Granny Danger Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 minute ago, BingMcCrosby said: Have no future trading with China is nothing to do with racism (for me anyway) it's to do with what's best and safest for us in the future So it’s best for us not to trade with a country that produces essential products that no other country produces, or certainly don’t produce in sufficient quantity. That requires a more detailed explanation. The floor is yours... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thane of Cawdor Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Miguel Sanchez said: If anyone's concerned about the editorial tone of the BBC nowadays: The US also has a southern border with Canada, has no-one told him? On a purely selfish note, that's me sorted for the next fortnight. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin.Hood Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 That's Tesco introducing a maximum allowance of 3 items per person on every single product they sell from tomorrow.Can I get a link please? For workmates . Kinda glad this is happening but we are still fucked Ignore. I got it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 18 minutes ago, WATTOO said: No, I was thinking more of, A) That the BBC deem this headline breaking news B) "Heartbreaking" being used to describe a pop concert being cancelled. But if you took something else from it, fair enough. Why shouldn't the cancellation of the biggest music festival in the world be reported on? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawWatchin Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 10 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: I don't mean state pension which is a benefit, I mean occupational pensions which are paid out from returns on investment in equities and bonds. There's nothing inherently bad about government debt provided it can service it & right now while yields are incredibly low they should be piling it on. Yes. But that debt servicing comes at a cost. Usually through austerity measures implemented on the poorest. The yields being low don't change any of that. It only encourages more of it which is bad news for a lot of people. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, Thane of Cawdor said: The US also has a southern border with Canada, has no-one told him? On a purely selfish note, that's me sorted for the next fortnight. This will be the first time in history that there is panic buying of Private Eye in ASDA. Looking forward o the disputes at the checkouts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 6 minutes ago, Rugster said: That's Tesco introducing a maximum allowance of 3 items per person on every single product they sell from tomorrow. Started today, had to shamefacedly hand back one of my four tins of corned beef. On the credit side I didn't take the solitary 4-pack of toilet paper that was left on the shelf. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Snafu said: We need to get our own manufacturing industries first. FTFY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 This will be the first time in history that there is panic buying of Private Eye in ASDA. Looking forward o the disputes at the checkouts.Do you think there will be idiots who actually don’t get the joke? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing.McCrosby Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 6 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: So it’s best for us not to trade with a country that produces essential products that no other country produces, or certainly don’t produce in sufficient quantity. That requires a more detailed explanation. The floor is yours... It is, yes Not just for our country What do China produce that no other country could produce? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Just now, BingMcCrosby said: It is, yes Not just for our country What do China produce that no other country could produce? Wrong question. Not surprising. What about “why is China producing things that no one else is producing”. Maybe you want to resort to a time when there was no trade with other countries. In fairness we had serious country-wide viral infections in those days too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Savage Henry said: Do you think there will be idiots who actually don’t get the joke? Yes. Yes I do. ETA many of them will watch Eastenders. Edited March 18, 2020 by Granny Danger 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, BingMcCrosby said: It is, yes Not just for our country What do China produce that no other country could produce? Economies of scale. Every country making their own stuff would put most consumer goods out of reach for ordinary workers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 17 minutes ago, Rugster said: That's Tesco introducing a maximum allowance of 3 items per person on every single product they sell from tomorrow. So I can still get 3 x 20 packs of beer, yes? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 10 minutes ago, G_Man1985 said: Can I get a link please? For workmates . Kinda glad this is happening but we are still fucked Ignore. I got it IT was an email from the CEO to clubcard holders. No link unfortunately. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 42 minutes ago, WATTOO said: It starts to become real when you can't get your mega munchy box (platimum edition) delivered. Bit hard on the teeth? 30 minutes ago, yoda said: I see the armchair virologists have morphed into armchair economists. armchair c*nts still armchair c*nts tho. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 First prisoner to get the virus, HMP Manchester. Pray for @WhiteRoseKilie . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Why shouldn't the cancellation of the biggest music festival in the world be reported on? By all means "report it", however apart from the fact that it was a given, I don't believe we need a special section on the thoughts of DJ's, performers etc when there's lots of other serious stuff which isn't being reported. Likewise I wouldn't want or expect to have interviews and sensationalised responses from footballers on the cancellation of games in the main "breaking news" section of the BBC news. I guess what I'm saying is it's about priorities and use of language at this stage and "heartbreaking" over the cancellation of a pop concert (irrespective of it's size) doesn't really do it for me, especially when people are dying. How the Gov are dealing with supporting the self employed or those in rented property or even what their next move is regarding English School closures or a full lock down would be much more informative for a mainstream NEWS station. That's only my opinion though and I'm sure others won't agree, so let's not fall out over it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 We need to get our own manufacturing industries up to speed first. We had them but some greedy fucker said wages were too high so shipped it all out to countries who will accept peanuts.Manufacturing is a niche market and not based on what the country needs. That said I'm sure it would be easy to go back to production line type stuff. We have the r&d and space to do so. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Wing Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Started today, had to shamefacedly hand back one of my four tins of corned beef. On the credit side I didn't take the solitary 4-pack of toilet paper that was left on the shelf. I took this lonely fella though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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