mizfit Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Sunak is willing to delay reopening by a month if need be.Can see a 4 nations agreement on the 1st July at this rate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdul_Latif Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, mizfit said: Sunak is willing to delay reopening by a month if need be. Can see a 4 nations agreement on the 1st July at this rate. That would be great if the Scottish government committed to it all being over at the same time. Otherwise we will f**k about up here with no clear plan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky88 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 28 minutes ago, mizfit said: Sunak is willing to delay reopening by a month if need be. Can see a 4 nations agreement on the 1st July at this rate. I don't see what would change in three weeks for them to change their minds. Delta variant has been around for weeks. It's just more jam tomorrow pish that will result in "do this to save Christmas: 2021 edition". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 32 minutes ago, mizfit said: Sunak is willing to delay reopening by a month if need be. Can see a 4 nations agreement on the 1st July at this rate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladdin Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 What was 21 June ever based on? Surely, even a cautious approach, could have been to estimate the minimum threshold for herd immunity through vaccination (sure the Kent variant had been estimated to be 60-70%) and peg your removal of all restrictions to that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, Aladdin said: What was 21 June ever based on? Surely, even a cautious approach, could have been to estimate the minimum threshold for herd immunity through vaccination (sure the Kent variant had been estimated to be 60-70%) and peg your removal of all restrictions to that. Probably the fact it's the Summer Solstice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Given that they've already vaccinated 53.6% of the adult population and are 2nd dosing about 300-400k a day, the date wasn't far off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 What was 21 June ever based on? Surely, even a cautious approach, could have been to estimate the minimum threshold for herd immunity through vaccination (sure the Kent variant had been estimated to be 60-70%) and peg your removal of all restrictions to that.The fact it is Midsummer's Day and it gave headline writers an easy job.Sad to say I was right. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Given it's Sunak this is clearly a lubbing operation now. All talk has been two weeks but it's now a month delay with talk of needing 80% double dosed due to the new Indian variant. It could well be a delay to bring the 4 nations into line especially given the recent change in tone from the SG. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladdin Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 12 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said: Given it's Sunak this is clearly a lubbing operation now. All talk has been two weeks but it's now a month delay with talk of needing 80% double dosed due to the new Indian variant. It could well be a delay to bring the 4 nations into line especially given the recent change in tone from the SG. At least 80% is a benchmark though - if the governments come out and say that's the bare minimum needed for herd immunity, given the increased transmissibility, and this is the date we expect to achieve it, great. Its the "data not dates" mantra we've been fed, when all that's been made public is dates with no information about the data underpinning it that's getting on my nips. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 The Torygraph seething at the prospect of us Jocks having more lenient restrictions than other Euros host cities. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Me and the lads down the pub never shut up about the Summer Solstice right enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stig Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Aladdin said: What was 21 June ever based on? Surely, even a cautious approach, could have been to estimate the minimum threshold for herd immunity through vaccination (sure the Kent variant had been estimated to be 60-70%) and peg your removal of all restrictions to that. They were expecting to give by all adults at least their first shot (which at the time was touted to give a lot of protection) by the end of May, then give the 3 weeks for the effects to take place gave them the date of June 21. Edited June 9, 2021 by The Stig 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty dingus Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Aladdin said: What was 21 June ever based on? The Illuminate that own the world bank and all the media is controlled by a small cabal of powerful Druids. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Sunak is a known hawk so if he's been brought into line then that about as good as confirms it. Another win for the Lovejoys. I can tolerate an extension on only one basis - the criteria for exit is set out. How many hospitalisations is a problem? If we're going to keep focusing on case numbers we won't get out of it this year. Cases don't generally go down unless we put in more restrictions and that is simply not acceptable at this stage given the tools we have to fight covid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fifer Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Got a text last night with my appointment on the 17th, bang in the middle of the first two weeks of annual leave I've had since last March. Rescheduled for the morn! C'est parfait. I'm 27 and G1 postcode, so good to see there's progress being made. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 9 minutes ago, Big Fifer said: Got a text last night with my appointment on the 17th, bang in the middle of the first two weeks of annual leave I've had since last March. Rescheduled for the morn! C'est parfait. I'm 27 and G1 postcode, so good to see there's progress being made. ^^^ doing it right. don't waste any days of annual leave having potential side effects. get a sick day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fifer Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, Left Back said: ^^^ doing it right. don't waste any days of annual leave having potential side effects. get a sick day. Indeed. 1pm tomorrow, I'm off from Friday, half day anyway so I'll pretend to be a bit ill in the morning then I've got the pub booked from 1730. Glorious! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57403216 Another absolute minter for 'Global Little Britain' and Scotland. We will be left behind if they don't get a grip come the end of this month. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Best extend restrictions just to be sure then... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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