Coronavirus

Aye was he like the first Labour leader to have the Sun back him before a GE? Says it all really. Of course having John Major floundering at the other end probably helped.

Nobody had done it to that extent before had they? It's been a template for everyone since, which is what's so tragic. It all ties in to spin, fake news, and whipping up the base. I'd say 90% of the narrative is directed through the media now and very little is based on what is actually fought out in the Commons.

Edit: Kier may have to wait 10 years.

 

Political thread this ****...

 

It's been turned mate, started off ok.

 

This is really interesting
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/area-wales-missed-coronavirus-simple-18348215.amp

One area of Wales pro actively locked down sooner and set up it's own local track and trace system. The results speak for themselves, they prevented spread and have had only a fraction of the cases seen elsewhere.

Seems using local services may have been a better way to go than the government's centralised system.

 

The bloke that setup the "independent SAGE" group has been arguing this point for a couple of weeks (possibly as i'm losing track of time tbh) thay why we didn't use the existing infectious disease systems . The only flaw i could see was normally the GP is involved , presumably as they are originally contacted by the patient , but under Covid that hasn't been the case as NHS111 is the primary contact .

 

Wasn't Ken Clarke one of them?

 

Probably
always "liked" Ken if only because unlike most of them you could imagine sitting in a pub having a drink & a good natter with him .

 

No new deaths in Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Good news.

 

Damn @A.L.D.O 4.1 survives again

 

Hes that full of alcohol the virus ain't got a cat in hells chance

 

No. Richard Bacon (not that one) and John Randall did. Randall also resigned for a bit over it.
Ken Clarke was one of 15 Tories that were absent and didn't vote for it, though:
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2003-03-18-118-commons/mp/10115

 

If i'm anything it's a survivor me ole mucker

 

Aldo actually went into lockdown unemployed after telling his boss to ram his ****ing job when he was asked to do non essential work and will come out of lockdown owning his own business.

How's that for surviving?

 

Pretty impressive Aldo, and good luck

 

You mean you've bought the hot dog cart off them?

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politic...s-call-for-new-investigation-into-durham-trip

 

FFS please don't waste time & money on this .

 

Not my time, not my money - go for it. I have no particular like for Chris Huhne, but I remember the right-wing press, and Richard Littlejohn in particular (and that whiney-voiced tart Oakshott who ran off to be Tice's adulteress), went to the nth extreme to get him over that speeding ticket. Now they're like , 'Leave poor Britney Scumings alone!' Nah, **** him.

 

another inquiry will cost the public purse hence us for , as far as i can see , no purpose as everyone will already have made their minds up about that incident already .
I almost think it is now quite a useful distraction for this Govt who seem to be doing a wonderful disappearing act at present .