Monkey Tennis Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Left Back said: So you see having a small state as being dangerous and destructive? What’s your definition of small? Smaller than now, two years ago, five years ago, 13 years ago? I'd like a state that's smaller than it's been in a couple of years in some Covid related respects. Otherwise, I'd want one bigger than it's been in about forty. Higher taxes for many, better public services and less of the wild inequality we've grown to accept and in some cases, embrace. That would be good too. Edited January 16, 2022 by Monkey Tennis 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 59 minutes ago, Snafu said: I've not read that from his post, read like he is fatigued by the events and effects of the last two years and wants it to go away. Its not as if that post has suddenly radicalised the posters on this thread has it? Of course it's not radicalised anyone - don't be daft. I'm not claiming that his posts pose any genuine danger at all. They do come from a dangerous place though, because the views therein, are shared by some people who do wield genuine influence. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Snafu said: Which influential people are you talking about? ERG types. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawson Park Boy Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Monkey Tennis said: ERG types. Desmond Swayne? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Marshmallo said: It's The General Nonsense section of The Pie and Bovril Scottish Football Forum. I'm fully aware. I'm talking about where they come from. You're referring to where they land. Those things are different from each other. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 18 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: I'd like a state that's smaller than it's been in a couple of years in some Covid related respects. Otherwise, I'd want one bigger than it's been in about forty. Higher taxes for many, better public services and less of the wild inequality we've grown to accept and in some cases, embrace. That would be good too. you live in la-la land. Fair play to you getting so many bites. You really are a lunatic though. You want a return to the Labour governments of the 70’s? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Left Back said: You want a return to the Labour governments of the 70’s? As opposed to what succeeded it? Absolutely. 100%. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: As opposed to what succeeded it? Absolutely. 100%. Probably best if you f**k off to the politics forum. You have no serious points to make here. -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, Left Back said: Probably best if you f**k off to the politics forum. You have no serious points to make here. What? Are you telling me that this really is the thread for true blue Thatcherites, and people seeing it otherwise aren't welcome? I'll admit that I did get that sense of this place at times, but it's not usually expressed quite so explicitly. Thanks for clearing that up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: What? Are you telling me that this really is the thread for true blue Thatcherites, and people seeing it otherwise aren't welcome? I'll admit that I did get that sense of this place at times, but it's not usually expressed quite so explicitly. Thanks for clearing that up. No. let me guess. Now everyone that is laughing at you is a true blue thatcherite. My word This is the thread to discuss Covid. There’s no place for you trying to turn it into your idea of a socialist utopia. As I said if that’s what you want to discuss there’s other threads for you to do that on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 11 minutes ago, Left Back said: let me guess. Now everyone that is laughing at you is a true blue thatcherite. My word No, it's more because you told me to "f**k off" from the thread on account of preferring the governments of Wilson and Callaghan to those of Thatcher. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 9 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: No, it's more because you told me to "f**k off" from the thread on account of preferring the governments of Wilson and Callaghan to those of Thatcher. Couldn’t give a f**k which of those governments you prefer. Now f**k off and start a thread on the politics forum to discuss it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, Left Back said: Couldn’t give a f**k which of those governments you prefer. Now f**k off and start a thread on the politics forum to discuss it. Such a lot of swearing. Most unbecoming. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: Such a lot of swearing. Most unbecoming. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 3 hours ago, Monkey Tennis said: I’m being a bit of a patronising dick. “A bit” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 I think Monkey Tennis is providing a stellar service in this thread. I was having trouble sleeping 2 or 3 nights back. Opened up this thread on my phone, read a few of MT's posts and I dozed off so quickly my phone smacked me in the melt. Slept like a baby albeit with the bridge of my nose a wee bit sore. Cheers MT for being so spectacularly boring. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Quote One of Nicola Sturgeon’s most senior Covid-19 advisers will claim in an explosive new book that his warnings on care homes and against harsh lockdowns were disregarded. Mark Woolhouse alleges he wrote to former chief medical officer Catherine Calderwood in January 2020 and urged her to begin emergency planning for a pandemic – but was ignored. The Year the World Went Mad: A Scientific Memoir details missed opportunities to protect the vulnerable and serious failings in both UK and Scottish Government policy. Woolhouse, a professor of infectious disease epidemiology at Edinburgh University, believes lockdowns are morally wrong and that it was obvious from the beginning that a “zero Covid ” elimination strategy would not work. A synopsis of the book, published on Amazon, states: “In January 2020, leading epidemiologist Professor Mark Woolhouse learned of a new virus taking hold in China. He immediately foresaw a hard road ahead for the entire world, and emailed the chief medical officer of Scotland warning that the UK should urgently begin preparations. “A few days later, he received a polite reply stating only that everything was under control. In this astonishing account, Mark Woolhouse shares his story as an insider, having served on advisory groups to both the Scottish and UK governments. “He reveals disregarded advice, frustration of dealing with politicians and the missteps that led to the deaths of vulnerable people, damage to livelihoods and the disruption of education.” Woolhouse sits on the Scottish Government’s Covid Advisory Group, which also includes Edinburgh University’s Devi Sridhar, who has argued strongly for harsh lockdowns to control infections. Woolhouse said: “Much more should have been spent on providing protection for care homes. Lockdowns aren’t a public health policy, they signify a failure of public health policy.” The Scottish Government has admitted to the Sunday Mail, for the first time, that experts in attendance had “diverse perspectives”. A spokesman said: “Prof Woolhouse is one of a number of clinicians and scientists advising the Scottish Government. We have always and will continue to take a wide range of views on board as we come to carefully considered decisions about what is for the best for the country as a whole.” https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/senior-nicola-sturgeon-covid-adviser-25958298 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Couldn’t give a f**k which of those governments you prefer. Now f**k off and start a thread on the politics forum to discuss it.You literally asked him if he preferred the Labour government of the 70s 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glennie Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 On 15/01/2022 at 09:45, saint in exile said: It's funny how times have changed.In pre covid days it was considered suspicious and socially unacceptable to wear a mask.Just an observation. covid hysteria has seen masses of people going along wi and applauding abusive, suspect and unacceptable behaviour people have lost all sense of normality, morality 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 7 hours ago, Lyle Lanley said: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/senior-nicola-sturgeon-covid-adviser-25958298 Woolhouse going for SNP jugulars is absolutely sensational stuff. However, using the situation to try to sell a book and make a name for herself is exactly what Sridhar has been getting absolutely torn apart for. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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