The Artful Dodger 1,831 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 London is a mixed bag, the core 'real London' is mainly Labour, aside from the areas dominated by the supremely wealthy but then a lot of the 'greater London' areas have Tory tendencies. I'm just making the point that there are areas in the South seeing similar rises, Johnsnon's own constituency for example but they won't be effected. They're happy to meddle with the lives of the Northern cities because they are unlikely to ever win a seat there. I also won't ever really forgive London for voting for Johnson as Mayor. If they believe lockdown is necessary then it should be a national one, not one which decimates certain areas completely. Local lockdowns do not work and in fact transmission has gone up in a lot of areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 2,209 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) 37 minutes ago, The Artful Dodger said: London is a mixed bag, the core 'real London' is mainly Labour, aside from the areas dominated by the supremely wealthy but then a lot of the 'greater London' areas have Tory tendencies. I'm just making the point that there are areas in the South seeing similar rises, Johnsnon's own constituency for example but they won't be effected. They're happy to meddle with the lives of the Northern cities because they are unlikely to ever win a seat there. I also won't ever really forgive London for voting for Johnson as Mayor. If they believe lockdown is necessary then it should be a national one, not one which decimates certain areas completely. Local lockdowns do not work and in fact transmission has gone up in a lot of areas. Affluence mainly tbh, not really much to do with greater London in it self as a lot of areas in greater London like Hayes, Ealing, Harrow, Wealdstone, Feltham, Hounslow, Brentford, Enfield, Illford, Dagenham, Croydon etc voted Labour and are by and large known as run down/working class (not Ealing itself but the borough in general) White flight comes into account too, Ruislip for example is essentially a BTEC Essex. Thing is nowadays what used to be white flight areas are now as diverse as any area in London. Edited October 8, 2020 by Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 I don't know about where you are living but mask wearing is so hit and miss round here now, It has actually gone backwards and less people are wearing them than they were a month ago except in shops where they won't get served unless they do obviously.. Just seen untold mums picking their kids up from school and did not see any of them wearing a mask, not one! Would have thought they would as they are all gathered together outside chatting waiting for the kids.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,397 Posted October 8, 2020 Administrator Share Posted October 8, 2020 17 minutes ago, Bluewolf said: I don't know about where you are living but mask wearing is so hit and miss round here now, It has actually gone backwards and less people are wearing them than they were a month ago except in shops where they won't get served unless they do obviously.. Just seen untold mums picking their kids up from school and did not see any of them wearing a mask, not one! Would have thought they would as they are all gathered together outside chatting waiting for the kids.. As much as it would be common sense to do so, it's not compulsory to wear a mask outdoors yet so they're probably just taking advantage of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, Stan said: As much as it would be common sense to do so, it's not compulsory to wear a mask outdoors yet so they're probably just taking advantage of that. Yea, don't get me wrong I wouldn't expect people to wear them every single time they go out but when gathering together in a big group you might think people would exercise a little caution.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr. Gonzo 8,197 Posted October 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2020 I don't have COVID! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said: I don't have COVID! Nice.. bet you are relieved 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,397 Posted October 8, 2020 Administrator Share Posted October 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said: I don't have COVID! Woop woop! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ 5,364 Posted October 10, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted October 10, 2020 On 08/10/2020 at 15:49, Bluewolf said: Yea, don't get me wrong I wouldn't expect people to wear them every single time they go out but when gathering together in a big group you might think people would exercise a little caution.. I don't have to wear a mask if I don't want to with me having asthma & COPD but I still wear one inside shops but I make sure my mouth is covered in case I cough I make sure my nostrils are free with my conditions as it does restrict my breathing a bit. Our son is a taxi driver so he has been working non-stop since doing 13-hour shifts with breaks in-between because the pubs are now closing up here for 2 weeks and that will hit him for six, he is pleased he is staying with us atm as we don't ask him for any digs money and we said not to worry trying to pay us food/gas/electric money as he has his taxi licence, petrol etc to worry about. I have given him some dosh and told him to get some lagers for tonight and we told him to have a wee break from the taxi bit as he has wee Alexader staying the weekend so it will be a wine/lager night with our son & grandson for tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,397 Posted October 11, 2020 Administrator Share Posted October 11, 2020 This shite and corruption still continues. Corrupt tories know no bounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 17 hours ago, CaaC (John) said: I don't have to wear a mask if I don't want to with me having asthma & COPD but I still wear one inside shops but I make sure my mouth is covered in case I cough I make sure my nostrils are free with my conditions as it does restrict my breathing a bit. I wouldn't expect people with genuine medical conditions to be wearing one and they should be the rare exception to the rule but if you can make the effort to wear one those without conditions have no excuses really... