On topic, I would be cautious at assuming Trump in 2022 will be as much a force as in 2018.
TDS was at its height in 2018, with allegations over Russia and his never-ending commentary from the Presidency. I don't think he has the same galvanising force as he did in 2018 for the opposition (hardcore Democrats / anti-Trump haters yes, less bothered voters no).
Also, mid-terms are about turnout. Trump may galvanise the parts other Republicans cannot reach whereas Democrats may struggle to maintain enthusiasm. Uncle Joe's ratings are heading down and the picture does not look too rosy over the next 12 months.
Virginia will be an interesting one here, especially given the firestorm over CRT in schools. If McAuliffe scrapes a narrow victory or even loses (and he's not far ahead at this stage), it suggests the strategy of tying Republicans to Trump has faded appeal.
Well I hate him as much as ever so if I'm typical ...
I'm sure you do Kinablu, are you typical.........?
Yes should welcome Johnson backing BetterTogether2
The chain gang? the hound? Or what have I missed?
It was revealed on here a few nights ago that Michael Gove’s big wheeze is an IndyRef2 in 2023.
Taking the theme of OGH’s header - that bampots damage campaigns they back - it would be lovely to see Boris Johnson* out on the campaign trail with BetterTogether2.
Mind you, if Dominic Cummings and Michael Gove really are the tactical geniuses they think they are, maybe they can persuade Johnson to back Yes?
(*BJ net approval in Scotland -44 according to latest Opinium)
Do you think Alex Salmond will get involved in Indyref2?
I mean his ratings earlier on this year were worse than Boris Johnson's ratings in Scotland.
It is why so many of us bet on Alba do very badly in May whereas the Scotch experts were predicting 12%-14% for Alba minimum.
Not this one, in fact I recall saying that Alba and Galloway’s British Union of Fuds both getting zero msps was a live possibility. Pretty sure some folk on here were slavering over the thought of Salmond getting back into Holyrood and destroying Nicola..
If we’re trying to count the number of fuds on each side of the campaign, I think it’s safe to say that BetterTogether2 will win that contest easily. After all, they’ll have the Orange Lodge, BNP and George Galloway on their team; and that’s before we even start to list the Prime Fuds.
You forgot Reform UK.
Oh yes, there was a rather good graphic done at the time of indyref 1 showing the two different teams on a footie pitch. Quite illuminating.
Ta, I was looking for that graphic and couldn’t find it. Got a link?
(I did consider adding the latest Farage vehicle, but rule of 3 is a harsh mistress; and in the fud stakes, Nigel ranks lower than the three I listed.)
On topic, I would be cautious at assuming Trump in 2022 will be as much a force as in 2018.
TDS was at its height in 2018, with allegations over Russia and his never-ending commentary from the Presidency. I don't think he has the same galvanising force as he did in 2018 for the opposition (hardcore Democrats / anti-Trump haters yes, less bothered voters no).
Also, mid-terms are about turnout. Trump may galvanise the parts other Republicans cannot reach whereas Democrats may struggle to maintain enthusiasm. Uncle Joe's ratings are heading down and the picture does not look too rosy over the next 12 months.
Virginia will be an interesting one here, especially given the firestorm over CRT in schools. If McAuliffe scrapes a narrow victory or even loses (and he's not far ahead at this stage), it suggests the strategy of tying Republicans to Trump has faded appeal.
I would have thought the US will be enjoying a post Covid boom for the next 12 months. Further out, 2024, is going to be a more difficult prospect.
I think it's tricky. The economic data is a bit uncertain which is why yields are going down to historic lows even as inflation rises. It feels like things are getting bogged down in Congress and the House Jan 6th Committee looks more like an attempt to fire up the base in the absence of major changes.
Yes should welcome Johnson backing BetterTogether2
The chain gang? the hound? Or what have I missed?
It was revealed on here a few nights ago that Michael Gove’s big wheeze is an IndyRef2 in 2023.
Taking the theme of OGH’s header - that bampots damage campaigns they back - it would be lovely to see Boris Johnson* out on the campaign trail with BetterTogether2.
Mind you, if Dominic Cummings and Michael Gove really are the tactical geniuses they think they are, maybe they can persuade Johnson to back Yes?
(*BJ net approval in Scotland -44 according to latest Opinium)
Do you think Alex Salmond will get involved in Indyref2?
I mean his ratings earlier on this year were worse than Boris Johnson's ratings in Scotland.
It is why so many of us bet on Alba do very badly in May whereas the Scotch experts were predicting 12%-14% for Alba minimum.
Not this one, in fact I recall saying that Alba and Galloway’s British Union of Fuds both getting zero msps was a live possibility. Pretty sure some folk on here were slavering over the thought of Salmond getting back into Holyrood and destroying Nicola..
If we’re trying to count the number of fuds on each side of the campaign, I think it’s safe to say that BetterTogether2 will win that contest easily. After all, they’ll have the Orange Lodge, BNP and George Galloway on their team; and that’s before we even start to list the Prime Fuds.
The First Fud of the Treasury is the main reason most vaguely sentient Unionists strongly agree with him bottling another referendum. Just imagine BJ shooting his mouth off about being better together(which tbf as PM of the UK he would be required to do at some point)?
More than 200,000 adults have received a first vaccination in Newham (57%). Second dose just under 39%. Painfully slow progress - 344 first doses and 834 second yesterday.
Positive tests moving up but still well below the national average.
