Coronavirus - UK
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Bones said in Coronavirus - UK:
Hah yeah I found that hilarious yesterday. I've witnessed the same people blaming the government for not locking down early enough are now the same people complaining about governnment restrictions and not even wanting to err on the side of caution.
And the same bloke who complained that the government wasn't doing enough to protect BAME people is now complaining the government is targeting BAME communities with the new containment measured in Nth England.
Who's that please?
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@MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Bones said in Coronavirus - UK:
Hah yeah I found that hilarious yesterday. I've witnessed the same people blaming the government for not locking down early enough are now the same people complaining about governnment restrictions and not even wanting to err on the side of caution.
And the same bloke who complained that the government wasn't doing enough to protect BAME people is now complaining the government is targeting BAME communities with the new containment measured in Nth England.
Who's that please?
Keir Starmer for one. Accused Johnson of not doing enough on BAME deaths a month ago. Today he and his party complained that the measures were put in place without enough notice in advance of Eid.
Am impressed with Jon Ashworth, Labour Health spokesman, particularly at the start of the crisis, but Starmer has taken over his role and, I'm sorry to say, is coming across as a complete muppet on this issue. Deserves the "Captain Hindsight" moniker
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
@MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Bones said in Coronavirus - UK:
Hah yeah I found that hilarious yesterday. I've witnessed the same people blaming the government for not locking down early enough are now the same people complaining about governnment restrictions and not even wanting to err on the side of caution.
And the same bloke who complained that the government wasn't doing enough to protect BAME people is now complaining the government is targeting BAME communities with the new containment measured in Nth England.
Who's that please?
Keir Starmer for one. Accused Johnson of not doing enough on BAME deaths a month ago. Today he and his party complained that the measures were put in place without enough notice in advance of Eid.
Am impressed with Jon Ashworth, Labour Health spokesman, particularly at the start of the crisis, but Starmer has taken over his role and, I'm sorry to say, is coming across as a complete muppet on this issue. Deserves the "Captain Hindsight" moniker
This would be the same Keir Starmer that vowed not to make the Coronavirus a political issue on his elevation to leaser of the Opposition?
Colour me surprised.
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@Bones said in Coronavirus - UK:
@MiketheSnow went crabbing with the family in West Mersea on Sunday. Fuckers down the pier had no idea what social distancing was.
Can crabs even get covid?đ
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@Siam said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Bones said in Coronavirus - UK:
@MiketheSnow went crabbing with the family in West Mersea on Sunday. Fuckers down the pier had no idea what social distancing was.
Can crabs even get covid?đ
Still waiting for the test results.
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@Siam said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Bones said in Coronavirus - UK:
@MiketheSnow went crabbing with the family in West Mersea on Sunday. Fuckers down the pier had no idea what social distancing was.
Can crabs even get covid?đ
Stick to the legs and claws đ
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Put this here rather than in the meme thread as it seems more UK related....
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
@pakman Read that a day or so ago. It's more about vaccine development IIRC.
Here's a mainstream UK media piece on the UK's vaccine efforts...
"I Teach At Oxford, But I Donât Want It To Win The Coronavirus Vaccine Race
The story will be clear: China, once again, has unleashed a threat to civilisation. But the best brains of the UK have saved the world"Telegraph also picked up Bloomberg Opinion article. And Times commented there on.
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Aberdeen gone back in to 5-mile lockdown
All indoor and outdoor hospitality closed as of 5pm
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@MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus - UK:
Aberdeen gone back in to 5-mile lockdown
All indoor and outdoor hospitality closed as of 5pm
Better version of the announcement here
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@voodoo said in Coronavirus - UK:
@MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus - UK:
Aberdeen gone back in to 5-mile lockdown
All indoor and outdoor hospitality closed as of 5pm
Better version of the announcement here
She's brilliant. And spot on.
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@MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus - UK:
@voodoo said in Coronavirus - UK:
@MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus - UK:
Aberdeen gone back in to 5-mile lockdown
All indoor and outdoor hospitality closed as of 5pm
Better version of the announcement here
She's brilliant. And spot on.
I can't understand a word she's saying ....
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Victor-Meldrew Thereâs a part of me that longs for pre internet days when I would never have been informed of such bollocks, but that would also mean no fern and therefore more work. Itâs a trade off I guess.
Only on the Fern could a deeply thought out and discussed topic on the sociological impacts of Stop and Search on black people's perception of the UK justice system become elevated to an educational article on Mercedes A Class trim levels.
We understand whatâs really important.
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@MajorRage said in Coronavirus - UK:
@MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus - UK:
@voodoo said in Coronavirus - UK:
@MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus - UK:
Aberdeen gone back in to 5-mile lockdown
All indoor and outdoor hospitality closed as of 5pm
Better version of the announcement here
She's brilliant. And spot on.
I can't understand a word she's saying ....
Something about kilts
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So how is the UK TSF contingent getting on?
Things seems to be going along worryingly smoothly in Surrey. On weekdays roads are back to normal (they are still a bit more quiet on weekends), people are out and about in parks / playgrounds / canals etc and shopping areas are on the way back up. I popped into Guildford today (which is usually a bloody nightmare on Saturdays) and although parking was easy, the town was probably at 75-80%. A few shops have closed, although mainly those that I had no idea how they were open in the first place. We had to queue to get into a couple of stores, and everybody has masks on in shops.
So it kind of feels like it's passed us by now. I know that the post furlough redundancies are coming, and as the media gets back from holidays the fear is going to ramp up again so things will start to feel worse come September. But our kids will be going back to school (barring a government led shut down which seems exceedingly unlikely) and there are a few local job opportunities I see popping up. My neighbour who is a property developer can't get staff / trades again so that's back to normal.
The second wave is the big fear honestly, but I'm just not buying it. Yes, there has been an uptick in cases recently, but there has also been a large uptick in testing completed. Excess UK deaths have been negative now for 6 straight weeks & the hospital statistics (hospitalised / ICU / Ventilated patients) continue to drop to insignificant levels.
Cancer is again being pushed, and as it should. I had a really sad distant relative (by marriage) situation caused by Covid earlier this year. 8 weeks from diagnosis of stage 4 bowel cancer to death. 48 years old. Incredibly scary. To be fair to the NHS, she went from first seeking a doctor to diagnosis to first treatment in 72 hours, so they can't be at fault. IT was simply her ignoring the signs for too long. I truly worry how many others are out there with the same. Changes your perception on life when this happens. No need for sympathies either team TSF, not somebody I knew well at all, but a sister of somebody I would consider quite close. Just a reminder to keep a look out for yourselves and don't ignore the signs.
Anyway, back on topic, I guess with the heatwave over and cooler weather due the next couple of weeks (still can't believe I'm saying cooler weather when it's 23-26 degrees) it'll be interesting to see how things unravel. I can't see me being back in London until 2021 and even then, maybe only 1-2 days per week. I need to get to Europe though to see my colleagues there. I won't be surprised to look back at the end of 2021 to see I spent more days on the continent than I did in London! That is, if I can keep my job - I should be safe as we are a volume based business, and equity volumes are strong,and will remain strong as we go into US elections / phase 2 of Covid & Brexit. Fingers crossed.
So a shout out to the UK based ferners. Hope you are doing well, I'll be interested to hear. your guys thoughts on everything.
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I'm completely flummoxed by the Government
What's their end game?
More people testing positive for Covid (increase in R rate) but no corresponding increase in D (death) rate
Hospitals empty
What are they worried about?