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roy munster
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What do we make of this chancellor sunak, considering hes only been there a few months, he seems pretty impressive thus far...Hes pumped a phenomenal amount into the economy, to consider hes thrown into the biggest pandemic and economic crash in a century hes been pretty unflappable through this crisis ...I googled him recently hes a straight a graduate oxford stanford went to goldman sachs and married the daughter of a billionaire narayan murthy. But will these massive cash injections work and are they going to the right areas.
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ROYMOND MUNTER MBE (FOR SERVICES TO THE COMBOVER)
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dr_martinov
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Yup, initial response I thought was strong. Any spend happy Chancellor is going to be popular and overall I think he's done well so far.... BUT I know the previous one Javid resigned due to interference from 10, so is Sunak a Cummings/Gove yes man? His more recent injections have been shown to sound like a lot of money but in reality will not be, plus this whole VAT decrease on hospitality and eat out bonus is an interesting one - good headlines, could be a good idea to kick-start hospitality/tourism sector which is massive in the UK, but we're still facing some pretty dire situations to many industries and concerns over when furlough ends are growing. It's an impossible situation and they at least are taking strong action and making decisions. But then we have recently had the austerity of Cameron/Osbourne and then the tight Hammond plus they are completely adverse to tax increases [on the wealthy] so my only real question is where is the money actually coming from and what state will it leave the country in?
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Rob o'r Bont
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In a world where you can be anything – Be Kind.
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Rob o'r Bont
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Have you heard this one? An Epidemiologist, a Virologist and a Scientist walk into a bar………. ……….No of course they didn’t. Edited by Rob o'r Bont - 09 July 2020 at 9:36am |
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RR1972
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he's excellent imo miles ahead of the rest of the cabinet including the pm
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RR1972
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double post sorry
Edited by RR1972 - 09 July 2020 at 10:01am |
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RR1972
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ladram
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don't give up the day job rob.
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ladram
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Agreed RR but my point was what sort of power does an unelected person have over other officials,and if he wields that kind of power,how and why?
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RR1972
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I agree fella. it's scandalous the guys is not even elected and he can "sort out" the mod madness
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Wil Chips
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We have flown back from East Africa to Wales and are now in 14 day quarantine here.
It will be interesting to see if we are 'followed up' on. There's a detailed declaration form to complete, but on the surface it looks to depends on the honor system a bit. We went through passports etc without anyone asking for it, and also as we connected through Amsterdam we could have just stated that was our point of origin of the form, and so the 14 day quarantine wouldn't apply. (Not that I would do that). Anyway, lets see. |
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Jones2004
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Chris Grayling seems certain to get the role of Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee. That’s the Chris Grayling that reformed the Probation Service only to see reoffending significantly rise afterwards, and also the same man who spent £14 million on a ferry service with a firm which had no ferries! It really does take rewarding failure to a whole new level.
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Ffidel Bennett
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Wil, if you don't mind me asking, Is the quarantine on the government and in a strictly regulated hotel or is it up to you to uphold lockdown rules etc in a place of your choosing? |
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roy munster
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mate of mine said a trip to asda in english town, was an absolute minefield of idiotic behaviour, barely a mask anywhere no social distancing , jam packed, in fact he said the only person with a mask removed it to take a big cough
The figures have dropped a lot, to 74 deaths a day across the UK and infections down steadily too BUT if this idiotic behaviour continues the second wave could become a tidal wave
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Wil Chips
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Not a problem, there isn't an option for a Govt nominated facility. So it's down to me to state on the forms where I will be for the following 14 days, contact details etc and to maintain the quarantine ( which is actually more stringent than anything that has been in place in the UK since Day 1.). As I sad it will be interesting to see if anyone gets in contact to check my whereabouts etc. Leave the house only for a critical need i.e. medical supplies. Family members to provide provisions, no visitors, no daily exercise allowed etc. It's a little ironic that none of this was in play at all until June 8, and I've been on a much more rigorous lock down in Kenya for the last 130 days then the UK has had at any time...Kenya has 9,000 cases and 170 fatalities to date. Also quite funny seeing people trying to wrap their heads around these measures whilst they are a couple of steps away from life as normal as it can be ( or already there in the case of England). To note..regardless of the rules we would have quarantined for 14 days. Not so much because of where we come from, but from the fact that we have been on a plane. Edited by Wil Chips - 11 July 2020 at 8:09am |
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Eastern outpost
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There’s a huge difference between what the rules say and what each individual feels comfortable doing.
Went to the fish n chip shop on the end of our nearest pub yesterday evening. Pre-ordered the food; turned up early to get some takeaway beer in our own container. As there were about 10 people in the garden, well-spaced, we had a beer in the garden while waiting for the food. All very pleasant and all very socially distant. Benefits of living in the countryside.
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