Sherrif John Bunnell Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 8 fucking pages 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwullie Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 4 hours ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said: 8 fucking pages This fucking place 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Antibodies from infection found to last AT LEAST 6 months. More good news. They are going to have to announce that the next mutation turns your arsehole inside out and dissolves the wee bones in your ear at this rate. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven W Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 8 hours ago, Marshmallo said: This bozo is absolutely cacking it about "variants" I stumbled on this last night. After it they interviewed Jason Leitch. It was like the story about transmission and the Oxford vaccine hadn't broken. Am I wrong in thinking that news is the best news we've had in all this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 BBC news have abandoned reporting news it would seem this morning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 5 hours ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said: 8 fucking pages This fucking country. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbigal Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 I took notes of Sturgeon’s speech today, in the hope that she might have some positive news about a route out of all this, and that those of us in the beleaguered hospitality, nightclub, live music and events sectors might be able to see some light at the end of a very long dark tunnel. This is what she said: ”We will be living with restrictions until all of across the U.K. and further, across the world, have vaccinated a (mumble, mumble) significant number of people’, and ‘given what we don’t yet know about the impact of the vaccination on transmission, we may actually be living with some degree of restrictions after we have vaccinated a significant sector of the population.’ So, my take from this is that ongoing government restrictions will be the new normal, and that a return to normality (rather than Sturgeon’s carefully-worded, expectation-limiting ‘greater normality’) is a very, very long way off. Given that ongoing restrictions and a return to the tier system, which is all the hope we’re being offered ATM, effectively consigns the live music industry (which everyone knows can’t operate under social distancing restrictions no matter how much SG hopes we might be able to run ‘test events’ at some unspecified point in the future to demonstrate some entirely spurious form of ‘viability’) - and the events services companies that service the music industry - to the dustbin; nightclubs (which aren’t even allowed to open in Tier 0), and hospitality (which can only just about break even with 100% rates relief, rent reductions, flexible furlough and / or other ongoing government support under SG’s onerous social distancing / curfews / alcohol bans and other mitigations strategy built into the tier system) will be crippled for the foreseeable future, with the likelihood of these industries continuing to shrivel and die, with the few remaining businesses drastically reducing overheads to survive in a heavily-restricted ‘new normal’ world of minuscule returns. I’d initially thought we’d get back to (something like) normal when the vulnerable groups (over 60s and those with underlying conditions + health care workers) were vaccinated, coinciding with the seasonal downturn of the virus in the late spring / early summer. I was quickly disabused of this notion. Then I consoled myself with the thought that at least with every adult in the U.K. likely to be vaccinated (or offered the vaccine) by September, we’d be out of this by October. Now, after Sturgeon’s latest hope-extinguishing speech, I genuinely think we’ll be dealing with government restrictions, social distancing and draconian travel restrictions for the rest of the year, at least, just in case. Certainly, for me, with circa 100 employees in businesses across the live music, events services, nightclubs and hospitality sectors, I’m now getting the impression that SG is so in thrall to this Zero Covid fantasy, and so petrified of risk from the media-hyped new variants (Sky News and the BBC today were both breathlessly reporting that the Essex variant and the South African variant are teaming up Avengers Assemble-style to form a super-powered mutant strain), and negative messaging and evasion of all risk and responsibility (rather than just the so-called ‘caution’ that many have lauded them for) is now so endemic to SG’s worldview, that they’ve boxed themselves into a corner, crippled by caution. Small businesses and independent operators in these sectors are now facing the prospect of admitting defeat after struggling through the last 12 months of this soul-destroying pandemic. If there is no hope forthcoming from government, then there is little or no incentive for business operators to continue. Job losses and business failures will escalate, further crippling a moribund Scottish economy that has already shown a more significant Covid-led downturn than any of the other home nations. We keep waiting for SG to offer a glimpse of optimism for these sectors, but my feeling is that if the (incredibly efficient) vaccines aren’t enough to get Sturgeon offering a scintilla of hope to the business community, nothing will. Sturgeon