vikingTON Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 18 minutes ago, KingswellsRed said: I can’t believe what I am reading on Twitter. That's your problem right there. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 19 minutes ago, KingswellsRed said: I can’t believe what I am reading on Twitter. People genuinely thinking if tests are not introduced, it will be back to square one. Must have imagined the last few years of variants spreading to every country regardless of travel restrictions. It is truly mind-boggling, and frankly terrifying, that we live among such people. Supposed 'progressive' types who (supposedly) support the EU, free movement, immigration etc, screeching for the borders to be shut to the filthy Chinese plague. Not even a hint of realisation from any of them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawson Park Boy Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 11 minutes ago, Elixir said: It is truly mind-boggling, and frankly terrifying, that we live among such people. Supposed 'progressive' types who (supposedly) support the EU, free movement, immigration etc, screeching for the borders to be shut to the filthy Chinese plague. Not even a hint of realisation from any of them. Listened to a very sensible take on this earlier by Prof. Carl Heneghan on GB News. According to him, absolutely no justification for restrictions. He was one of the few heroes of COVID. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 I wonder when the UK and Scottish Governments will fold? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Elixir said: I wonder when the UK and Scottish Governments will fold? Ah, good old The Science™. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 What is the point? Really hope this isn't a step towards the return of the nonsense of traffic lights etc for international travel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, Elixir said: Ah, good old The Science™. So it being an example of " the Scottish Government's xenophobic and racist policies" only existed in your head! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) Just now, btb said: So it being an example of " the Scottish Government's xenophobic and racist policies" only existed in your head! He's been sitting hitting refresh on the bbc news site with a hard on for hours. Sad. Edited December 30, 2022 by Rugster 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said: What is the point? Really hope this isn't a step towards the return of the nonsense of traffic lights etc for international travel. Nah. This is just an easy thing to do to pander to absolute mind cripples until China's wave has finished. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, btb said: So it being an example of " the Scottish Government's xenophobic and racist policies" only existed in your head! Sorry? This is textbook dog whistle xenophobia - led by the right-wing populists in Italy, and the Scottish Government will play ball as they always have with covid border shagging. The truth is most SNP/independence supporters don't give a toss about immigrants or foreigners. Rather, whatever policies they put out are lapped up without fail. Say we are an open, welcoming country? Good. Keeping out those Chinese people from their plague ridden lands so they don't bring their filthy disease here? Also good. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Will the Scottish Government come out and criticise this decision and back The Science™, or do they agree with wee Nigel? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Looking forward to the tide of journalists queuing up to ask for the logic, or indeed the science behind this to be explained. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 20 minutes ago, Elixir said: Nah. This is just an easy thing to do to pander to absolute mind cripples until China's wave has finished. Whilst that is true, it does open the door for the broken to call for similar for elsewhere if they have a few cases. It's a backward step. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said: Whilst that is true, it does open the door for the broken to call for similar for elsewhere if they have a few cases. It's a backward step. Definitely a backwards (and monumentally dumb) step, but it's low cost, doesn't really change much economically (though will it damage confidence?), politically it panders to the idiots screeching for it, and ultimately connections with China will slowly return after essentially two parallel universes existed for nearly three years. I suspect this will quietly be binned once China's wave has ended. Remember the equally xenophobic and disgraceful treatment of South Africa at the end of last year? That was soon swept under the carpet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Does anyone give a f**k if a slightly higher percentage of travellers from China are carrying a bog standard minor respiratory virus than travellers from elsewhere? Bear in mind said virus is already present here and nearly all of us have been vaccinated against it/had it before/both. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawson Park Boy Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Completely daft decision. Probably more to do with politics than ‘the science’. It won’t last long. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 47 minutes ago, Donathan said: Does anyone give a f**k if a slightly higher percentage of travellers from China are carrying a bog standard minor respiratory virus than travellers from elsewhere? Bear in mind said virus is already present here and nearly all of us have been vaccinated against it/had it before/both. It's entirely political. Do we know how much genomic sequencing say, Mongolia or Tajikistan, are doing, and how transparent their data is? Will travel restrictions subsequently be slapped on people coming from countries that don't stipulate anything on visitors from China? A total nonsense, as ever. The Chinese Government are vile, but are playground games like this, that won't phase them in the slightest, really worth it for reinforcing the stigmatisation of Chinese people that already exists due to covid? Especially when it will be a short-term measure, yet the stigma will be long-lasting. The West and associated countries could have chosen to be the bigger person here, but no. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 5 hours ago, Elixir said: I wonder when the UK and Scottish Governments will fold? Guardian reporting that Chinese visitors will need to test when coming to the UK. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Chinese to be 2 vaxxs and a booster also 48hr negative test before arriving here...all changed from yesterday. Wonder what the plan is for Sunday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 57 minutes ago, SlipperyP said: Chinese to be 2 vaxxs and a booster also 48hr negative test before arriving here...all changed from yesterday. Wonder what the plan is for Sunday. Chilled? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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