Coronavirus

[Paul]

No one likes a ficker though

The bastards

 

[Templeton Peck]

This isn't true by the way. To name but a few footballers that are privately educated; Alex O-C, Frank Lampard, Will Hughes. The mix of backgrounds in football is highly diverse in today's game.

7% of the population went to private school - 5% of footballers.

 

[Templeton Peck]

I'm not going to pretend to like him just because he's ill. I don't wish him dead, that would be a terrible thing to think.

However this is a man who just a month ago was bragging about shaking hands with coronavirus patients (fortunately I think this was a lie), made the above "joke" when talking about procurement of ventilators (which incidentally, hasn't been done properly), spent weeks treating the situation with callous indifference and has a multitude of other sins in the past that are just horrendous. We're not even two months on from parts of the country being flooded and he went and hid away for nearly a fortnight in a country house. On a personal level, he's clearly not a nice man either.

So on a human level I hope he recovers. Don't ask me to whitewash who he is though and what he stands for.

This. Sorry if agreeing makes me a baddie Paul.

 

[Johnny75]

7% of the population went to private school - 5% of footballers.

So not all working class then. More likely to follow the demographic distribution curve.

The danger with sweeping statements is they're all shit.

(I realise that Poe's law may well come into force again here)

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Another pearler from Hancock, 24 March:

So we’ve now bought 3.5 million antibody tests. That will allow people to see whether they have had the virus and are immune to it and then can get back to work.

“Those will come online very soon. In fact, our new testing facility in Milton Keynes opened today and we are therefore on the ramp up of the testing numbers.

None of these work.

His promise of 100,000 tests a day by the end of April will also not happen.

I don't understand why he's getting a good press out of this.

 

[arklowolf]

My eldest brother is now into his seventies and still working (well - until the lockdown that is).
He carried on working and scrimping so he could fund his two lads private education, because he wanted to give them the opportunity of a better future. Because of this the oldest is now a doctor at New Cross on the 'frontline' treating Covid-19 patients.
No way for the working class to behave, they should be ashamed of themselves!

 

[Premier Quality]

So we’re back to “never met a Tory I couldn’t dislike” already? So much for intelligent debate.

 

[Paul]

This. Sorry if agreeing makes me a baddie Paul.

It doesn't make you a baddie at all matey, its just I imagine the glee full joy you have when you see someone type something that agrees with your soul less philosophy, I say soul less as everything from you is a criticism or negative, regardless of whatever party is under discussion.
Say something nice......................change my mind

 

[Johnny75]

Another pearler from Hancock, 24 March:



None of these work.

His promise of 100,000 tests a day by the end of April will also not happen.

I don't understand why he's getting a good press out of this.

The tests are being tested for efficacy right now and take a minimum of 30 days for testing (can't speed that up unfortunately). I think we should wait until the end of April to say he can't do it. If it doesn't happen then we can all call him a bullshitter can't we?

 

[Johnny75]

My eldest brother is now into his seventies and still working (well - until the lockdown that is).
He carried on working and scrimping so he could fund his two lads private education, because he wanted to give them the opportunity of a better future. Because of this the oldest is now a doctor at New Cross on the 'frontline' treating Covid-19 patients.
No way for the working class to behave, they should be ashamed of themselves!

This is where I do agree with the rampant socialists on here. The private school system shouldn't exist, not because everybody should have an equal education, that's impossible to achieve, but you shouldn't need to pay for a good education.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

The tests are being tested for efficacy right now and take a minimum of 30 days for testing (can't speed that up unfortunately). I think we should wait until the end of April to say he can't do it. If it doesn't happen then we can all call him a bullshitter can't we?

https://twitter.com/Smyth_Chris/status/1247048075094482950

They don't work...so if we need to order new ones and they take the 30 days you mention...it's not going to happen by the end of April...

It's like if Jez said we were going to sign Ronaldo one summer window. You wouldn't wait until September 1st to call it nonsense.