On my travels for work again today - the Underground remains quiet. Coming back through Bank just after 5, you'd expect a torrent of people in the streets and heading into Bank station - nothing like that. a trickle at best.
Notions of people returning to offices still very wide of the mark on my anecdotal evidence. Trains also very quiet part from leisure travellers.
There really isn't any excuse for such a low level of vaccination in Newham.
More than 200,000 adults have received a first vaccination in Newham (57%). Second dose just under 39%. Painfully slow progress - 344 first doses and 834 second yesterday.
Positive tests moving up but still well below the national average.
On my travels for work again today - the Underground remains quiet. Coming back through Bank just after 5, you'd expect a torrent of people in the streets and heading into Bank station - nothing like that. a trickle at best.
Notions of people returning to offices still very wide of the mark on my anecdotal evidence. Trains also very quiet part from leisure travellers.
Good think Newham isn't representative of the country then.
I do enjoy updates from the People's Republic of Newham but ultimately it's not representative of the national situation or even the situation in London. You live in a hotspot of religious fools who are won't vax. That's not ideal for Newham and the hospitals surrounding the borough but I don't think it really makes a huge difference. I was in office today and we're already at 60-65% of daily capacity in July. I'm told by WeWork that they are now running at 40-60% capacity per unit which compares to 50-80% pre-pandemic.
We're past the pandemic and from here FOMO will drag people in. Those who have moved away during the pandemic will soon find that decisions are made in the room and the room isn't always going to have zoom available.
Yes should welcome Johnson backing BetterTogether2
The chain gang? the hound? Or what have I missed?
It was revealed on here a few nights ago that Michael Gove’s big wheeze is an IndyRef2 in 2023.
Taking the theme of OGH’s header - that bampots damage campaigns they back - it would be lovely to see Boris Johnson* out on the campaign trail with BetterTogether2.
Mind you, if Dominic Cummings and Michael Gove really are the tactical geniuses they think they are, maybe they can persuade Johnson to back Yes?
(*BJ net approval in Scotland -44 according to latest Opinium)
Do you think Alex Salmond will get involved in Indyref2?
I mean his ratings earlier on this year were worse than Boris Johnson's ratings in Scotland.
It is why so many of us bet on Alba do very badly in May whereas the Scotch experts were predicting 12%-14% for Alba minimum.
Not this one, in fact I recall saying that Alba and Galloway’s British Union of Fuds both getting zero msps was a live possibility. Pretty sure some folk on here were slavering over the thought of Salmond getting back into Holyrood and destroying Nicola..
Well one Scotch expert did.
My sweet spot was Alba getting just one MSP and that MSP being Alex Salmond.
There would have been something tragic-comedic about that for the next four years.
I knew it was up for him when I saw where he was out campaigning. The NE region is quite large and he was buggering about in all the smaller villages. And still the only time I saw an Alba poster was in his garden.
More than 200,000 adults have received a first vaccination in Newham (57%). Second dose just under 39%. Painfully slow progress - 344 first doses and 834 second yesterday.
Positive tests moving up but still well below the national average.
On my travels for work again today - the Underground remains quiet. Coming back through Bank just after 5, you'd expect a torrent of people in the streets and heading into Bank station - nothing like that. a trickle at best.
Notions of people returning to offices still very wide of the mark on my anecdotal evidence. Trains also very quiet part from leisure travellers.
Good think Newham isn't representative of the country then.
I do enjoy updates from the People's Republic of Newham but ultimately it's not representative of the national situation or even the situation in London. You live in a hotspot of religious fools who are won't vax. That's not ideal for Newham and the hospitals surrounding the borough but I don't think it really makes a huge difference. I was in office today and we're already at 60-65% of daily capacity in July. I'm told by WeWork that they are now running at 40-60% capacity per unit which compares to 50-80% pre-pandemic.
We're past the pandemic and from here FOMO will drag people in. Those who have moved away during the pandemic will soon find that decisions are made in the room and the room isn't always going to have zoom available.
My employer has mandated that all meetings must have calling in as an option.
We seem to be going for hybrid working going forward
WRT the Californian Recall election of governor Gavin Newsom.
It could be there are less people who are angry and want him removed than people who are content with him to stay.
But, I would think looking at how many people quickly singed the petition, that the anti Newsom side are more motivated, while the pro Newsom are comparably apathetic, so there could be a supportive.
A lot of Democrats in CA wouldn't be too upset by Newsom being recalled.
Only skimmed but ‘we got the denominator wrong’? FFS if we have people on here who can smell a rat, surely they can look at their data and ask if it makes sense. That’s just bloody basic science. There are no words...
On topic, I would be cautious at assuming Trump in 2022 will be as much a force as in 2018.
TDS was at its height in 2018, with allegations over Russia and his never-ending commentary from the Presidency. I don't think he has the same galvanising force as he did in 2018 for the opposition (hardcore Democrats / anti-Trump haters yes, less bothered voters no).
Also, mid-terms are about turnout. Trump may galvanise the parts other Republicans cannot reach whereas Democrats may struggle to maintain enthusiasm. Uncle Joe's ratings are heading down and the picture does not look too rosy over the next 12 months.
Virginia will be an interesting one here, especially given the firestorm over CRT in schools. If McAuliffe scrapes a narrow victory or even loses (and he's not far ahead at this stage), it suggests the strategy of tying Republicans to Trump has faded appeal.
I would have thought the US will be enjoying a post Covid boom for the next 12 months. Further out, 2024, is going to be a more difficult prospect.
