Coronavirus

[Monkeys Fist 43108]

Anyone more cynical than me might think that the prime motivator in this govt’s decisions on COVID is cost, above everything else. 
If schools are closed by the govt, they’ll have to pay people to stay off work again, whereas if they let people “rebel” and keep them off, they don’t. 
 

Anyone more cynical than me might think they were a bunch of immoral cunts. 

[Monkeys Fist 43108]

24 minutes ago, NJS said:

He's said they should be the last thing to close which I sort of agree with him on but he has called for a stricter national lockdown as soon as possible. 

Doesn’t he realise it’s his decision. the thick fucking drunk?

[ewerk 31222]

1 hour ago, Monkeys Fist said:

Doesn’t he realise it’s his decision. the thick fucking drunk?

Come on Keir, sober up and get yourself into No.10.

[Monkeys Fist 43108]

Oops, I’d best have a beer. 

[Tom 14013]

 

[Sonatine 11571]

 

[Dr Gloom 22185]

ouch

UK economy set to be one of the last to recover from pandemics

Annual FT survey of leading economists warns of ‘groaning twenties’, with soaring unemployment and a return to austerity likely

It will take at least 18 months for the UK economy to return to its pre-pandemic size and its recovery will lag behind that of its peers, according to a poll of more than 90 leading economists.

https://www.ft.com/content/5c51299a-fd9f-4e14-9576-a42a6317c324

[Rayvin 5304]

Have to say like, I'm getting fucking sick of the Tories and their 'economic competence'. We won't survive another round of austerity as anything like what we were pre-Cameron. It'll polarise everyone even further, more far right, more far left, as people get increasingly fucking desperate.

Edited January 4, 2021 by Rayvin

[trooper 940]

On the BBC 

Tiers 'no longer strong enough' with new variant - Hancock

When schools open, disease spreads more - Hancock

[Ayatollah Hermione 14068]

I see it’s our fault again. Do this lot take responsibility for anything?

[trooper 940]

21 minutes ago, Ayatollah Hermione said:

I see it’s our fault again. Do this lot take responsibility for anything?

Of course it is. Its nowt to do with Boris acting too slow. Ignoring his medical advisors & never answering a question properly at the press conferences. The amount of times he says  "  over to you Chris anything to add JVT" Actually the questions are at you. When they say Prime Minister & ask you a question. They expect you to answer you incompetent bumbling idiot. Not pass it over like a bag of dog shit. 

[TheGingerQuiff 2412]

Who's passing bags of dog shit around? 

[ewerk 31222]

1 hour ago, trooper said:

On the BBC 

Tiers 'no longer strong enough' with new variant - Hancock

When schools open, disease spreads more - Hancock

AZ are confident that they'll be  able to supply 2m doses a week to the NHS shortly. Why not have a national lockdown for four weeks, by which point hopefully the most vulnerable should have been vaccinated? Over half the country is already in Tier 4. This would most likely be the last lockdown required.

[trooper 940]

Scotland's First Minister "Wee Jimmy Krankie" is expected to address the Holyrood Parliament this afternoon after holding talks with her cabinet to discuss further coronavirus measures

[Toonpack 9973]

It's funny ain't it, useless Blonde Cunt is PM with his band of arseholes and still folks take the piss out of someone who has shown some actual leadership

[trooper 940]

21 minutes ago, Toonpack said:

It's funny ain't it, useless Blonde Cunt is PM with his band of arseholes and still folks take the piss out of someone who has shown some actual leadership

Just trying to add a bit of humour into a shit situation. We know Boris is useless & all the other home nations have done better. I cant say it enough how much of a cunt Boris is. If your offended I'm sorry. 

Edited January 4, 2021 by trooper

[Renton 22007]

49 minutes ago, ewerk said:

AZ are confident that they'll be  able to supply 2m doses a week to the NHS shortly. Why not have a national lockdown for four weeks, by which point hopefully the most vulnerable should have been vaccinated? Over half the country is already in Tier 4. This would most likely be the last lockdown required.

 

I can't remember if I've already said it on here but I'll say it now anyway. IMO we are vaccinating the wrong people. Older people should be expected to self isolate a little bit longer. The first lots of vaccine should go to NHS staff, Social care staff, and teachers exclusively. That way we can at least keep our hospitals safer, prevent much NHS absenteeism, and vitally keep schools open because we are really fucking with kids lives now. Also those in care homes will be at massively reduced risk. 

 

From a standard health economics perspective, no way would be vaccinating octogenarians first. But in this case, there are also huge societal advantages in changing the vaccination priorities. I might write a letter to the BMJ on this.

 

 

[ewerk 31222]

Aren't you employed by the NHS?

[Renton 22007]

30 minutes ago, ewerk said:

Aren't you employed by the NHS?

 

I am. Not frontline mind so the above doesn't apply to me if that's what you'regetting at (although my office is in a clinical area). We could have vaccinated the entire NHS by next week by my reckoning. Instead we literally have front line staff on covid wards unprotected. 

[ewerk 31222]

Yes, I noticed you didn’t specify frontline staff  

[ewerk 31222]

45 minutes ago, trooper said:

Just trying to add a bit of humour into a shit situation. We know Boris is useless & all the other home nations have done better. I cant say it enough how much of a cunt Boris is. If your offended I'm sorry. 

He has told us that tougher measures are inevitable ‘in due course’. Why wait? We’re not gaining anything from it.

[Dr Gloom 22185]

17 minutes ago, ewerk said:

He has told us that tougher measures are inevitable ‘in due course’. Why wait? We’re not gaining anything from it.

exactly. it's pretty obvious it's getting out of control again, just as it was in the spring, and once again johnson is procrastinating instead of taking action

[Renton 22007]

I kind of agree we need a full lockdown but honestly in January this scares me shitless. The negative effect on kids education and socialising, and the negative effects on adult mental health, perfectly correlated. Get the teachers vaccinated ffs. 

[Renton 22007]

10 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

exactly. it's pretty obvious it's getting out of control again, just as it was in the spring, and once again johnson is procrastinating instead of taking action

Out of control down your neck of the woods, not here (yet). Funny how when London gets high cases we get a national lockdown, but when the North gets high cases we get regional lockdowns. I'm genuinely pissed off about this.

[Dr Gloom 22185]

1 minute ago, Renton said:

Out of control down your neck of the woods, not here (yet). Funny how when London gets high cases we get a national lockdown, but when the North gets high cases we get regional lockdowns. I'm genuinely pissed off about this.

london is leading the way, no doubt. but the upwards trends elsewhere are alarming