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Tier 1: mackems Tier 2: Man Utd, Liverpool Tier 3: The grudges - Hereford, Stevenage, Forest, Villa, Sheff Wed Tier 4: All the bigger London teams including Palace. Tier 5: Everyone else.

I was knocked down for a week by something at the end of January, no cough but pretty bad. This was a couple of weeks after sitting next to Chinese lass who'd been home for Xmas - not to the infected province as she kept insisting

I think he's taken a blank slate approach by appointing a few with no real history. Surprised on Cooper though.

No mention was made of the reporters sent to out the Scottish doctor by spying on her.

Let us know if you get stoned by lockdown Nazis..

Yeah, I need to fix a dripping tap in my kitchen but I'm a bit wary of even doing that....i reckon I can take the minimal increase in water bill for a few months.

I'm an occasional cyclist and had intended to get out on my bike now that the gym/pool is shut - probably starting next weekend. I'm a little paranoid in that in 25 years cycling as an adult I've only had a couple of minor scrapes none involving anything beyond first aid so now sod's law is trying to make my mind think I'm bound to crash and end up in hospital despite the roads being quieter. I hope I get over it and I think it would be a shame if they went too far and banned exercise. As others have said I think it might be the final straw for some in deciding to say fuck it and rebel.

He said something about it being wrong to pay people to do nothing so I imagine his plan will be to not pay them or force them to work for benefits.

I agree - it's the NHS workers that are the only testing priority for me. However they seem to have oversold the antibody test as well which is the real way out of the lockdown.

Germany is very federal but the States are larger/more powerful than say Scotland or Wales.i also assume they must have a tiered hierarchy of health decision making that's stronger than here.

Okay, I accept I'm a bit wrong - but doesnt the trust system lead to areas bidding against each other for resources much like the states in the US? Genuine question.

I don't think it's a coincidence that the most decentralised and marketised, ultra-capitalist countries are the ones screwing it up - a plethora of NHS trusts with no central co-ordination and genuine offers of help from either chemical companies or university and other biological labs being dismissed in lieu of bitty, mismatched spending with no thought. As others have said it's either rank icompetence, unwillingness to take central charge or a covert adherence to the herd immunity "plan". I think now we'll be lucky to be out of lockdown by September.

I didn't see it but I read that he started off "seriously" as if someone had got through to him on the deaths but as time went on he reverted to his usual scatter gun bullshit.

Probably, but I think he had some good ideas and has continued to do so in this crisis - though I'd also say a lot of the vehement "not voting for Corbyn" crowd were those whose political knowledge didn't extend to any other "names".

Used to go to the doll as part of match day drinking occasionally in the 80s as well as some others mentioned. Also the doll on some works nights out in the late 80s as well as one of the lads was a bit of a biker.

It'll be instant as Corbyn is out - I think it was Easter recess that was the timing it was set around. On the purge, it sort of makes sense getting new faces in but I'd keep any old guarders if they merit it. I don't see much wrong with Long Bailey as long as she isn't leader and I'd certainly use Nandy. I think it's a shame McDonnel isn't interested.

I read a suggestion of a passport type document. Edit : for those immune.

Thing is if the deaths are mainly in urban areas as opposed to rural that will skew the effects along party lines.

I was looking through my works team WhatsApp thread and someone posted an article about a firm in Canary Wharf sending everyone home due to a case on Feb 26th - that's 24/27 days before Johnson shut the pubs then implemented full on lockdown 3 days later. I think if we'd been locked down on the first of March we'd be doing quite well now.

There's an app called Signal which is a bit like WhatsApp and is more encrypted than the rest if you're paranoid.

In the replies his fans are lapping it up - as he knows they will.

See the supermarkets have started doing their "we are heroes" adverts.

Spoke to my sister today who's a retired radiographer and she got a letter asking her to come back. I think she would have been willing but she has MS so its a non-starter. She's okay but not to stand all day. I think we're both pretty happy in reality.

Jug ears is in his 70s and must have had symptoms - I think it's a stretch but even as a very strong republican it doesn't bother me much. I would say I actually find it sad that his wife hadn't interacted close enough with him to catch it - I wouldn't expect them to be shagging but surely some form of intimacy persists to that age? Johnson deserves flak for not practising what he preaches but the test is fair enough.

Melvins?