I think it's tricky. The economic data is a bit uncertain which is why yields are going down to historic lows even as inflation rises. It feels like things are getting bogged down in Congress and the House Jan 6th Committee looks more like an attempt to fire up the base in the absence of major changes.
I'm in broad agreement with you that the Republicans will be more motivated for the midterms, I simply think that there will be an exit Covid boom across the developed world. Bond yields (IMHO) simply reflect an absence of investment opportunities right now. (Which is also reflected in the ridiculous valuations of stocks and in the price of crypto.)
More than 200,000 adults have received a first vaccination in Newham (57%). Second dose just under 39%. Painfully slow progress - 344 first doses and 834 second yesterday.
Positive tests moving up but still well below the national average.
On my travels for work again today - the Underground remains quiet. Coming back through Bank just after 5, you'd expect a torrent of people in the streets and heading into Bank station - nothing like that. a trickle at best.
Notions of people returning to offices still very wide of the mark on my anecdotal evidence. Trains also very quiet part from leisure travellers.
Good think Newham isn't representative of the country then.
I do enjoy updates from the People's Republic of Newham but ultimately it's not representative of the national situation or even the situation in London. You live in a hotspot of religious fools who are won't vax. That's not ideal for Newham and the hospitals surrounding the borough but I don't think it really makes a huge difference. I was in office today and we're already at 60-65% of daily capacity in July. I'm told by WeWork that they are now running at 40-60% capacity per unit which compares to 50-80% pre-pandemic.
We're past the pandemic and from here FOMO will drag people in. Those who have moved away during the pandemic will soon find that decisions are made in the room and the room isn't always going to have zoom available.
My employer has mandated that all meetings must have calling in as an option.
We seem to be going for hybrid working going forward
We're going for 2 days a week as the norm (from September) for those who happen to live near work with everyone free to make it less or not at all. Since the pandemic started we've recruited people from all over the place - two in Edinburgh, one in Milan, one in Lisbon - so FOMO doesn't arise: we're making a deliberate attempt to be genuinely international. Pattern will be that teams working on specific projects will decide without senior management involvement whether it'd be useful to have meetings in the office - nobody is encouraged to come in just for personal preference, though it won't be prohibited.
Pre-pandemic, 90% lived locally and wfh was a rare exception, typically because you wanted to concentrate on a complex report. So a big change.
So what on earth is going on at Novavax? They have (had?) an apparently effective vaccine. They apparently started making it. They've had a nice new wave of Covid to round out their trial numbers. Why do they seem to be so incapable of getting authorisation and bringing it to market?
On topic, I would be cautious at assuming Trump in 2022 will be as much a force as in 2018.
TDS was at its height in 2018, with allegations over Russia and his never-ending commentary from the Presidency. I don't think he has the same galvanising force as he did in 2018 for the opposition (hardcore Democrats / anti-Trump haters yes, less bothered voters no).
Also, mid-terms are about turnout. Trump may galvanise the parts other Republicans cannot reach whereas Democrats may struggle to maintain enthusiasm. Uncle Joe's ratings are heading down and the picture does not look too rosy over the next 12 months.
Virginia will be an interesting one here, especially given the firestorm over CRT in schools. If McAuliffe scrapes a narrow victory or even loses (and he's not far ahead at this stage), it suggests the strategy of tying Republicans to Trump has faded appeal.
Well I hate him as much as ever so if I'm typical ...
I'm sure you do Kinablu, are you typical.........?
Well the really good news for Donald Trump is I live in Hampstead not Ohio.
More than 200,000 adults have received a first vaccination in Newham (57%). Second dose just under 39%. Painfully slow progress - 344 first doses and 834 second yesterday.
Positive tests moving up but still well below the national average.
On my travels for work again today - the Underground remains quiet. Coming back through Bank just after 5, you'd expect a torrent of people in the streets and heading into Bank station - nothing like that. a trickle at best.
Notions of people returning to offices still very wide of the mark on my anecdotal evidence. Trains also very quiet part from leisure travellers.
Good think Newham isn't representative of the country then.
I do enjoy updates from the People's Republic of Newham but ultimately it's not representative of the national situation or even the situation in London. You live in a hotspot of religious fools who are won't vax. That's not ideal for Newham and the hospitals surrounding the borough but I don't think it really makes a huge difference. I was in office today and we're already at 60-65% of daily capacity in July. I'm told by WeWork that they are now running at 40-60% capacity per unit which compares to 50-80% pre-pandemic.
We're past the pandemic and from here FOMO will drag people in. Those who have moved away during the pandemic will soon find that decisions are made in the room and the room isn't always going to have zoom available.
My employer has mandated that all meetings must have calling in as an option.
We seem to be going for hybrid working going forward
We're going for 2 days a week as the norm (from September) for those who happen to live near work with everyone free to make it less or not at all. Since the pandemic started we've recruited people from all over the place - two in Edinburgh, one in Milan, one in Lisbon - so FOMO doesn't arise: we're making a deliberate attempt to be genuinely international. Pattern will be that teams working on specific projects will decide without senior management involvement whether it'd be useful to have meetings in the office - nobody is encouraged to come in just for personal preference, though it won't be prohibited.
Pre-pandemic, 90% lived locally and wfh was a rare exception, typically because you wanted to concentrate on a complex report. So a big change.
We've seen similar. Pre-pandemic, almost all our US employees were in the LA area. Now, we have people in Sacramento, DC, Chicago, etc.
