Renton 21429 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, Tdansmith said: 3 month "mortgage holiday" that will help for sure. Is this for everyone, or only self employed etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdansmith 3247 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Just now, Renton said: Is this for everyone, or only self employed etc? I believe it's for those who are "struggling financially" I'm understanding it's for everyone. I hope i'm right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21868 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 that is good because nee fucker is having any other kind of holiday this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdansmith 3247 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Mr Sunak announced: A package of £330bn of loan guarantees to businesses Interest-free business interruption loans will be increased to £5m A 12-month business rates holiday for all shops, pubs, theatres, music venues and restaurants A cash grant of up to £25,000 for those businesses with a rateable value of less than £51,000 A three-month mortgage holiday for those in difficulty because of coronavirus The chancellor promised further measures to "support people's financial security" in the coming days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21429 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Mass production of ventilators is good. I'm glad they are taking this seriously now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30393 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 And what exactly has changed since Rishi announced his budget six days ago? Fuck all. It just illustrates how the government has completely misunderstood the gravity of the situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30393 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 And finally they’re seeing sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21868 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 £339bn sounds great but it's just loans - are businesses going to have to pay the government back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30393 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Oh of course they’re looking it back. The first six months are interest free. Good news on the grants for pubs and restaurants but it’s the staff that are being laid off who should be the main priority here. Many of the most economically vulnerable here are renters rather than homeowners and I haven’t heard any plan to support them yet. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdansmith 3247 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: £339bn sounds great but it's just loans - are businesses going to have to pay the government back? yes, with interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21429 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Nissan's in real trouble I see. Looks like it might get sunk by a perfect storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7011 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 7 hours ago, Meenzer said: Been doing it since 2004 so I'm hardly going to argue with the principle, but it does rely on actually having places to go, too. If we get to a full-on quarantine situation like in some countries where we're not even allowed to go out for a walk/run by ourselves... well, fuck it, I'll be doing laps of the back yard and uploading the activity to Strava I reckon I’d nail 3 months quarantine like . I’ve got a pile of books I’ve not had chance to read, a pile of records I haven’t listened to, a conservatory full of arcades I never get to play, as well as the usual Xbox, Netflix, Amazon Prime etc 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34951 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 22 minutes ago, Renton said: Nissan's in real trouble I see. Looks like it might get sunk by a perfect storm. I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if production at Washington doesn’t recommence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42189 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 23 minutes ago, Renton said: Nissan's in real trouble I see. Looks like it might get sunk by a perfect storm. Mackems must sick of their lives- League 1club, only employer in the village going down, and no gummy-blows off Granny for the foreseeable future. FTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42189 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 4 minutes ago, Kid Dynamite said: I reckon I’d nail 3 months quarantine like . I’ve got a pile of books I’ve not had chance to read, a pile of records I haven’t listened to, a conservatory full of arcades I never get to play, as well as the usual Xbox, Netflix, Amazon Prime etc Aren’t you likely to get called up to the coalface? ( I’m not being snarky, btw, just from what’s going on in Italy, it seems it’s all hands on deck in healthcare). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7011 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Aye, I meant if I did a different job. Fuck all chance of me being able to work from home. Wouldn’t be surprised if I get drafted onto an inpatient ward at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42189 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 If at some point you encounter a bloke in his fifties, fighting off the fit nurses with a stick, be gentle with me. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21429 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 57 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said: Mackems must sick of their lives- League 1club, only employer in the village going down, and no gummy-blows off Granny for the foreseeable future. FTM And then they wake up and realise they are quarantined - in Sunderland. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21429 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Alex said: I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if production at Washington doesn’t recommence Aye, my thoughts too. Which considering the supply chain, will devastate the NE. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21429 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Email from school. Partial shut down, including my older ones year (the little one is devastated!). I can't wfh and do childcare, so other than the odd nominal task and teleconference, that's me done. Wife's work is only offering unpaid leave so that's not an option. Not complaining, I know how lucky I am to be able to do this compared to others who will be screwed. We are a small team though and I'm essential and genuinely not replaceable, as is one of my peers who will have the same issues as me (millions will soon). I do wonder if we will be viable as a team if this goes on for months. Worst case is I guess I will be redeployed or made redundant. Either would be okay tbh. Strange times indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4375 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 It's going to take a long time to recover if this shit goes on for a year or more. Maybe it will require a large realignment of society - maybe a green new deal or something along those lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13842 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Never mind that, imagine being stuck in Italy. Not only are you on lockdown but now you've got arseholes standing on their balconies singing and playing instruments. I could honestly think of nothing worse. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 32887 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Well 1st night back at graft, office staff who can are working from home, however we're still working but they've binned loads of chairs so we can keep some distance between ourselves when we're having a cuppa. Trouble is now you're fighting to get a seat on your break whilst the little Hitler's are sat in the house on mein kampfy chair. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30393 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 54 minutes ago, Renton said: essential and genuinely not replaceable At least you’ve stumbled across the epitaph for your headstone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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