Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Zezti]

The list of key workers' who can send their kids to school is so large. My mum's small primary school are expecting about 60 out of the 250 kids in next week.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Everything shut Finally!

 

[PhilM]

Rishi sunak was boss then.

I gave a serious rebuttal to a colleague today who was spewing his usual political rhetoric and claiming everything this government was doing was wrong.

Why? Nothing else rather than he's a died in the wood Labour supporter. I'm not a Conservative, but this is not a time for letting political allegiances sway reality.

The Chancellor and this government have today appeared to have stood up to the plate, so credit where credit is due.

 

[BlueToff]

So, can anyone help out re. freelance / self-employed support?

I'm seeing lots of people (the usual suspects who can't accept anything this gov do as helpful and insist Corbyn would have already spaffed out £900billion) saying it's £95 a week. But I saw it was actually the statutory sick pay plus the UC allowance?

If people are more clued up I'm all ears!

 

[Archie Knox]

I've been in isolation for two weeks already. I was looking forward to going to a pub and having a quiet pint whilst reading a good book.

You've still got tonight bro.

 

[Paris]

Rishi sunak was boss then.

Indeed.

 

[john jako]

I gave a serious rebuttal to a colleague today who was spewing his usual political rhetoric and claiming everything this government was doing was wrong.

Why? Nothing else rather than he's a died in the wood Labour supporter. I'm not a Conservative, but this is not a time for letting political allegiances sway reality.

The Chancellor and this government have today appeared to have stood up to the plate, so credit where credit is due.

Exactly mate. I’m a labour supporter and a genuine tory bad mouther however today what they are doing is greater than I could ever imagine. It’s an immense moment in our history which if they follow through will keep them in number 10 for years and years to come.

 

[Paris]

You've still got tonight bro.

My isolation ends tomorrow

 

[Deleted member 48881]

Tell ya what, Rishi is bloody impressive. Future PM material for sure.

yeap, he was so confident and relaxed.

 

[Joey66]

I’ve heard the EU are adopting it as their national anthem.......

Ironically they played a game in front of a full crowd, and got beat and are out of Europe......

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

You've still got tonight bro.

Nope -Denied

 

[BlueToff]

Exactly mate. I’m a labour supporter and a genuine tory bad mouther however today what they are doing is greater than I could ever imagine. It’s an immense moment in our history which if they follow through will keep them in number 10 for years and years to come.

Unfortunately after all this is over the debt is gonna be so large then more austerity is going to have to be the case.
And as much as I hate the cuts of the last 10 years, it turns out they are what are giving us some wiggle room here.

 

[Joey66]

What we've just witnessed was one of the most insane political things any of us will ever see in our lifetime.

Massive quantive easing on a scale ever known last night sky news forecast this ......

 

[john jako]

Unfortunately after all this is over the debt is gonna be so large then more austerity is going to have to be the case.
And as much as I hate the cuts of the last 10 years, it turns out they are what are giving us some wiggle room here.

I think austerity will reach further afield. The middle class will become poorer etc. For now what they have done is fabulous, I don’t think anyone is looking further than a year ahead at the moment.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Unfortunately after all this is over the debt is gonna be so large then more austerity is going to have to be the case.
And as much as I hate the cuts of the last 10 years, it turns out they are what are giving us some wiggle room here.

Aye get saving as much as you can on lockdown as our taxes will be shooting up in the coming months.