You worked throughout but were on 80% wages?
Our furlough scheme is better than that, I know it's ending, it shouldnt be but still. 60% wage if your business is forced to shit down is cracking, I've worked throughout the whole pandemic from home, for like 5 mo ths I was on 80% wage.
Some of the issues we have now goes back to before covid. Lack of funding the NHS - every winter just with regular flu the NHS is on its knees with ambulances queuing outside A&E; lack of funding the police - how are they supposed to enforce any restrictions when they don't have the manpower for their existing workload; lack of funding schools - large class sizes, old cramped schools with poor ventilation or even schools in old office blocks.What can be done then doffently. Please explain as I see every cou try in the world is fucked apart from China coincidentally.
We have been the most generous in support not one other cou try I can think has gave as much aid as our government
Again an issue here that predates covid. Our 'safety net' isn't fit for purpose. If you lose your job you're expected to live on £410 a month (although the government is planning a big cut to that early next year). Other countries already had systems in place so it was just a larger uptake of their usual system, and in some cases extending the schemes so people can stay on them for longer.Our furlough scheme is better than that, I know it's ending, it shouldnt be but still.
Police in France have searched the home of Health Minister Olivier Veran as part of an enquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic.
He is one of several current and former health ministers being investigated into their response to the pandemic. It also includes former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.
Victims of Covid-19 accuse them of being too slow to act to check the spread of the virus.
I didn't realise American schools are shut. How bad's it going to get over there if they re-open?
One thing you could never accuse the French of being is plebs.Can anyone imagine something like this happening here?
Well that Will likely be the case here BSB,less likely to be politically harmful to the Gov't that way .I think it’s a state by state decision on them?
Well that Will likely be the case here BSB,less likely to be politically harmful to the Gov't that way .
Obvious to see why, normally you'd get thousands of people moving round the country to spend time in other households. Needs a public buy in through as it would be difficult to police unless you're stopping people on the roads and checking where they are going.Talk of a national lockdown over Christmas here
That would definitely happen, it’ll actually get properly enforced here with large fines.Obvious to see why, normally you'd get thousands of people moving round the country to spend time in other households. Needs a public buy in through as it would be difficult to police unless you're stopping people on the roads and checking where they are going.
Obvious to see why, normally you'd get thousands of people moving round the country to spend time in other households. Needs a public buy in through as it would be difficult to police unless you're stopping people on the roads and checking where they are going.
You stealing Boris Johnson's joke?In more positive developments, in Ireland all home visits are now banned, therefore an afternoon in my in-laws' garden this weekend has been cancelled.
You have to seize any good news when you find it
You stealing Boris Johnson's joke?
Nothing like issuing massive fines for the crime of going to see family members at Christmas.
Channelling Johnny Depp in Blow I see:
Its almost comical. Appears from nowhere, trending on twitter and winning praise. Hours later, resigns over disagreement with Starmer's insistence on not opposing the CHIS bill.
Slightly off topic, but is anyone aware of any information regarding re-skilling?? I like my job but feel wasted sometimes, so wouldn't mind having a go at A levels.
Might be worth a new thread, think a lot of people ignore this one and the other political threads.Slightly off topic, but is anyone aware of any information regarding re-skilling?? I like my job but feel wasted sometimes, so wouldn't mind having a go at A levels.
Might be worth a new thread, think a lot of people ignore this one and the other political threads.
Something I've thought about a lot but not sure how you can change career mid 40s with a mortgage and bills to pay. Did the quiz thing on the government site and it came up with the most bizarre career suggestions, but ignoring that the striking thing was that the first step in every career it suggested was going back to uni and doing another degree. Even if I could afford to do that I'd be nearly 50 by the time I finish it, even longer if its part time!
I heard something say it was from next AprilSlightly off topic, but is anyone aware of any information regarding re-skilling?? I like my job but feel wasted sometimes, so wouldn't mind having a go at A levels.
I’d have thought you could go straight in at L4/5 rather than doing A levels. Do you know what you want to do?
Might be worth a new thread, think a lot of people ignore this one and the other political threads.
Something I've thought about a lot but not sure how you can change career mid 40s with a mortgage and bills to pay. Did the quiz thing on the government site and it came up with the most bizarre career suggestions, but ignoring that the striking thing was that the first step in every career it suggested was going back to uni and doing another degree. Even if I could afford to do that I'd be nearly 50 by the time I finish it, even longer if its part time!
Yeah, part of me thinks I've missed the boat.Something I've thought about a lot but not sure how you can change career mid 40s with a mortgage and bills to pay.
Check out what the Open University offer - they're often flexible with entry requirements, and are usually pretty good with getting you to where you need to be, if you need something extra, as efficiently as possible.I was thinking Physiotherapy as the career change, even if I stick in my current job and give myself a better chance of working up when the jobs become available. I spoke to the Cov Uni a couple of years ago (physio) and they wouldn't accept me as I was missing GCSE Maths at B. I have Mechanical Engineering at level 3 and done that for 14 years,
The age isn't so much an issue for me being early 30's but I have the mortgage and bills, when I was looking at it, I'm pritty sure you're exempt from council tax as a full time student (not sure how it works with a wife and kids etc). Not sure if all banks are the same but Santander were very accommodating and let me have a good play about with the figures and stuff too allow me to do uni and not get into debt, etc.
Bit harsh!Yeah but Dianne Abbott, Marxism etc, etc.
they really are fucking scum.
We need a high profile Tory death to cheer us up. Preferably in a freak walking accident like Stephen Milligan.
Bit harsh!
Its almost comical. Appears from nowhere, trending on twitter and winning praise. Hours later, resigns over disagreement with Starmer's insistence on not opposing the CHIS bill.
Dan Carden quits Labour frontbench over failure to oppose MI5 bill
Carden says he will vote against legislation, defying Keir Starmer who wants MPs to abstainwww.theguardian.com
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