More than 200,000 adults have received a first vaccination in Newham (57%). Second dose just under 39%. Painfully slow progress - 344 first doses and 834 second yesterday.
Positive tests moving up but still well below the national average.
On my travels for work again today - the Underground remains quiet. Coming back through Bank just after 5, you'd expect a torrent of people in the streets and heading into Bank station - nothing like that. a trickle at best.
Notions of people returning to offices still very wide of the mark on my anecdotal evidence. Trains also very quiet part from leisure travellers.
Good think Newham isn't representative of the country then.
I do enjoy updates from the People's Republic of Newham but ultimately it's not representative of the national situation or even the situation in London. You live in a hotspot of religious fools who are won't vax. That's not ideal for Newham and the hospitals surrounding the borough but I don't think it really makes a huge difference. I was in office today and we're already at 60-65% of daily capacity in July. I'm told by WeWork that they are now running at 40-60% capacity per unit which compares to 50-80% pre-pandemic.
We're past the pandemic and from here FOMO will drag people in. Those who have moved away during the pandemic will soon find that decisions are made in the room and the room isn't always going to have zoom available.
You've always banged the drum for getting people back to offices.
The truth, and I saw that in the City today, is most office workers are still WFH and I suspect that will remain the case. Now, you're throwing out some nonsense about "FOMO" and people "not being in the room". Well, that may be how your company operates but that's not how it is where I am or where many other people are. Decisions are not predicated on anything as absurd as physical presence and the evolution of technology makes it perfectly possible for decisions to be made with those participating at home or elsewhere.
As for Newham, I report my local figures from the Government's own website. I've never claimed it to be representative of anywhere other than itself - it might spoil your notion of a fully vaccinated adult population a little but I don't care.
As for "living in a hotspot of religious fools who won't vax", once again, a complex problem is reduced to a simplistic solution. Newham is a "young" Borough, we know vaccine take-up among younger people isn't brilliant. There are plenty of signs and notices encouraging people to get vaccinated but it seem the younger people who had it in the New Year don't believe they need a vaccination.
I've cited socio-cultural nuances which might discourage vaccination on here before - we know they exist.
A comment on The Hundred. Not much of a crowd for the game at Cardiff tonight - looks very disappointing.
Although the cricket's reasonably entertaining, I suspect that it may flop because it's so hard to identify with the teams and therefore care who wins. Look at the Welsh Fires - I can't see anything remotely Welsh there; a Yorkshire captain, and I don't think there are any Glamorgan players in the side. It's the same for all the other teams - they're a pretty much random mix of county players and overseas stars, with no city or regional identity. It's all a bit bizarre. On the women's side, it may make more of an impression as it's raising the profile of women's cricket.
The EU has paused its legal action against the UK for alleged breaches of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
It said it was doing so to create the "necessary space" to consider UK proposals for reforming the deal.
Prediction: that there will be a renegotiation but that the EU and UK will call it something else. For Boris each delay, extension, grace period etc is a tiny step forward.
Ratio of people in mechanical ventilation beds for covid to people in hospital for covid has averaged 1:8 through the pandemic.
Graph of 8x the number in mechanical ventilation beds against people in hospital with covid in England through the pandemic.
It would be useful if contrarian could point to the recent dates when the ratio fell by half or more.
Guardian seems to think that one in seven people treated for Covid got it in hospital. It says that 40,600 people contacted Covid in hospital of which 8,500 then died.
Sounds quite plausible to me.
Local ICU have moved to surge capacity again, aiming for 125% of regular capacity. Really struggling to staff it though. The operating theatre staff don't want to go back, and anaesthetists want to get on with their main job.
There is no way that waiting lists are going to reduce for a while, nor can hospital Infection Control be relaxed.
I wonder whether the strategy in due course might be to designate specific hospitals for COVID to maximise capacity
A sort of Great Barrington arrangement for hospitals? Same problem as for outside hospitals. Delta is just so ubiquitous and infectious.
Ratio of people in mechanical ventilation beds for covid to people in hospital for covid has averaged 1:8 through the pandemic.
Graph of 8x the number in mechanical ventilation beds against people in hospital with covid in England through the pandemic.
It would be useful if contrarian could point to the recent dates when the ratio fell by half or more.
Guardian seems to think that one in seven people treated for Covid got it in hospital. It says that 40,600 people contacted Covid in hospital of which 8,500 then died.
Probably higher at the peaks, when it was most rife and hardest to keep contained, and lower outside of the peaks.
As I posted earlier, hospital capacity has remained remarkably constant for the past ten years.
More than 160 patients in our ED today, with more than 20 stuck there for over 12 hours waiting for a bed. The system is overflowing, though few are covid.
Yes I see that your NHS Trust (Univ Hosp of Leics?) has been very high capacity rates. Probably some of the highest in England. But then I noticed that some of the very highest rates (all over England) were Oct to Dec 2019 and in Oct-Dec 2020 they had come down by over 10 percentage points. You guys were at 93% (2019) vs 82% (2020).
You must have done some serious kicking out!
I think around 15000 beds are closed nationally* for infection control purposes, and that may explain the capacity figures in the waves. In practice 85% would be brim full. The staff are not sitting idle, they are redeployed.
* from the CEO NHS providers:
"7/25 But it’s not just the demand side of the equation that's a concern. Striking how many trust leaders last week were just as worried about workforce and capacity issues. Reason 4. c15,000 of the NHS’s usual 100,000 hospital beds out action for infection control purposes."
