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dunno why people are surprised. the government's entire response to this has been to look after the economy at the cost of humans
That's the Tory response to everything though. But more their personal economy than the countries.
I hated Johnson before now I want him to be the loved one that is lost...
I honestly can't believe that the Conservatives would leave the older population vulnerable. Everything Johnson does is to keep power and increase chance of re-election. Older people generally vote for them, they would essentially be killing of parts of their voter base and annoying the others.
But how would they admonish millennials for their many failings?
Don't worry they'll be holed up in their boomer bunkers working all day on millennial minion memes
UK to ban mass gatherings in coronavirus U-turn
Measure likely to come into effect next week after sporting bodies and others act unilaterally
www.theguardian.com
Lol. To fo have the FA of all places hold the governments feet to the fire. 🤦🏻♀️UK to ban mass gatherings in coronavirus U-turn
Measure likely to come into effect next week after sporting bodies and others act unilaterally
UK to ban mass gatherings in coronavirus U-turn
Measure likely to come into effect next week after sporting bodies and others act unilaterally
Even if the government and science was technically correct about it, it wasn't a good look and was undermining trust.
It would have been a lot better to not get bounced into doing things.
The press in this country continue to surpass themselves.
Moving swiftly from defence of the government policy, to defence of the U-turn in 24 hours.
Even supposed satire outlets like 'Have I Got News For You' putting out stuff like 'Barry from Wigan disagrees with the government approach, what an idiot'.
The entire journalist and media class seems to exist only to hold the public to account. They support and placate the rulers.
Moving swiftly from defence of the government policy, to defence of the U-turn in 24 hours.
Even supposed satire outlets like 'Have I Got News For You' putting out stuff like 'Barry from Wigan disagrees with the government approach, what an idiot'.
The entire journalist and media class seems to exist only to hold the public to account. They support and placate the rulers.
As seen on Twitter, they leaked the next stage out through the Spectator on a Saturday night
Loneliness and starvation will kill any coronavirus doesn't
There literally isn't the infrastructure for this. Worse still would be the knock-on effect of those nor quite near 70 but close enough feeling pressured to take it up as well. Many of whom are each other's support network when it comes to shopping and such
These are the people who need protecting most from the disease, and this is the answer Johnson and co may have come up with? Fuck me
For fucks sake. Loneliness is enough of an issue in this country nevermind having the government make people feel pressured to stay inside. And there's the people who don't have the friends or family to help them out with food/supplies.
It also raises the question of what happens with people under 70 but with underlying health issues. Will something happen there as well?
It also raises the question of what happens with people under 70 but with underlying health issues. Will something happen there as well?
Don't worry. Uber and Deliveroo will be handling that for them. You know, those tech savvy 70 year olds.
Plus "instructed"? At least they could be polite about it and say "advised" rather than presuming powers that the government does not have.
We already know what the mindset there will be. Say underlying health conditions to a Tory, and they hear unproductive benefit scrounger.
Just another weapon in their war upon the sick and poor.
UK ministers will no longer claim 'no successful examples' of Russian interference - Guardian
I presume they are waiting for the height of the virus crisis to release the Russia report (if they ever do), to ensure it fails to get any attention.
I presume they are waiting for the height of the virus crisis to release the Russia report (if they ever do), to ensure it fails to get any attention.
UK coronavirus crisis 'to last until spring 2021 and could see 7.9m hospitalised'
Exclusive: Public Health England document seen by Guardian says four in five ‘expected’ to contract virus
www.theguardian.com
Cross posting.
Coronavirus: PM says everyone should avoid office, pubs and travelling
Other "drastic" steps include more working from home and whole households staying at home for 14 days if one person has symptoms.
www.bbc.co.uk
I can't help but feel Emergency should mean introduced that day/the next day. Not almost end of the week.
Amidst all this:
Having grown up in a town with a good, thorough bus infrastructure, the contrast with the countryside - both in availability and pricing - really does hit you. I really do need my car to get around here
Bus cuts leave a million people without a regular service
Campaigners said reductions in bus routes and funding had left some people "trapped in their homes".
www.bbc.co.uk
Having grown up in a town with a good, thorough bus infrastructure, the contrast with the countryside - both in availability and pricing - really does hit you. I really do need my car to get around here
Robert Peston, ITV's political editor, has written an interesting blog on the challenge facing Rishi Sunak as he draws up his coronavirus financial rescue packaged. Peston says the scale of the challenge is likely to take the Conservatives into unlikely ideological territory. He says:
Fucking funny old world.
They were expecting to splurge on brexit so i do find all this highly amusing outside of the old people dying.
The sane thing would be to pause the brexit stuff and try to put out the raging fire before blowing it up next year.
It's a shame we have to live with it really, fucking mentalists cheering them on.
"In response, Raab went further than he did when Ben Bradshaw asked this. He replied:
just now.
From the Guardian liveblog:
UK-EU trade talks called off for this week, but transition won't be extended, says No 10
Downing Street has confirmed that the UK-EU trade talks that were scheduled to take place this week have been cancelled. Originally they were due to take place face-to-face in London, from tomorrow until Friday. The plan for the two teams to meet in person was abandoned last week, but at the time both sides said there was a chance of the talks going ahead via video conferencing. Now they have been shelved for good.
Significantly, No 10 is also ruling out extending the Brexit transition - echoing what Dominic Raab told MPs earlier. (See 1.48pm.)
A government spokesperson said:
UK-EU trade talks called off for this week, but transition won't be extended, says No 10
Downing Street has confirmed that the UK-EU trade talks that were scheduled to take place this week have been cancelled. Originally they were due to take place face-to-face in London, from tomorrow until Friday. The plan for the two teams to meet in person was abandoned last week, but at the time both sides said there was a chance of the talks going ahead via video conferencing. Now they have been shelved for good.
Significantly, No 10 is also ruling out extending the Brexit transition - echoing what Dominic Raab told MPs earlier. (See 1.48pm.)
A government spokesperson said:
The final sentence in the statement refers to the fact that the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Act contains a provision saying ministers must not extend the transition.
Fucking clown show, we have to shoot our bollocks off because we wrote it down.
If there's one thing this government respects, it's the rule of law.
That would be because they never intended to get a trade deal by the end of the year in the first place.
and blame the EU for being "unreasonable"
This government is only good at shirking responsibility and anyone who voted for them is culpable.
Is it likely that Corbyn stays on as leader until things (Coronavirus related) settle down a bit?
I doubt it. The voting is underway, and being done remotely.
^ Surprised they haven't sneak-shat the Russian report out during all this. Perhaps they haven't thought of that yet, though. The do seem to be running 2 weeks late across the board atm.
The brexit fanatics are doubling down, not sure how he pulls it off.