Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Tin-Tin]

TBF that is only in patches. A 344 went past me on Albert Embankment at 8 am this morning and it had three people on the bottom deck. On a normal day there are probably 20-30 in the same space.

Doesnt matter if its in patches though as that will be ok. This video isnt, its how we will see a second wave

 

[Brisan123]

My missus just come back from walking the dogs, mentioned it to her, she said yes as well.

Your missus must have went to the same school as my missus
she knows everything as well lol

 

[Brisan123]

Who taught you how to put a red banner up? FFS, I still cant do it.

Actually, thats probably wise.

@Groucho is the man to ask for advice
He swings the hammer like a pro

 

[Nymzee]

This thread is slowly turning more and more conspiracy fuelled. I'll don the cap.

 

[Brisan123]

Actually it does not work.....,.

I know @Joey66
I have had you on ignore for months now and still can see your salty ramblings lol lol lol lol

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Doesnt matter if its in patches though as that will be ok. This video isnt, its how we will see a second wave

I'm sure I read that buses were only supposed to let so many passengers onto the bus. Bus companies said because of running costs it wouldn't work and would end up crippling them, the government said they would work with those companies and provide a subsidy.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

This thread is slowly turning more and more conspiracy fuelled. I'll don the cap.

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All I see is...

 

[peteblue]

Fix the roof and then a hurricane comes and blows the house away. Think the ONS were saying on the radio this morning that GDP is down nearly 6% in March, which is a record fall. Given that April will have seen a full month of lockdown, it seems likely that April will be worse. Hard to see how public finances won't be affected by that, especially as practically no government ever runs a surplus to provide a rainy day fund.

The World should demand that China pay reparations.....

 

[BlueToff]

The employers have been given every reason NOT to ask people to go back to work unless it is absolutely vital.

There is no chance that every person going to work in London this morning actually needed to be 'at work' to be able 'to work'.

Another sign of how backwards some employers are when it comes to allowing remote working etc.

 

[Brisan123]

When someone's got a driver in their hand and about to launch it at a little white ball, most people keep their distance mate. The only difference really is their partner will have to wait a bit for the other player to move once they've teed off.

3 balls only on Irish golf courses from next monday and greatly extended times between tee offs
Golf clubs reckon they can only operate at 50%
No locker rooms ,no clubhouse ,no touching the pin ,no rakes in bunkers( you drop out ),no practice greens etc

 

[Joey66]

I know @Joey66
I have had you on ignore for months now and still can see your salty ramblings lol lol lol lol

Try a spot of vinegar...... lol

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

The employers have been given every reason NOT to ask people to go back to work unless it is absolutely vital.

There is no chance that every person going to work in London this morning actually needed to be 'at work' to be able 'to work'.

Another sign of how backwards some employers are when it comes to allowing remote working etc.

How do you know? You’ve no idea what those people do for a living.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Your missus must have went to the same school as my missus
she knows everything as well lol

When we have an argument about something and it turns out I was right (which is most of the timelol ) she's one of those women who doesn't apologise or admit I was right. Her comeback is always "Who's the one with an MA and a BA here"

 

[tommytowne]

I'm sure I read that buses were only supposed to let so many passengers onto the bus. Bus companies said because of running costs it wouldn't work and would end up crippling them, the government said they would work with those companies and provide a subsidy.

East Yorkshire Motor Services are running an almost normal service during this time, no doubt supported by subsidies along the way.
Since the start of this emergency and me out walking, I have constantly seen these buses complete empty. I have concluded it would have been cheaper for people wanting transport to have the company arrange for a taxi. It would be cheaper.

 

[Jebus_lives]

It's the beauty of the messaging...we're at stay alert but use common sense.

Its the perfect message for an inadequate response, because everybody thinks they're blessed with an abundance of common sense and it's others who are the problem.

Anyone who says it's meaningless can immediately be dismissed as lacking common sense, a condescending elitist or playing politics.

It shifts blame for any negative outcomes onto whichever sub-group the media, social media decide haven't exercised any common sense - it'll be scroungers and forens.

And it means that the Government can say 'well we gave you the chance to do the right thing but you didnt' so people will look around and think 'well someone didn't do the right thing...' and take out their ire on them.

The government shifts from one that offered liberty and freedom and left the common sense choices to the public to one that trusted too much in a public that wasn't responsible enough. Negative impacts now mean the Government tried to provide autonomy but members of the public didn't have enough common sense to do the right thing (see Grenfell).

It allows the Government to not have to deal with complex and difficult choices.

Detailed answers require difficult moral, economic and ethical decisions and 'best worst scenario' judgement.

"Just use common sense," pushes those decision onto others. The Government takes the credit if it works as they trusted the public to do the right thing, but if it doesn't work they tried to let us have our autonomy but WE made bad decisions.

It's definitely going to be furloughed workers who get it with both barrels 'shirkers, work shy, happy to sit at home while others work' etc

They will be the target for anyone who is still having to work (but at increased risk), those who have been made redundant or those who want a job but can't get one.