A comment on The Hundred. Not much of a crowd for the game at Cardiff tonight - looks very disappointing.
Although the cricket's reasonably entertaining, I suspect that it may flop because it's so hard to identify with the teams and therefore care who wins. Look at the Welsh Fires - I can't see anything remotely Welsh there; a Yorkshire captain, and I don't think there are any Glamorgan players in the side. It's the same for all the other teams - they're a pretty much random mix of county players and overseas stars, with no city or regional identity. It's all a bit bizarre. On the women's side, it may make more of an impression as it's raising the profile of women's cricket.
In the case of Sophia Gardens or whatever they’re calling it this week, it’s because they had to cut capacity by 25% at short notice:
Ratio of people in mechanical ventilation beds for covid to people in hospital for covid has averaged 1:8 through the pandemic.
Graph of 8x the number in mechanical ventilation beds against people in hospital with covid in England through the pandemic.
It would be useful if contrarian could point to the recent dates when the ratio fell by half or more.
Guardian seems to think that one in seven people treated for Covid got it in hospital. It says that 40,600 people contacted Covid in hospital of which 8,500 then died.
Probably higher at the peaks, when it was most rife and hardest to keep contained, and lower outside of the peaks.
As I posted earlier, hospital capacity has remained remarkably constant for the past ten years.
Okay; not sure the relevance of that. Covid patients have to be isolated from other patients and with increased PPE around all of them; Covid is really quite infectious. The more covid patients you have, the more sources of potential infection. When about 25-40% of beds are taken up by covid patients, cross-infection will be a more significant risk than when 2%-5% are taken up with covid patients.
If 25-40% of beds are taken by covid patients (source pls) then there has to have been some serious kicking out.
Capacity rates for "General and acute" beds in winter (Oct-Dec) 2019 were regularly over 90% across England vs 80% the following year the same period.
I just like Cricket - as long as it is free to air I don't really mind.
And that should be the key. You cannot just sell the rights to pay TV and expect kids to be able to watch it. I’d argue it’s not even enough to have highlights on terrestrial at decent times, it needs to be live.
Only skimmed but ‘we got the denominator wrong’? FFS if we have people on here who can smell a rat, surely they can look at their data and ask if it makes sense. That’s just bloody basic science. There are no words...
I did suggest that perhaps they had a sample size issue....
I just like Cricket - as long as it is free to air I don't really mind.
And that should be the key. You cannot just sell the rights to pay TV and expect kids to be able to watch it. I’d argue it’s not even enough to have highlights on terrestrial at decent times, it needs to be live.
I actively tried to watch "Birmingham Phoenix" the other day but as it wasn't on terrestrial I guess the Hundred has lost a potential fan.
I mean, Jessica von Bredell-Werndl, the leading German horse dancer, who stables her 17 horses in Schloss Bagrossian-Fitzpatrick-Jynncks got more points than Equatorial Guinea COMBINED
A comment on The Hundred. Not much of a crowd for the game at Cardiff tonight - looks very disappointing.
Although the cricket's reasonably entertaining, I suspect that it may flop because it's so hard to identify with the teams and therefore care who wins. Look at the Welsh Fires - I can't see anything remotely Welsh there; a Yorkshire captain, and I don't think there are any Glamorgan players in the side. It's the same for all the other teams - they're a pretty much random mix of county players and overseas stars, with no city or regional identity. It's all a bit bizarre. On the women's side, it may make more of an impression as it's raising the profile of women's cricket.
I love The Hundred. It's great to see exhilarating live cricket, with multiple boundaries, on live realtime TV
There really is a huge market here, if they can get it right. I bow to the marketing people who have spotted this
People like exciting sport, they like to see athletic men whacking the daylights out of a cricket ball , but they need it to be a bit user friendly than a 5 day Test or even a ODI. Personally I love all forms of the game, but I can see why this works
The crowds will be very weather dependant. On a fine summer evening, why wouldn't you go and see world class sportsmen playing exciting sport at the Oval, Headingley, Edgbaston?
You will. I would. I'd take a couple of mates and guzzle wine very happily. In the rain or the chill, less so
I mean, Jessica von Bredell-Werndl, the leading German horse dancer, who stables her 17 horses in Schloss Bagrossian-Fitzpatrick-Jynncks got more points than Equatorial Guinea COMBINED
A comment on The Hundred. Not much of a crowd for the game at Cardiff tonight - looks very disappointing.
Although the cricket's reasonably entertaining, I suspect that it may flop because it's so hard to identify with the teams and therefore care who wins. Look at the Welsh Fires - I can't see anything remotely Welsh there; a Yorkshire captain, and I don't think there are any Glamorgan players in the side. It's the same for all the other teams - they're a pretty much random mix of county players and overseas stars, with no city or regional identity. It's all a bit bizarre. On the women's side, it may make more of an impression as it's raising the profile of women's cricket.
In the case of Sophia Gardens or whatever they’re calling it this week, it’s because they had to cut capacity by 25% at short notice:
Yes should welcome Johnson backing BetterTogether2
The chain gang? the hound? Or what have I missed?
It was revealed on here a few nights ago that Michael Gove’s big wheeze is an IndyRef2 in 2023.
Taking the theme of OGH’s header - that bampots damage campaigns they back - it would be lovely to see Boris Johnson* out on the campaign trail with BetterTogether2.
