skybluetony176
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You can’t compare the U.K. to other countries
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Skybluefaz
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I mean, there are more clued up people than me on here who may be able to point out the legitimacy of this contract. I just don't get it though. How is this not front page news?
skybluetony176
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Jobs for the boys. All these Tory linked tax dodging off shore companies will do is purchase from already established manufacturers and then sell into the government with a nice mark up, they’re probably even competing with government departments to buy stock up from already established manufacturers pushing the price up. Would have been much better to give a larger number of smaller contracts to the U.K. companies who could have switched production to PPE paying tax on that income while protecting the U.K. jobs of U.K. taxpayers.
fernandopartridge
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Would need to see the full OJEU notice but I've already told that Jolyom not to assume it was a competition, where it's a contract awarded without competition it'll say there has been only one tender. Needs to look at Section VI of the form.
SkyBlueDom26
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Fair play to Rishi and the conservatives coming through with this one
chiefdave
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Hope this is above board and as it seems. Already had friends in the industry flag up that the Arts Council was asked not to announce who had been successful with applications for previously announced funding last Friday so the government could re-annouce the funding. Hope that's just a coincidence.
Assuming it is above board then fair play for finally stepping up but it shouldn't have taken a huge campaign and a threat that the ROH would permanently close to get it done. Once again it shows the government not sticking to its own plan due to the response from the public. The delay means there's already venues that have closed and jobs that have been lost.
Brighton Sky Blue
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After a decade of slashing budgets so heritage institutions are on their knees, forgive me if I don't cheer the Conservatives
clint van damme
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The arts are really important and it's good that they are looking to help if as you say, it's all above board, but it means nothing if they continue withhold the 10 billion from the NHS that someone hi lighted in an earlier post.
Caught some Professor on Newsnight Thursday or Friday .
According to his modelling he predicted if the second wave comes it will be in January .
Also that death's would be @6,982 precisely , qualified with the caveat,'as long as there is an effective test and trace mechanism in place.
Mentioned 'dark matter,' in his analysis where somehow an unspecified percentage of the population have some form of Immunity.
According to his modelling he predicted if the second wave comes it will be in January .
Also that death's would be @6,982 precisely , qualified with the caveat,'as long as there is an effective test and trace mechanism in place.
Mentioned 'dark matter,' in his analysis where somehow an unspecified percentage of the population have some form of Immunity.
Skybluefaz
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I'm having my first coaching session back with my lads team today and we will adhere to the social distancing measures. Cannot wait. 8 year olds will be mad to have a 'proper game' though so I hope the science supports a return to normality, for the grassroots game asap.
LastGarrison
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I can’t be the only one confused about 9 a side?
Nick
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Nah, smaller pitch.
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In theory you're keeping your distance from one another in a pub I guess, whereas a full-blown football match...
Apparently balls are also a vector of disaese or whatever in cricket, guess the same applies too for football.
Don't shoot the messenger, I don't make these rules! Just trying to rationalise the irrational.
Nick
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Not planning on kissing and cuddling.
The goalies have gloves and there's no throw ins, just kick ins
Ian1779
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My sons U9 team have been back to training for 2 weeks now. Split into bubbles of 5 with each player having their own ball - mostly been doing practicing technique and fitness. Not had any games yet at all - some shooting practice is the closest they’ve come to interaction. Must say that considering it’s all done by unpaid volunteers the thought and planning that has gone into making it possible to train whilst staying very safe is excellent.
Skybluefaz
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For the most part I think people are on board with what is required. What I have planned sounds pretty similar to what you have experienced with your son's team. Shooting at the end will be the game replacement, I'm aware that there are some carrying on as usual, full contact sessions with games etc. Not at my club though thankfully. To give the FA credit their guidance has been good, updated inline with changes from the government. Of course, football locked down before the government too so that was a good proactive move from the FA.
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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People aren't supposed to be 'cramming' into pubs. Supposed to very much be limited capacity, distanced, separated from other groups etc.
Although footy is outdoor it involves a lot of heavy breathing from the exercise increasing the distance the virus could travel and unless you make it non-contact involves very close contact. Plus the phlegmy people that have to gob everywhere every 5 seconds or they can't breathe.
I have seen on the news where someone set up something more akin to netball/fussball where each player had a designated zone on the pitch no other player was allowed to enter. So could only block, not tackle.
Think Yakubu pioneered this idea when he was on loan with us
SkyBlueDom26
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Just over 300 new cases today with 200k plus tests done, we’re deffo beating this now
David O'Day
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Dom there was only 97k tests for pillar 1 to 4 processed yesterday
Coronavirus cases in the UK: daily updated statistics
David O'Day
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It's also hardly "world leading"
Sky Blue Pete
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I think so too
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Skybluefaz
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Classic Boris.
Sky Blue Pete
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Mud sticks he’s a wanker
skybluetony176
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And the winner of the least surprising headline of the Coronavirus pandemic goes to...
There’s plenty more government blame to be passed around yet by Boris and Co. This will just be the first, they’ll be blaming the NHS that they’ve been sycophantically clapping for next.
fernandopartridge
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I'm with you on that to an extent, but two wrongs don't make a right and running around a pitch at contact you'll be shedding a lot of virus. They had the CEO of Powerleague on Radio 5 last night who was making a similar case but also that they'd put steps in place to mitigate risk in any case. It really does show what the objective of releasing lockdown was, though the Tories have not exactly been shy about that.
fernandopartridge
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No, we're not beating it. We are repelling it for now, it won't be beaten due to the way it was allowed to let rip, but after nearly 4 months we've got daily infections down under 500. I said 200k deaths by next March, maybe we won't get there but 100k is not out of the question.
skybluetony176
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I see ministers have started lining up to rewrite what Boris said about care homes. What’s the betting that Boris disappears for a good week now from the media.
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