I love going to the cinema to watch a movie. At home the temptation is there to get the phone out. Plus the comfort and general experience is brilliant.I could quite happily never go to the cinema again if new releases continue to be made available, albeit at a premium price, on streaming services. Its a shit experience with people chatting, messing with phones, munching on snacks etc.
One thing I do hope we'll see as a result of WFH increasing is an increase in coffee shops, cafes, restaurants etc in residential areas. Don't believe people genuinely want to be stuck in their houses 24/7 never seeing anyone. I'd love to be able to walk to a coffee shop or pop out for lunch but there's nothing local enough to walk to. Been reading a bit about the concept of 15 minute cities and if we move towards that I think quality of life for a lot of people would improve.
If they are pulling their weight and getting the job done what is the problem?That’s what it seems like from the friends I’ve spoken to. One doesn’t even have to take leave anymore, they can just take their laptop with them wherever, do a few hours work and that’s them done. Been told they’ll be like that all year
If they are pulling their weight and getting the job done what is the problem?
Getting paid lots for frankly doing hardly anything
Of course the media are overplaying it. What planet do you live on?
So if the person isn't pulling their weight then they should be pulled up on it, however if they are doing high value work it is what it is surely? Or is it just jealousy?Getting paid lots for frankly doing hardly anything
Says the guy who works 39 weeks a year and finishes at 3!
*runs very far, very fast*
So if the person isn't pulling their weight then they should be pulled up on it, however if they are doing high value work it is what it is surely? Or is it just jealousy?
Hehe, indeed. Where’s my self driving car Mr IT
This completely sums up Boris during this pandemic.
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So the PM comes out and says he’s worried about the new variant and the June 21 reopening could be in question as a result, and you think the media should talk about what? Love Island?
Sums up O’Brien, he’s a prick....probably mentions brexit somewhere as well ?
There is no doubt if youre being cautious you stop flights from India earlier, I personally would have. However, this is also not binary....we live in country that has a high Indian population. Even now all Heathrow red list hotels are full and they’re moving people to Gatwick hotels. So, basically we would’ve been saying stay in India where everyone’s getting covid and hospitals are overflowing ?
Ps a quote I’ve heard today about a majority of the Bolton hospital Covid inpatients are that they are between 35-65 and ‘have not received a vaccination dose but many are eligible’. WTF are you supposed to do about that ?!
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‘I’ve learned how to cook so I don’t need a restaurant’
‘I’ve got Netflix and Amazon so I don’t need a cinema’
I've WFH since 13 March 2020, it is being forced upon us until at least October. I'm looking for another job as I fucking hate itSome jobs just can’t be WFH though and it irritates me a bit that those having such easy times of lockdown are fine with long established things to do being gone for good.
Do some people really live their lives in an entirely functional way? Going to restaurant is just for sustanence. The cinema is just to view a film.
Well the government are with yours and my moneyBloke who works for me i asked to come back for a couple of days and he was well pissed off as hed planned to go fishing - one of my kids has loved it and now has another job and they are still paying her
I've WFH since 13 March 2020, it is being forced upon us until at least October. I'm looking for another job as I fucking hate it
Nah, I love going to the cinema to watch a movie. At home the temptation is there to get the phone out. Plus the comfort and general experience is brilliant.
I don't often notice people doing it at the showcase.Trouble with the cinema is other people being tempted to get their phones out.
Learned the sum total of fuck all over the last year. The vaccine rollout is clearly an accidental success.
Learned the sum total of fuck all over the last year. The vaccine rollout is clearly an accidental success.
Conducting a fire drill in a Secondary school is pretty totalitarian, if you define it so literally, but there's no other way.What metrics are scientists using to decide what is totalitarian? Why are scientists being asked and not political theorists?
You can tell by a title that something is going to be proper batshit.
On Saturday, the British Medical Association (BMA) said it had serious concerns about the decision to continue with the easing of lockdown restrictions.
"It is a real worry that when further measures lift on 17 May, the majority of younger people, who are often highly socially mobile and could therefore be most at risk of a more infectious strain, are not yet vaccinated," said the BMA's Dr Richard Jarvis.
Minutes from a meeting of government scientific advisers, held on Thursday, said that "an even faster increase can be expected if measures are relaxed" in areas where the Indian variant is already spreading.
And if the variant was 40-50% more transmissible than the current dominant type, they warned proceeding to step three of England's roadmap on Monday would likely "lead to a substantial resurgence of hospitalisations (similar to, or larger than, previous peaks)".
I don’t understand!!!!
Hancock saying it’s pretty safe if you’ve had both vaccines but still need to be careful and do social distancing and other measures. Huh?
On Saturday, the British Medical Association (BMA) said it had serious concerns about the decision to continue with the easing of lockdown restrictions.
