Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Chris O'Connor]

there will deffo be a speakeasy culture

Possibly will be irresponsible self centred idiots flouting all sensible precautions and helping spread the virus as rapidly as possible to everyone, there always are.

Speakeasy's were the response to an irrational law against common sense. This is far from irrational.

 

[tsubaki]

People can't put their political allegiances aside mate.

Labour need to start supporting now and stop whinging. I've got nothing against an opposition party pushing the government but now its time for them all to get a grip and work through this.

lol

 

[john jako]

Pretty much agree with this. They’ve been far too slow, and Boris is a chancer and proven liar, who, to me looks completely shell-shocked. But, they’ve generally gone with the expert medical advice, and have just taken the drastic economic steps needed to stop the country tanking. Rishi Sunak seems competent and statesmanlike, far more so than the guy he’s next to.

He’s just outshone him ten fold. Was a coming of age moment for a politician. Sometimes poor leaders have great reigns through a strong team behind him. Hopefully they carry on with this rhetoric and the country will reunite and hopefully become less divided.

 

[BlueToff]

The going has gotten tough and capitalism has folded to make way for socialism.

Further proof that, like it wasn't need already, that the free market does not work.

Honestly C, you need a mix of both. Outright socialism doesn't work and neither does outright capitalism.

This isn't going to be sustainable at all. Like, self-employed people can't live off £95 a week can we.

And thanks for sharing that Tweet earlier btw

 

[PhilM]

They can spread the debt over 40 years. Looks bad in the accounts, but in reality, it will repaid like we repaid the US for their post WW2 "help"

Exactly. Our national debt versus GDP was 270% and many years we were making repayments as much as 20% of GDP. This is nowhere near as bas as that.

It's far from rosy, but we will be able to spread this over a long period of time and at least we're not the only country in this situation - it's a global cris

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.

If it were ten or twenty years ago, he'd have got chinned because he was literally spewing hatred and scaremongering against relatively new recruits.

Right now, I don't envy anyone who is in power and I'll happily support whoever it is as long as they do a good job, which is akin to my support of Churchill.

 

[Archie Knox]

My isolation ends tomorrow

Sorry about that bruv. Supermarkets are still open so just chill for a bit.

 

[Catfish Blues]

Will I be able to go to the barbers to get my beard groomed?

Course you can mate, obviously there's a risk that someone breathing straight into your face might be infected, but there's also a chance that he's handsome as [4 letter word] and you get lucky ...

 

[Deleted member 48881]

Ah, so they're twisting the figures then. Why? What a stupid thing to do in this case when it's so important the right information is available.

it is just a medical approach I reckon.

 

[BlueToff]

lol

I'm all for Labour to keep pushing and making sure the Tories keep this up, mate.

But just they can't come across as whinging and moaning because it'll mean they'll never get back in.

 

[Tramps_mate]

Been out at work all day. What are the juicy bits of news?

 

[Tramps_mate]

Been out at work all day. What are the juicy bits of news?

 

[Catfish Blues]

... which is akin to my support of Churchill.

Jesus Phil, how old are you ffs ?

 

[Paris]

Course you can mate, obviously there's a risk that someone breathing straight into your face might be infected, but there's also a chance that he's handsome as [4 letter word] and you get lucky ...

I'm willing to take my chances.

 

[tsubaki]

I'm all for Labour to keep pushing and making sure the Tories keep this up, mate.

But just they can't come across as whinging and moaning because it'll mean they'll never get back in.

Yes, lets all give the PM praise for finally doing the right thing after weeks of idiocy. Hurrah! Now lets give him unlimited power for two years.

 

[COYBL25]

Commence 'operation worlds quickest pub crawl'.

Boris has just unintentionally organised one of the biggest piss ups ever seen !