Brexit, for once some facts.

[oyster]

In comedy, so they say, timing is everything.

Quite clearly, this government group of completely hypocritical idiots without a single speck of morality has not the slightest vestige of good, appropriate nor even barely acceptable timing.

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On Thursday, Dominic Raab intoned that this crisis had “made us think long and hard about who the key workers are in our lives”. Not that hard, as it turned out. Also on Thursday, the government sneaked out its points-based immigration planning, which ranks many of the same “essential workers” somewhere between convicted foreign sex killers and people who tick yes to the visa inquiry “Have you ever been involved in preparing an act of terrorism?”. Or to put it the way the official Home Office guidance prefers: “There will not be an immigration route specifically for those who do not meet the skills or salary threshold for the skilled worker route.” Forgive me if even mentioning the people getting us through it constitutes some kind of crisis faux pas. For some, ignoring the realities low-paid nurses or delivery workers face is key to the spirit of national togetherness.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/10/1000-deaths-a-day-dominic-raab-nhs

 

[oldgroaner]

Don't rain on their parade. It's the first time they have led us to the top of any kind of league table in decades.

(I do realise that behind each death there are people grieving, heartbroken and struggling to cope with the loss.)

You’re right, for everyone sake They have To go and be replaced with more competent Politicians capable of handling this pandemic.

 

[oyster]

with more competent Politicians

at least slightly competent politicians

 

[oyster]

I am absolutely sick of reports on Johnson. On the Yorks packing cupcakes. (What? Someone actually thought it worthy of being mentioned!!!) On D of Cornwall recommending books.

While dead medical and care staff, bus and train drivers, and so on appear to be mentioned in passing.

Just let us have a BIG WARNING if Johnson is expected back. We need to have time to take precautions...

 

[Barry Shittpeas]

You’re right, for everyone sake They have To go and be replaced with more competent Politicians capable of handling this pandemic.

I’m sorry, but the words competent and politician don’t fit together. It’s like saying hygienic cesspit.

This is a war and privileged millionaire barristers are not what is needed. Getting equipment and supplies to the front is a military operation. The military just crack on and do things. This useless clown Handcock has been “ramping up” for the last month and achieved FA. Now he’s switched to “a Herculean Effort” which will result in even more FA. He’s a twat, he needs to go before NHS staff start walking.

Handcock will also fail to deliver the promised 100000 Coronavirus tests / day by the end of the month too. He’s a bell-end and we are losing ground whilst ever he remains in post. Put a team of military, NHS and research medics, plus the Royal Logistics Core on the job.

 

[sjpt]

Handcock will also fail to deliver the promised 100000 Coronavirus tests / day by the end of the month too.

Or, redefine 'test'. Breathe on the mirror, if it fogs you (may have) got it, if it doesn't you (might) not have got it.

An excellent test because it works equally well for a wide range of SARS related infections.

 

[oldgroaner]

I’m sorry, but the words competent and politician don’t fit together. It’s like saying hygienic cesspit.

This is a war and privileged millionaire barristers are not what is needed. Getting equipment and supplies to the front is a military operation. The military just crack on and do things. This useless clown Handcock has been “ramping up” for the last month and achieved FA. Now he’s switched to “a Herculean Effort” which will result in even more FA. He’s a twat, he needs to go before NHS staff start walking.

Handcock will also fail to deliver the promised 100000 Coronavirus tests / day by the end of the month too. He’s a bell-end and we are losing ground whilst ever he remains in post. Put a team of military, NHS and research medics, plus the Royal Logistics Core on the job.

Sorry old chap but the last thing in the world we need is to end up as Argentina did with a military junta in charge that is not responsible to elected politicians
It may well be a fascist dream, but that is all it is.
Easier to get rid of Coronavirus than an unelected Military government

 

[oldgroaner]

Or, redefine 'test'. Breathe on the mirror, if it fogs you (may have) got it, if it doesn't you (might) not have got it.

An excellent test because it works equally well for a wide range of SARS related infections.

Or then again the air temperature (might) be a bit low?

 

[Barry Shittpeas]

Sorry old chap but the last thing in the world we need is to end up as Argentina did with a military junta in charge that is not responsible to elected politicians
It may well be a fascist dream, but that is all it is.
Easier to get rid of Coronavirus than an unelected Military government

It would be a devolved task from the elected government. A sort of, we tried and ****** it up, can you have a bash please, type of arrangement.

 

[oyster]

Or, redefine 'test'. Breathe on the mirror, if it fogs you (may have) got it, if it doesn't you (might) not have got it.

An excellent test because it works equally well for a wide range of SARS related infections.

You might have thought, from your suggestion, that Johnson would have the foggiest but he plainly hasn't.

 

[oldgroaner]

It would be a devolved task from the elected government. A sort of, we tried and ****** it up, can you have a bash please, type of arrangement.

More acceptable!

 

[oyster]

Interesting observations:

Testing the association between blood type and COVID-19 infection, intubation, and death

Testing the association between blood type and COVID-19 infection, intubation, and death

The rapid global spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has strained existing healthcare and testing resources, making the identification and prioritization of individuals most at-risk a critical challenge. A recent study of patients in China discovered an association between ABO blood type...

www.medrxiv.org

Chile appears to have by far the highest incidence of blood group O in the world - 85.8% (UK has about 38%). 65 deaths, so far, but only 6,501 cases.

 

[oldgroaner]

The Sun does what it always does

And the Mirror prints the news

 

[oyster]

The Sun does what it always does

And the Mirror prints the news

'struth guv, you didn't have the decency to supply a vomit bag with that.

 

[oldgroaner]

Grim reading
Timeline of Government CV-19 mistakes

 

[oldgroaner]

That a Mirror front page picture.

I have corrected the link, try it now, and sorry about that!

 

[oldgroaner]

This hasn't aged well, has it

So instead the government set out to top their death rates.....

 

[Danidl]

You tried to steal the Tories thunder. Boris smashed it yesterday and will probably put some distance between himself and second place today. He might be in hospital, but his legacy is thriving. Read this buried deep in the BBC news:

It is the UK‘s worst single-day death toll since the outbreak began, and eclipses even the very worst days suffered by either Spain or Italy, the country worst hit by the deadly virus.
And the daily rate of deaths is still expected to rise yet higher for several days to come, said officials.

The deaths are definitely being downplayed. I detected the beginning of this on Wednesday when the number wasn’t actually announced. You had to do sums to reveal it. It looks like they’ve got the BBC on board too. That licence fee threat is very powerful indeed.

Again a slight correction. Yes Spain and Italy never exceeded 1000 deaths per day ,..but of course were at the 900 level on multiple days. FRANCE has exceeded the current UK level on at least 5 occasions, with a peak of 1400.

 

[oldgroaner]

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Me? I prefer frying sausages and knowing that the essential essence of the sausages will rise in the vapour and find favour with Offler the Crocodile God.
As I dispose of the Earthly remains of the sausages with onion gravy and mash.

 

[oldgroaner]

Again a slight correction. Yes Spain and Italy never exceeded 1000 deaths per day ,..but of course were at the 900 level on multiple days. FRANCE has exceeded the current UK level on at least 5 occasions, with a peak of 1400.

Patience, Grasshopper....