"It is a real worry that when further measures lift on 17 May, the majority of younger people, who are often highly socially mobile and could therefore be most at risk of a more infectious strain, are not yet vaccinated," said the BMA's Dr Richard Jarvis.
Minutes from a meeting of government scientific advisers, held on Thursday, said that "an even faster increase can be expected if measures are relaxed" in areas where the Indian variant is already spreading.
And if the variant was 40-50% more transmissible than the current dominant type, they warned proceeding to step three of England's roadmap on Monday would likely "lead to a substantial resurgence of hospitalisations (similar to, or larger than, previous peaks)".
I don’t understand!!!!
Hancock saying it’s pretty safe if you’ve had both vaccines but still need to be careful and do social distancing and other measures. Huh?
On Saturday, the British Medical Association (BMA) said it had serious concerns about the decision to continue with the easing of lockdown restrictions.
"It is a real worry that when further measures lift on 17 May, the majority of younger people, who are often highly socially mobile and could therefore be most at risk of a more infectious strain, are not yet vaccinated," said the BMA's Dr Richard Jarvis.
Minutes from a meeting of government scientific advisers, held on Thursday, said that "an even faster increase can be expected if measures are relaxed" in areas where the Indian variant is already spreading.
And if the variant was 40-50% more transmissible than the current dominant type, they warned proceeding to step three of England's roadmap on Monday would likely "lead to a substantial resurgence of hospitalisations (similar to, or larger than, previous peaks)".
I don’t understand!!!!
Hancock saying it’s pretty safe if you’ve had both vaccines but still need to be careful and do social distancing and other measures. Huh?
All the Tories I know will say one of two things whenever anything inconvenient is brought up
‘He’s doing his best’
‘Corbyn would have been worse’
Or my favourite so far, ‘Corbyn would have given all our doses to poor countries’
On Saturday, the British Medical Association (BMA) said it had serious concerns about the decision to continue with the easing of lockdown restrictions.
"It is a real worry that when further measures lift on 17 May, the majority of younger people, who are often highly socially mobile and could therefore be most at risk of a more infectious strain, are not yet vaccinated," said the BMA's Dr Richard Jarvis.
Minutes from a meeting of government scientific advisers, held on Thursday, said that "an even faster increase can be expected if measures are relaxed" in areas where the Indian variant is already spreading.
And if the variant was 40-50% more transmissible than the current dominant type, they warned proceeding to step three of England's roadmap on Monday would likely "lead to a substantial resurgence of hospitalisations (similar to, or larger than, previous peaks)".
I don’t understand!!!!
Hancock saying it’s pretty safe if you’ve had both vaccines but still need to be careful and do social distancing and other measures. Huh?
Yep.
'doing his best' is what you say to a 6 year old child in the egg and spoon race, it's not what you should be saying about the leader of the country during a pandemic.
The handling has been so catastrophic that if this is his best, then he clearly isn't fit to be Prime Minister. If he isn't doing best, then why the fuck not. Either way he has the blood of thousands on his hands through gross incompetence (not that he cares).
Basically nobody knows yet...how much more transmissible the variant is and whether vaccinations will help break the chain of transmission and/or hospitalisations etc
The vaccine rollout has gone well specifically because he’s had barely anything to do with it. No doubt the inquiry next year will be just one line: ‘he did his best, and Corbyn would have been worse’
Hmmmmm, I don’t accept the vaccine roll out has little to do with the government. Nor do most fair minded people in the population.
Funding the development of Oxford vaccine and ensuring it was delivered through AZ at not for profit (not just good for us but rest of the world). Also ensuring contract gave us first access to U.K. ‘manufactured’ vaccines. Also funding supply chain in U.K. and partially in EU
Procurement - the main part (if you don’t have the vaccines you can’t do the roll out). Securing variety of vaccines quickly. Government led when many wanted us to join the EU procurement scheme, refusing to do this was, on reflection, a masterstroke
Decision to follow JVCI/PHE guidance and extend gap between doses - could’ve taken safe option and followed the world. Not only did this ensure more people got partially protected quickly but by all accounts the greater gap has provided better immunity.
Decision to follow JVCI/PHE guidance and stick to older age categories/high risk first (many wanted this changed to younger, healthier front line workers - hard to argue on the face of it but would’ve left higher risk people exposed for longer)
The roll out/delivery has been a combination of NHS/army (logistical planning) and volunteers so agreed limited direct government involvement...however much we all wanted Hancock to be running around administering vaccines !!
There have been plenty of government fuck ups but you’ve got to give credit where it’s due. people trying to down play the involvement and importance of some of the above decisions just weaken the strength of valid arguments elsewhere
My question to all is that if the vaccine roll out had gone poorly, would you be arguing that it’s not the governments fault because they didn’t have anything to do with it ?!
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