Mind you, if Dominic Cummings and Michael Gove really are the tactical geniuses they think they are, maybe they can persuade Johnson to back Yes?
(*BJ net approval in Scotland -44 according to latest Opinium)
Do you think Alex Salmond will get involved in Indyref2?
I mean his ratings earlier on this year were worse than Boris Johnson's ratings in Scotland.
It is why so many of us bet on Alba do very badly in May whereas the Scotch experts were predicting 12%-14% for Alba minimum.
Not this one, in fact I recall saying that Alba and Galloway’s British Union of Fuds both getting zero msps was a live possibility. Pretty sure some folk on here were slavering over the thought of Salmond getting back into Holyrood and destroying Nicola..
If we’re trying to count the number of fuds on each side of the campaign, I think it’s safe to say that BetterTogether2 will win that contest easily. After all, they’ll have the Orange Lodge, BNP and George Galloway on their team; and that’s before we even start to list the Prime Fuds.
You forgot Reform UK.
Oh yes, there was a rather good graphic done at the time of indyref 1 showing the two different teams on a footie pitch. Quite illuminating.
Ta, I was looking for that graphic and couldn’t find it. Got a link?
(I did consider adding the latest Farage vehicle, but rule of 3 is a harsh mistress; and in the fud stakes, Nigel ranks lower than the three I listed.)
Sorry (was having dinner), can't find it either - had a look before I posted, and have tried again with success this time - dinner must help - an example is in this blog
More than 200,000 adults have received a first vaccination in Newham (57%). Second dose just under 39%. Painfully slow progress - 344 first doses and 834 second yesterday.
Positive tests moving up but still well below the national average.
On my travels for work again today - the Underground remains quiet. Coming back through Bank just after 5, you'd expect a torrent of people in the streets and heading into Bank station - nothing like that. a trickle at best.
Notions of people returning to offices still very wide of the mark on my anecdotal evidence. Trains also very quiet part from leisure travellers.
Good think Newham isn't representative of the country then.
I do enjoy updates from the People's Republic of Newham but ultimately it's not representative of the national situation or even the situation in London. You live in a hotspot of religious fools who are won't vax. That's not ideal for Newham and the hospitals surrounding the borough but I don't think it really makes a huge difference. I was in office today and we're already at 60-65% of daily capacity in July. I'm told by WeWork that they are now running at 40-60% capacity per unit which compares to 50-80% pre-pandemic.
We're past the pandemic and from here FOMO will drag people in. Those who have moved away during the pandemic will soon find that decisions are made in the room and the room isn't always going to have zoom available.
You've always banged the drum for getting people back to offices.
The truth, and I saw that in the City today, is most office workers are still WFH and I suspect that will remain the case. Now, you're throwing out some nonsense about "FOMO" and people "not being in the room". Well, that may be how your company operates but that's not how it is where I am or where many other people are. Decisions are not predicated on anything as absurd as physical presence and the evolution of technology makes it perfectly possible for decisions to be made with those participating at home or elsewhere.
As for Newham, I report my local figures from the Government's own website. I've never claimed it to be representative of anywhere other than itself - it might spoil your notion of a fully vaccinated adult population a little but I don't care.
As for "living in a hotspot of religious fools who won't vax", once again, a complex problem is reduced to a simplistic solution. Newham is a "young" Borough, we know vaccine take-up among younger people isn't brilliant. There are plenty of signs and notices encouraging people to get vaccinated but it seem the younger people who had it in the New Year don't believe they need a vaccination.
I've cited socio-cultural nuances which might discourage vaccination on here before - we know they exist.
Yes I was in my office in the City today, only about half a dozen souls in compared to the 60 or so desks. There are even fewer on Monday and Friday.
The game needs to be reintroduced to the public. This is the way to do it. The scenes of families with loads of kids all doing the "wobbly hand boundary sign" are superb. Cricket could become THE family friendly sport. No nastiness like football, less classist than rugby (of either code), conducted in the summer (picnics!)
I reckon it might just be a bit of genius. And even if it isn't, they have really had a go
"The late men’s game on 24th July between Manchester Originals and Welsh Fire aired exclusively on Sky, drawing in 557,000 viewers, which is more than three times the average audience for the domestic T20 Blast competition. Those figures do include viewers on Sky One, a channel which sits outside the broadcaster’s premium sports subscription tier."
"According to BARB data, the opening game of the men’s tournament on July 22nd reached an average audience of 1.21 million viewers on the BBC, with 39 per cent of viewership on the UK pubic service network female. The Oval Invincibles nine-run win over the Manchester Originals also scored with younger viewers, with 12 per cent under 25."
It's getting women viewers, and young people. It is doing the job
A comment on The Hundred. Not much of a crowd for the game at Cardiff tonight - looks very disappointing.
Although the cricket's reasonably entertaining, I suspect that it may flop because it's so hard to identify with the teams and therefore care who wins. Look at the Welsh Fires - I can't see anything remotely Welsh there; a Yorkshire captain, and I don't think there are any Glamorgan players in the side. It's the same for all the other teams - they're a pretty much random mix of county players and overseas stars, with no city or regional identity. It's all a bit bizarre. On the women's side, it may make more of an impression as it's raising the profile of women's cricket.
