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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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Saddlebrains said:
The opening shops before seeing People from other households is weird.

Can see Boris pulling that one out the bag to be honest to try and ease the pressure he's under. Other countries are doing it cant see why we cant
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May I suggest a drive to Barnard Castle to mull it over?
 
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TomRad85

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Grendel said:
If this persists as a news item for another week he will go - he should have resigned anyway - he’s placed his boss in a very difficult position

The anger though is more at the individual than the crime
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He's the Brexit Bogeyman, they've been gunning for him from day 1 and now he's been caught with his trousers down and the press smell blood. I'm 50/50 on whether he'll stay or go.

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chiefdave

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ajsccfc said:
The WHO thing about the second wave is reported here, I saw it cited elsewhere but it was in Spanish so the main thing I took away was that the virus goes to the beach and enjoys playing cards with friends
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Got to admit I don't really understand the science behind this. Each country that has had issues would have had a patient zero and its spread from there so how will it just die out?

Surely unless you have zero current infections you still have multiple people with a highly contagious virus?
 
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djr8369

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ajsccfc said:
The WHO thing about the second wave is reported here, I saw it cited elsewhere but it was in Spanish so the main thing I took away was that the virus goes to the beach and enjoys playing cards with friends


Huge coronavirus breakthrough as WHO claim second wave ‘being increasingly ruled out’
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I think what she is trying to say there is we now know how to control it and this will prevent later waves being as serious as the initial one. It seems to be being read as “there won’t be a second wave so open up” but in reality seems closer to “there might not be a second wave if we continue to implement containment measures”.

That’s just my reading and there’s not a lot to go on there.


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Saddlebrains

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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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There is a worldwide pandemic and all I can hear is an echo of right and left wing.

Cummings is a twat and should be sacked. I think there is one maybe two people arguing the opposite. That's it.

I'm surprised people are highlighting that this story isn't going away. Of course it won't if you keep talking about it!
 
Ian1779

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Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
There is a worldwide pandemic and all I can hear is an echo of right and left wing.

Cummings is a twat and should be sacked. I think there is one maybe two people arguing the opposite. That's it.

I'm surprised people are highlighting that this story isn't going away. Of course it won't if you keep talking about it!
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Of course you are right - but people are up in arms because his actions have effectively ended any kind of sensible behaviours from a big swathe of our population.

That’s the real worry now in terms of what will follow in a couple of weeks.
 
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TomRad85 said:
He's the Brexit Bogeyman, they've been gunning for him from day 1 and now he's been caught with his trousers down and the press smell blood. I'm 50/50 on whether he'll stay or go.

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I'm not inclined to think that Tom
It would be s huge about face .
It literally is this or an even bigger deception behind the scenes.
IMO .
Which would make this the appetizer

The future for the media under this operation was always heading into choppy waters .
If this is exploited to avert that?
 
Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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skybluetony176 said:
I see trip advisor has had to suspend new reviews on Barnard Castle following a wave of come and have your eyes tested, great place to escape Covid, great place to take your wife on her birthday type comments.
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If anyone in theri tourism office has an ounce of publicity savvy they'll be asking to sponsor refs/linesman and doing some sort of fundraising with the RNIB.

Next guide dog puppy to be born has to be called Barnard as well.
 
Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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Ian1779 said:
Of course you are right - but people are up in arms because his actions have effectively ended any kind of sensible behaviours from a big swathe of our population.

That’s the real worry now in terms of what will follow in a couple of weeks.
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I totally agree. I genuinely think that a lot of people have adopted a 'fuck it' mentality now.

Hard to blame them really.

I just think bringing him up time and time again pulls away from the bigger picture.

Couldn't believe how many people I saw out and about today. Supermarket was rammed and basically no social distancing going on.

It feels like some kind of unofficial end of lockdown?
 
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PVA

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Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
I totally agree. I genuinely think that a lot of people have adopted a 'fuck it' mentality now.

Hard to blame them really.

I just think bringing him up time and time again pulls away from the bigger picture.

Couldn't believe how many people I saw out and about today. Supermarket was rammed and basically no social distancing going on.

It feels like some kind of unofficial end of lockdown?
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Of course it is. It was inevitable after the events of the last few days. Lockdown is totally unenforcable now as 'instinct' is apparently an excuse to do what you like. The government have absolutely fucked it, they value Cummings over Public Health Guidance.
 
chiefdave

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Saddlebrains said:
Huge coronavirus breakthrough as WHO claim second wave ‘being increasingly ruled out’

Just wish others would Read other sources other than the mainstream media. We're going in the right direction. Yes i know this is an express article but the facts and scientific breakthroughs are there. They just arent being reported enough
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I'm not sure the quotes from WHO match the tone of the article. They only say we are now better prepared and that lockdown has prevented things getting out of control.

Would desperately like some good news but not sure this is it.
 
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djr8369

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Saddlebrains said:
Huge coronavirus breakthrough as WHO claim second wave ‘being increasingly ruled out’

Just wish others would Read other sources other than the mainstream media. We're going in the right direction. Yes i know this is an express article but the facts and scientific breakthroughs are there. They just arent being reported enough
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What sources are you suggesting?

I’ve had a look at the WHO website and can’t see anything suggesting there won’t be a second wave.


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chiefdave said:
I'm not sure the quotes from WHO match the tone of the article. They only say we are now better prepared and that lockdown has prevented things getting out of control.

Would desperately like some good news but not sure this is it.
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Yup. That article basically says a second wave is less likely because we've implemented and are implementing lockdown measures.

(Oh, and the Express is pretty mainstream!!)
 
TomRad85

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wingy said:
I'm not inclined to think that Tom
It would be s huge about face .
It literally is this or an even bigger deception behind the scenes.
IMO .
Which would make this the appetizer

The future for the media under this operation was always heading into choppy waters .
If this is exploited to avert that?
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Interestingly I thought public trust in the media from both left and right was at an all time low but as soon as theres a story that suits a narrative people gobble it up like a fat kid at a buffet. I'm in no way saying I'm immune to this btw, just an observation...

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skybluetony176

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PVA said:
The mental gymnastics people are going through to defend Cummings is quite remarkable.
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It’s like listening to my 11year old when she’s in trouble. As one lie unravels she starts entwining it with a new one, rinse and repeat. Only this is apparently adults we’re talking about with the most responsible jobs in the country. It’s truly shameful and a new low for government.
 
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skybluetony176 said:
It’s like listening to my 11year old when she’s in trouble. As one lie unravels she starts entwining it with a new one, rinse and repeat. Only this is apparently adults we’re talking about with the most responsible jobs in the country. It’s truly shameful and a new low for government.
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Exactly! If Cummings had just come out and said 'I was in the wrong, I apologise' it would soon get brushed under the carpet (like Kinnock).

But no. They come out with contradicting stories. Lies. Outright contempt for the British public. They dig themselves deeper and deeper into a web of lies that they begin to contradict original accounts. It's just pathetic.
 
clint van damme

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TomRad85 said:
Interestingly I thought public trust in the media from both left and right was at an all time low but as soon as theres a story that suits a narrative people gobble it up like a fat kid at a buffet. I'm in no way saying I'm immune to this btw, just an observation...

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This story is quite clearly true though, thats not always the case.
Whether it's getting too much attention or not is a matter for personal opinion.
 
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