Coronavirus - UK
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@Winger said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
not to mention the political cost.
Sadly too many of the population seem to want a firm nanny state at present. My view is a permanent lock-down (varying in degreee) to save lives would be embraced and applauded by enough to offset a declining economy as small businesses go under. And removal of our basic human rights
Have you ever lived, or even visited here? This is a serious question.
As you haven't even come close to grasping what the whole of this country is really about. Yes, there are of course plenty of people who exist to make you form your view. Heads of trade unions, socialists etc - they all live here, and they all get a voice through some channel or other. But it doesn't mean that their views would be "embraced and applauded enough" for any sort of long-term implementation of the current conditions to exist. A lot of people in these brackets are shit scared, as the government support to prop them up during tough times has cost a lot & they realise that a Conversative govt is not just going to rob from the rich to sort it out. Railways, air traffic to name just 2, are both heavily unionised ... and will not get even back close to 2019 levels for a number of years.
Reality is that pretty much so everybody is looking forwards to getting through this and trying to get back to some sort of semblance of normal life. I think everybody appreciates what we had before is gone forever, but can also see the positives coming out of it. I think there are two things which the country is borderline unanimous on
- The NHS getting overhauled properly (although I doubt 2 people have the same view on how to do it)
- Enjoying a real holiday.
The times they are a changing. But not necessarily for the worse ... or better.
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@MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Winger said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
not to mention the political cost.
Sadly too many of the population seem to want a firm nanny state at present. My view is a permanent lock-down (varying in degreee) to save lives would be embraced and applauded by enough to offset a declining economy as small businesses go under. And removal of our basic human rights
Judging from the vibe during this current lockdown and looking at evidence such as number of vehicles on the road compared to lockdown 1, I would say you couldn’t be further from the truth.
There are groups withing each camp who would love it.
The rest of us are just getting on with life.
A thread which is indicative of virologist types who can't bear to see their time in the limelight disappearing:
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@Bones said in Coronavirus - UK:
@MajorRage doesn't winger live
in Londonon Planet Winger?Yes. Yes he does but is is as yet unmapped.
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@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Winger said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
not to mention the political cost.
Sadly too many of the population seem to want a firm nanny state at present. My view is a permanent lock-down (varying in degreee) to save lives would be embraced and applauded by enough to offset a declining economy as small businesses go under. And removal of our basic human rights
Judging from the vibe during this current lockdown and looking at evidence such as number of vehicles on the road compared to lockdown 1, I would say you couldn’t be further from the truth.
There are groups withing each camp who would love it.
The rest of us are just getting on with life.
Undoubtedly. @Winger though was suggesting enough people would embrace a continual lockdown policy. I do not see any evidence to support that.
Agreed
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@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Winger said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
not to mention the political cost.
Sadly too many of the population seem to want a firm nanny state at present. My view is a permanent lock-down (varying in degreee) to save lives would be embraced and applauded by enough to offset a declining economy as small businesses go under. And removal of our basic human rights
Judging from the vibe during this current lockdown and looking at evidence such as number of vehicles on the road compared to lockdown 1, I would say you couldn’t be further from the truth.
There are groups withing each camp who would love it.
The rest of us are just getting on with life.
Undoubtedly. @Winger though was suggesting enough people would embrace a continual lockdown policy. I do not see any evidence to support that.
It would certainly run contrary to the perceived wisdom that people become tired of such restrictions.
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@Bones said in Coronavirus - UK:
@MajorRage doesn't winger live in London?
I left about 2 years back. Was planning to pay a visit but ...
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@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Winger said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
not to mention the political cost.
Sadly too many of the population seem to want a firm nanny state at present. My view is a permanent lock-down (varying in degreee) to save lives would be embraced and applauded by enough to offset a declining economy as small businesses go under. And removal of our basic human rights
Judging from the vibe during this current lockdown and looking at evidence such as number of vehicles on the road compared to lockdown 1, I would say you couldn’t be further from the truth.
There are groups withing each camp who would love it.
The rest of us are just getting on with life.
Undoubtedly. @Winger though was suggesting enough people would embrace a continual lockdown policy. I do not see any evidence to support that.
Scary part is tho if you chose your media and Twitter poorly to get your views, you could easily come up this theory.
Either that or I’m incredibly wrong.
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@MajorRage said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Winger said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
not to mention the political cost.
Sadly too many of the population seem to want a firm nanny state at present. My view is a permanent lock-down (varying in degreee) to save lives would be embraced and applauded by enough to offset a declining economy as small businesses go under. And removal of our basic human rights
Judging from the vibe during this current lockdown and looking at evidence such as number of vehicles on the road compared to lockdown 1, I would say you couldn’t be further from the truth.
There are groups withing each camp who would love it.
The rest of us are just getting on with life.
Undoubtedly. @Winger though was suggesting enough people would embrace a continual lockdown policy. I do not see any evidence to support that.
Scary part is tho if you chose your media and Twitter poorly to get your views, you could easily come up this theory.
Either that or I’m incredibly wrong.
Which is the real conspiracy?
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
Horton was the bloke who berated the government for not locking down earlier but forgot to delete his tweets from early-March 2020 arguing against a lockdown...
He has other form.
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Party time in the Midlands
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@MiketheSnow There was another one recently. Some guys opened a "pub" in some warehouse and called it The Covid Arms
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@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@MiketheSnow There was another one recently. Some guys opened a "pub" in some warehouse and called it The Covid Arms
End of this clip they had Covid Arms on the wall
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@MiketheSnow Ah! Might be the same one but I'm sure I heard of two instances.
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Very sensible article from Auntie: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55985916