I love The Hundred. It's great to see exhilarating live cricket, with multiple boundaries, on live realtime TV
There really is a huge market here, if they can get it right. I bow to the marketing people who have spotted this
People like exciting sport, they like to see athletic men whacking the daylights out of a cricket ball , but they need it to be a bit user friendly than a 5 day Test or even a ODI. Personally I love all forms of the game, but I can see why this works
The crowds will be very weather dependant. On a fine summer evening, why wouldn't you go and see world class sportsmen playing exciting sport at the Oval, Headingley, Edgbaston?
You will. I would. I'd take a couple of mates and guzzle wine very happily. In the rain or the chill, less so
Yes, but as I said it's got an identity problem. I couldn't care less about a team called Northern Fucking Superchargers, or Southern Brave, or Werthers' Originals or whatever they're all called. I want to support Yorkshire, or failing that at least Leeds.
"The late men’s game on 24th July between Manchester Originals and Welsh Fire aired exclusively on Sky, drawing in 557,000 viewers, which is more than three times the average audience for the domestic T20 Blast competition. Those figures do include viewers on Sky One, a channel which sits outside the broadcaster’s premium sports subscription tier."
"According to BARB data, the opening game of the men’s tournament on July 22nd reached an average audience of 1.21 million viewers on the BBC, with 39 per cent of viewership on the UK pubic service network female. The Oval Invincibles nine-run win over the Manchester Originals also scored with younger viewers, with 12 per cent under 25."
It's getting women viewers, and young people. It is doing the job
A comment on The Hundred. Not much of a crowd for the game at Cardiff tonight - looks very disappointing.
Although the cricket's reasonably entertaining, I suspect that it may flop because it's so hard to identify with the teams and therefore care who wins. Look at the Welsh Fires - I can't see anything remotely Welsh there; a Yorkshire captain, and I don't think there are any Glamorgan players in the side. It's the same for all the other teams - they're a pretty much random mix of county players and overseas stars, with no city or regional identity. It's all a bit bizarre. On the women's side, it may make more of an impression as it's raising the profile of women's cricket.
I love The Hundred. It's great to see exhilarating live cricket, with multiple boundaries, on live realtime TV
There really is a huge market here, if they can get it right. I bow to the marketing people who have spotted this
People like exciting sport, they like to see athletic men whacking the daylights out of a cricket ball , but they need it to be a bit user friendly than a 5 day Test or even a ODI. Personally I love all forms of the game, but I can see why this works
The crowds will be very weather dependant. On a fine summer evening, why wouldn't you go and see world class sportsmen playing exciting sport at the Oval, Headingley, Edgbaston?
You will. I would. I'd take a couple of mates and guzzle wine very happily. In the rain or the chill, less so
Yes, but as I said it's got an identity problem. I couldn't care less about a team called Northern Fucking Superchargers, or Southern Brave, or Werthers' Originals or whatever they're all called. I want to support Yorkshire, or failing that at least Leeds.
As a YCCC full member and proud Sheffield lad there's no way I could have supported a Dirty Leeds franchise team in the cricket.
A comment on The Hundred. Not much of a crowd for the game at Cardiff tonight - looks very disappointing.
Although the cricket's reasonably entertaining, I suspect that it may flop because it's so hard to identify with the teams and therefore care who wins. Look at the Welsh Fires - I can't see anything remotely Welsh there; a Yorkshire captain, and I don't think there are any Glamorgan players in the side. It's the same for all the other teams - they're a pretty much random mix of county players and overseas stars, with no city or regional identity. It's all a bit bizarre. On the women's side, it may make more of an impression as it's raising the profile of women's cricket.
I love The Hundred. It's great to see exhilarating live cricket, with multiple boundaries, on live realtime TV
There really is a huge market here, if they can get it right. I bow to the marketing people who have spotted this
People like exciting sport, they like to see athletic men whacking the daylights out of a cricket ball , but they need it to be a bit user friendly than a 5 day Test or even a ODI. Personally I love all forms of the game, but I can see why this works
The crowds will be very weather dependant. On a fine summer evening, why wouldn't you go and see world class sportsmen playing exciting sport at the Oval, Headingley, Edgbaston?
You will. I would. I'd take a couple of mates and guzzle wine very happily. In the rain or the chill, less so
Yes, but as I said it's got an identity problem. I couldn't care less about a team called Northern Fucking Superchargers or whatever it is, or Southern Brave. I want to support Yorkshire, or failing that at least Leeds.
No doubt people said the same about "Manchester United" or "Barcelona FC" or "indeed "Yorkshire Country Cricket"
Every sport starts somewhere, every famous team begins somewhere
The fact is cricket was dying on its arse as a public/TV sport in the UK - paradoxically, as at the elite level England have been doing better than in a long time
Ghettoing the sport on satellite TV turned out to be an error. No one ever watched 3 day county championships, or whatever it is they do (I have never watched)
I think 5 day Tests are probably doomed except as a niche event (I regret this deeply, as I love that form). If we want cricket to survive it has to engage a new audience, people with less than 5 days to dedicate to a match, maybe something like 2-3 hours of an evening. Do that at a TV friendly time and it could REALLY thrive, in real-life and on TV
"The late men’s game on 24th July between Manchester Originals and Welsh Fire aired exclusively on Sky, drawing in 557,000 viewers, which is more than three times the average audience for the domestic T20 Blast competition. Those figures do include viewers on Sky One, a channel which sits outside the broadcaster’s premium sports subscription tier."
"According to BARB data, the opening game of the men’s tournament on July 22nd reached an average audience of 1.21 million viewers on the BBC, with 39 per cent of viewership on the UK pubic service network female. The Oval Invincibles nine-run win over the Manchester Originals also scored with younger viewers, with 12 per cent under 25."