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, Stan said: This shite and corruption still continues. Corrupt tories know no bounds Gets annoying that they keep getting away with this all the time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,397 Posted October 11, 2020 Administrator Share Posted October 11, 2020 Margaret Ferrier can fuck off now as well. Should have done last week. Refusing to resign and now she's saying it was 'just a blip' and covid makes you 'act out of character'. Sturgeon should just sack her. Takes the piss now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,397 Posted October 11, 2020 Administrator Share Posted October 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, Bluewolf said: Gets annoying that they keep getting away with this all the time... Very much so. Best to vote them out when the option presents itself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Stan said: Margaret Ferrier can fuck off now as well. Should have done last week. Refusing to resign and now she's saying it was 'just a blip' and covid makes you 'act out of character'. Sturgeon should just sack her. Takes the piss now. This is the same woman who stated that Cummings has no option but to resign following his breach of the rules... They can all fuck off as far as I am concerned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ 5,364 Posted October 11, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted October 11, 2020 29 minutes ago, Bluewolf said: I wouldn't expect people with genuine medical conditions to be wearing one and they should be the rare exception to the rule but if you can make the effort to wear one those without conditions have no excuses really... Sometimes I might and forget to take my mask out with me but I always carry this card in my wallet with my details (Dr's name & surgery etc) and I show it when getting on any form of public transport or if I have an exemption due to medical conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 14 minutes ago, CaaC (John) said: Sometimes I might and forget to take my mask out with me but I always carry this card in my wallet with my details (Dr's name & surgery etc) and I show it when getting on any form of public transport or if I have an exemption due to medical conditions. As I got older I stopped carrying around my id with me, they were getting a bit heavy to lug around the place.. No-one really follows the 10 commandments any more anyway... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,670 Posted October 11, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted October 11, 2020 51 minutes ago, Stan said: Margaret Ferrier can fuck off now as well. Should have done last week. Refusing to resign and now she's saying it was 'just a blip' and covid makes you 'act out of character'. Sturgeon should just sack her. Takes the piss now. Sturgeon did sack her. She's now an independent MP rather than a member of the SNP. Only the electorate have the power to actually make her not an MP. It isn't a straightforward process for an MP to resign either and very rarely happens for reasons besides health. She should resign though for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,397 Posted October 11, 2020 Administrator Share Posted October 11, 2020 Six boroughs in Liverpool to be told to shut their pubs and other social gathering areas (casinos, gyms, bars, social clubs) from 5pm on Wednesday for a month. Ridiculous that it's just Liverpool being told to do this. Nottingham has a seriously high rate of infection per 100k people yet has faced no lockdown restrictions at all. It's no wonder the government are being labelled as discriminatory and unfair. Jenrick this morning on Andrew Marr's show was a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFCMike 3,012 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 10 hours ago, Stan said: Six boroughs in Liverpool to be told to shut their pubs and other social gathering areas (casinos, gyms, bars, social clubs) from 5pm on Wednesday for a month. Ridiculous that it's just Liverpool being told to do this. Nottingham has a seriously high rate of infection per 100k people yet has faced no lockdown restrictions at all. It's no wonder the government are being labelled as discriminatory and unfair. Jenrick this morning on Andrew Marr's show was a joke. Nottingham will surely be facing tier 3 restrictions when they make the announcement later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,397 Posted October 12, 2020 Administrator Share Posted October 12, 2020 17 minutes ago, LFCMike said: Nottingham will surely be facing tier 3 restrictions when they make the announcement later You'd like to think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artful Dodger 1,831 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 If Liverpool is singled out alone then I'd hope for some sort of mass disobedience, pubs should just stay open anyway, how would the police shut them all? There is no evidence local lockdowns work at all and Liverpool is being used as a guinea pig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,397 Posted October 12, 2020 Administrator Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 minute ago, The Artful Dodger said: If Liverpool is singled out alone then I'd hope for some sort of mass disobedience, pubs should just stay open anyway, how would the police shut them all? There is no evidence local lockdowns work at all and Liverpool is being used as a guinea pig. Can local authority refuse to implement a gov lockdown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artful Dodger 1,831 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 minute ago, Stan said: Can local authority refuse to implement a gov lockdown? Not legally and they won't. I'm talking more about the people of the city, we will see later on. Tier 3 for months on end would be catastrophic, if it's a month then it might be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artful Dodger 1,831 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Interestingly the WHO has now advised against lockdowns, saying they do more damage than good and don't do much, if anything, to control or stop the virus. https://www.news.com.au/world/coronavirus/global/coronavirus-who-backflips-on-virus-stance-by-condemning-lockdowns/news-story/f2188f2aebff1b7b291b297731c3da74 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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