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Government coronavirus response thread

Started by Fambo Number Mive, March 25, 2020, 12:25:49 PM

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jobotic

Seen a couple of places record it as negative cases. Can't see any explanation though (I'm assuming it looks bad and Cummings has said no, and the scientific advisers have agreed as they always do).

steveh

Quote from: MinnieTimperley on May 20, 2020, 12:37:08 PM
Something has happened to Boris Johnson, he's lost his vim and bluster. Not sure if it's his known lack of attention to detail and preparation, the scale of the pandemic, the size of the eventual recession, his illness, brush with death, or the fact he's still ill and struggling to stay afloat.

Had it a bit earlier than him and didn't require hospitalisation, but it's taken seven weeks for the after-effects to stop reoccurring and to begin to feel normal again. A lot of people have reported having a mental fog for a long time afterwards and it's only now I've got my concentration coming back. I really can't see how he can function as PM so soon after going through what has been reported of his illness.

jobotic

Quote12pm: The Independent Office for Police Conduct announces whether or not it is launching a criminal inquiry into Boris Johnson's relationship with Jennifer Arcuri when he was mayor of London.

I'm calling it now - NO

BlodwynPig

Quote from: steveh on May 21, 2020, 09:23:56 AM
Had it a bit earlier than him and didn't require hospitalisation, but it's taken seven weeks for the after-effects to stop reoccurring and to begin to feel normal again. A lot of people have reported having a mental fog for a long time afterwards and it's only now I've got my concentration coming back. I really can't see how he can function as PM so soon after going through what has been reported of his illness.

May I be so bold as to suggest he never had the illness. "OH BLODWYN, DON'T FALL FOR THAT CONSPIRACY CRAP"

I say Ruth is Stranger than Richard in this case, look at the almost Trumpian trail of lies and obfuscation from the Boris government and Theresa May's before her, and Cameron, and Major (and Blair of course)

There's probably an abundance of politicians, even PMs that have had significant health problems and still been working through them, even to the detriment of their ability to do the job they've been voted in to do. He's certainly on part-time hours, so I'm assuming medical advisors have advised him to lessen the workload. It's also fair to say that he wouldn't have much of a problem following Doctors orders to work less.

olliebean

Quote from: BlodwynPig on May 21, 2020, 07:56:42 AM
why did you get one?

plus..why did the Government not announce number of new cases yesterday, just deaths?

Maybe the number of new cases is rising in response to the easing of lockdown restrictions? People who got infected since then won't be dying yet, so an increase wouldn't show up in the death numbers at this point.

BlodwynPig

Quote from: olliebean on May 21, 2020, 12:31:06 PM
Maybe the number of new cases is rising in response to the easing of lockdown restrictions? People who got infected since then won't be dying yet, so an increase wouldn't show up in the death numbers at this point.

The transparency ASTOUNDS me


monkfromhavana


Butchers Blind

Hey, thickos, don't you know what two metres are?

https://twitter.com/10DowningStreet/status/1263761942424018944?s=19

Although looking at those pictures of beaches over the past few days, probably not.

BlodwynPig

Quote from: Butchers Blind on May 22, 2020, 12:23:42 PM
Hey, thickos, don't you know what two metres are?

https://twitter.com/10DowningStreet/status/1263761942424018944?s=19

Although looking at those pictures of beaches over the past few days, probably not.

Surely "2 metres is equal to two metres" is universally understood. My dog is 2 metres. How long is his body? Terrible.

BlodwynPig

A horse walks into a bar, the barman says "why the long face?".

EOLAN

Quote from: Butchers Blind on May 22, 2020, 12:23:42 PM
Hey, thickos, don't you know what two metres are?

https://twitter.com/10DowningStreet/status/1263761942424018944?s=19

Although looking at those pictures of beaches over the past few days, probably not.

Might inspire some leader to do the below quote; although I would actually have our Leo to get ahead of Boris on it.

"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall stay two metres apart on the beaches, we shall stay two metres apart  on the landing grounds, we shall stay two metres apart  in the fields and in the streets, we shall stay two metres apart in the hills; we shall never neglect social distancing."

evilcommiedictator

Quote from: BlodwynPig on May 22, 2020, 12:32:05 PM
A horse walks into a bar, the barman says "why the long face?".
Boris walks into a fridge, and the media ask: "Why is Jeremy Corbyn hiding from the media"

Poirots BigGarlickyCorpse

Quote from: Butchers Blind on May 22, 2020, 12:23:42 PM
Hey, thickos, don't you know what two metres are?

https://twitter.com/10DowningStreet/status/1263761942424018944?s=19

Although looking at those pictures of beaches over the past few days, probably not.
Jesus Christ the tweets listed under "More Tweets". Andrew Pierce(? never heard of him) claims the French Navy are escorting refugees to Britain. No source. No link. Followers guzzling it down like so much jingoistic jizz.

ollyboro

Priti Vacant's doing the Government press conference. Good stuff.

BlodwynPig



Sebastian Cobb

Quote from: idunnosomename on May 20, 2020, 09:37:41 PM
isn't vim what you use to scrub stains out of toilets?

I use it to edit config files, templates and small scripts that don't require a fully fledged ide.

jobotic

Quote from: BlodwynPig on May 22, 2020, 08:53:28 PM
CUMMINGS GONE!

for a few drinks with his crew.

Un-fucking-touchable mate. What you gonna do about it?

ollyboro

If he can find a cure* in the next 48 hours, Cummings should  just about  be able to ride this out.






*For baldness.

BlodwynPig

Quote from: jobotic on May 22, 2020, 09:58:00 PM
for a few drinks with his crew.

Un-fucking-touchable mate. What you gonna do about it?

Lynch

Quote

Laura K straight into 'firefighting for no.10' mode on twitter. Awful woman.

olliebean

Quote from: Butchers Blind on May 22, 2020, 12:23:42 PM
Hey, thickos, don't you know what two metres are?

https://twitter.com/10DowningStreet/status/1263761942424018944?s=19

Although looking at those pictures of beaches over the past few days, probably not.

Quote from: UK Prime MinisterKeep 2 metres apart when you go outside. That's:

1 bed
2 benches
3 fridges
4 chairs

Oh, FFS. This is definitely intentionally confusing, isn't it? Since when do beds, benches, fridges or chairs all come in a single standard size?


idunnosomename

laura kuenssberg should go to prison.

BlodwynPig


idunnosomename

notice she took the "its not big or clever to shoot the messenger" out of her profile

shoot her
shoooooot herrrrrrr

ollyboro

Matt Cockhead said it was right for Neil  Ferguson to resign because he broke the lockdown rules. Looking forward to his consistent line on this.