seems to thrive on negative messaging and the tightening of restrictions. I’m resigned to the fact that restrictions will continue long after the cost / benefit analysis suggest they should be lifted, and I’ve seen absolutely nothing to suggest that Sturgeon will inspire in leading us out of this shitshow towards a more hopeful future.Remember 5-7 year old kids might be able to go back to School in 3 weeks time. [emoji848] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 hour ago, gav-ffc said: This fucking country. ARE BRAVE SIR TOM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elric Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 12 hours ago, Scosha said: The idea of us living under restrictions whilst our borders are shut is fucking mental if we’ve all (or the majority) had the vaccine. I really hope the actions of the UK govt force NS hand and launches her strategy into the sea. I can stomach these restrictions currently but like others have said, what needs to change if we’re all vaccinated? When does it end? Colleague has been moaning for months that for Sturgeon it is all about control. MSP's etc all have to tow the party line, the majority get hammered for the good of the minority - he was getting on about Minimum Price for Alcohol and so on. He states that she is in her glory at the moment dictating to the country and running a nanny state and fears what will happen if the SNP have an outright majority in the May elections. I used to laugh at some of his suggestions but now you certainly have to wonder. What ever happened to the "adult conversations". People will put up with this until the majority have been vaccinated and no longer. Even a blind man can see that we need to be shown the route out of this. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_MFC Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 This fucking country.You ready for the applause? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10menwent2mow Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Am I correct in reading that Leitch wants cases down to below 50 (fifty) per 100,000 before they CONSIDER lifting restrictions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 6 hours ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said: 8 fucking pages What is with the Nigels and their weird hard on for war? Their whole psyche relates back to WW2 and how 'we survived that we can survive anything!'. Everything they do, every celebration they have, needs to have a war mention. or you need to wear a poppy while doing it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWL Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 9 minutes ago, Elric said: Colleague has been moaning for months that for Sturgeon it is all about control. MSP's etc all have to tow the party line, the majority get hammered for the good of the minority - he was getting on about Minimum Price for Alcohol and so on. The Venn diagram of those who rant about Minimum Alcohol Pricing - a policy backed by the likes of the BMA and alcohol charities to try and do something about Scotland's chronic drink problem - and those with Sir Tom (RIP) as there twitter profile pic along with Union Flags, #SNPOUT, GSTQ is a circle. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Just now, PWL said: The Venn diagram of those who rant about Minimum Alcohol Pricing - a policy backed by the likes of the BMA and alcohol charities to try and do something about Scotland's chronic drink problem - and those with Sir Tom (RIP) as there twitter profile pic along with Union Flags, #SNPOUT, GSTQ is a circle. The BMA is the doctor's trade union and not actually a voice of authority on public health policy. If we listened to those clowns then we wouldn't even have a National Health Service as they spent years kicking and screaming against the idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 And test positivity consistently below 5% dailyAm I correct in reading that Leitch wants cases down to below 50 (fifty) per 100,000 before they CONSIDER lifting restrictions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10menwent2mow Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 If it keeps wee Jason having his moment in the sun then probably.That's fucking mental. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnieman Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Does anyone have a link to anywhere that provides an accurate total of how many adults (over 16) live in Scotland? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 The straightforward explanation for Sturgeon's desire for endless suppression of the virus through public restrictions is that having spent five years as Health Secretary, she is allowing losers like Leitch and the zero Covid fantasists to get the inside track on government policy. There's no such economy link to Bute House because it's Someone Else's Job to think about that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 11 hours ago, Les Cabbage said: So wait, Chubbs dies and gets his hand back but Tom dies and is still has to walk with assistance?! Shocking policy from the powers that be in heaven. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnieman Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 The 7 day average is around 134/100k, getting below 50/100k isn't a big ask and we're heading for that in a few weeks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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