 

[Paul]

The tests are being tested for efficacy right now and take a minimum of 30 days for testing (can't speed that up unfortunately). I think we should wait until the end of April to say he can't do it. If it doesn't happen then we can all call him a bullshitter can't we?

Many, many years ago i brought a Rover 214 (I know !!) It was shit and broke down numerous times , I'd planned on taking my mates out in it and going on holiday etc etc...........Is that my fault ??

 

[Premier Quality]

So they’ve ordered tests that don’t work - get swamped with criticism
If they hadn’t ordered tests, they would be swamped with criticism
They are looking to develop their own tests that do work, but it will take time - swamped with criticism.

Honestly, I’m sure people think there’s a magic wand that provides easy to access perfection within minutes.

On the plus side, the tests that don’t work were apparently only to be paid for on condition that they worked...

 

[Johnny75]

I know the government have ordered tests from companies in NI and I know there is a test in Eire that has been developed by Trinity College. Both of those are being tested currently.

It does not surprise me that the Chinese tests have failed. I would say the Chinese are fantastic at manufacturing but piss poor with quality and innovation.

I wouldn't be buying anything Chinese unless I've had it checked thoroughly first. If we've bought all 3.5m of them instead of a few that's a huge misstep and the procurement person at whichever body bought them should be fired.

 

[darlowolf64]

You see this is the problem, if you hadn't started your assessment with "Privileged ficker who looks down on the little people" you've now come across as jealous and bitter and it demeans anything that follows.

So first hand knowledge of his actual persona, the over privileged rich man who doesn't give 2 fucks about the actual area he represents counts for nothing.
This man has never voted for "gay rights" or same sex marriage, voted against equality and human rights laws, voted against investigations into the Iraq war, consistently votes for use of UK Military forces overseas, voted against the rights of EU citizens to remain in the UK, consistently voted against paying higher benefits to the ill or disabled, consistently voted for a reduction in welfare payments, voted against higher taxes on banks and for reducing Capital Gains Tax and Corporation Tax and has voted against measures to combat tax evasion...

But he can look at least competent when addressing coronavirus so he must be a top bloke

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

So they’ve ordered tests that don’t work - get swamped with criticism
If they hadn’t ordered tests, they would be swamped with criticism
They are looking to develop their own tests that do work, but it will take time - swamped with criticism.

Honestly, I’m sure people think there’s a magic wand that provides easy to access perfection within minutes.

On the plus side, the tests that don’t work were apparently only to be paid for on condition that they worked...

It's a case of overpromising and underdelivering. You can't afford this at the best of times, let alone now.

Don't pretend they're going to be on the shelves of Boots within days when you haven't even tested to see if they work.

 

[Johnny75]

Many, many years ago i brought a Rover 214 (I know !!) It was shit and broke down numerous times , I'd planned on taking my mates out in it and going on holiday etc etc...........Is that my fault ??

Is it your fault for buying a River 214? Yes.

 

[arklowolf]

This is where I do agree with the rampant socialists on here. The private school system shouldn't exist, not because everybody should have an equal education, that's impossible to achieve, but you shouldn't need to pay for a good education.

Agreed.
Unfortunately that's not the case.

 

[AndyWolves]

I like Sunak's ability to communicate. We don't know much about him other than that.

As the clown prince stacked the inner sanctum primarily with people who have the ability to chant along like nursery age children during Cabinet meetings rather than picking people on actual political ability, then no, I don't like many of them.

If you'd like to point me to all the stunning achievements of the likes of Raab, Truss, Gove, Williamson, Hancock, Shapps, Morgan, Patel and Rees-Mogg and why I should like them, I'm all ears. Bear in mind it will have to cancel out all the terrible things I already know about them.

*waiting patiently for the answer to this one*

 

[Sniffer]

Johnson is continuing to work through his red box of papers and Number 10 is following infection advice in relation to the box

Why can't they just say he is hospital and in contact with other senior members of the government? There should be no need for red boxes to be passed into hospitals, that he is expected to work from there, or that an image should be portrayed that it is OK to work from there.