It's getting women viewers, and young people. It is doing the job
Yes yes it's all well and good but when are we getting ice dressage at the Winter Olympics?
I am not sure that fitting horses with ice skates would be entirely in keeping with contemporary attitudes toward animal welfare...
Sometimes the ancients had it right - let the bloodbath commence!
Listen you lot, if you're going to insist on incorporating horses into spectacular and likely bloody events then you at least have to create a spectacle. Horses on skates would just fall over and die. Herding four horses into a box and pushing it downhill would be similarly disappointing.
Many sports could be adapted to include a spectacular equestrian element, but I'm struggling to think of anything specifically wintry to be honest. I'm afraid if you stick horses on skis or skates it gets you nowhere. They'd just fall over and die.
Though, then again, equestrian big hill ski jumping would be one helluva way to go...
"The late men’s game on 24th July between Manchester Originals and Welsh Fire aired exclusively on Sky, drawing in 557,000 viewers, which is more than three times the average audience for the domestic T20 Blast competition. Those figures do include viewers on Sky One, a channel which sits outside the broadcaster’s premium sports subscription tier."
"According to BARB data, the opening game of the men’s tournament on July 22nd reached an average audience of 1.21 million viewers on the BBC, with 39 per cent of viewership on the UK pubic service network female. The Oval Invincibles nine-run win over the Manchester Originals also scored with younger viewers, with 12 per cent under 25."
It's getting women viewers, and young people. It is doing the job
Whenever I tune in to The Hundred I think, "OK, hold on, this is a highlights package" - and then I realise it is live. It is cricket with all the slow boring bits taken out
Of course the slow boring bits are, to me, an integral part of true cricket. The slow maiden over. The sleeping dog at the lunch break. The pace bowler who takes nine hours to do his run up. Tea. A read of the newspaper during "drinks"
But that era may be passing. And if we want cricket to survive, it will be like this, and on free TV
The test for the Hundred is if they are still getting the tv ratings and big crowds throughout and obviously next season...some of us are old enough to remember GB News was getting 3x the audience of BBC News channel....
At the moment, after promoting the hell out of it at every opportunity om thr BBC and Sky, they got good numbers for the first couple of games. You literally couldn't watch a footy game at the Euros without the BBC advertising it.
Why are the Nepalese better at elephant polo than Iceland? It's a scandal.
After the Icelandic elephant polo team finished a disappointing fourth at the 2013 world championships, their lottery funding was cut in half. It's been all downhill since then, sadly.
Whenever I tune in to The Hundred I think, "OK, hold on, this is a highlights package" - and then I realise it is live. It is cricket with all the slow boring bits taken out
Of course the slow boring bits are, to me, an integral part of true cricket. The slow maiden over. The sleeping dog at the lunch break. The pace bowler who takes nine hours to do his run up. Tea. A read of the newspaper during "drinks"
But that era may be passing. And if we want cricket to survive, it will be like this, and on free TV
It will end up like sumo wrestling. Arcane ritual of offshore islanders, white clothing, and over in about 30 seconds.
Whenever I tune in to The Hundred I think, "OK, hold on, this is a highlights package" - and then I realise it is live. It is cricket with all the slow boring bits taken out
Of course the slow boring bits are, to me, an integral part of true cricket. The slow maiden over. The sleeping dog at the lunch break. The pace bowler who takes nine hours to do his run up. Tea. A read of the newspaper during "drinks"
But that era may be passing. And if we want cricket to survive, it will be like this, and on free TV
It will end up like sumo wrestling. Arcane ritual of offshore islanders, white clothing, and over in about 30 seconds.
CDC director: "The vast majority of transmission, severe disease, hospitalization, and death is almost exclusively happening among unvaccinated people"
The test for the Hundred is if they are still getting the tv ratings and big crowds throughout and obviously next season...some of us are old enough to remember GB News was getting 3x the audience of BBC News channel....
At the moment, after promoting the hell out of it at every opportunity om thr BBC and Sky, they got good numbers for the first couple of games. You literally couldn't watch a footy game at the Euros without the BBC advertising it.
See the ratings. They're getting good figures for the latest matches, too
So far they must be happy. A whole new format, for a sport many have forgotten, doing rather nicely
CDC director: "The vast majority of transmission, severe disease, hospitalization, and death is almost exclusively happening among unvaccinated people"
Whenever I tune in to The Hundred I think, "OK, hold on, this is a highlights package" - and then I realise it is live. It is cricket with all the slow boring bits taken out
Of course the slow boring bits are, to me, an integral part of true cricket. The slow maiden over. The sleeping dog at the lunch break. The pace bowler who takes nine hours to do his run up. Tea. A read of the newspaper during "drinks"
But that era may be passing. And if we want cricket to survive, it will be like this, and on free TV
It will end up like sumo wrestling. Arcane ritual of offshore islanders, white clothing, and over in about 30 seconds.
CDC director: "The vast majority of transmission, severe disease, hospitalization, and death is almost exclusively happening among unvaccinated people"
Somebody needs grammar lessons, especially in avoiding tautologies.
More than 200,000 adults have received a first vaccination in Newham (57%). Second dose just under 39%. Painfully slow progress - 344 first doses and 834 second yesterday.
Positive tests moving up but still well below the national average.
On my travels for work again today - the Underground remains quiet. Coming back through Bank just after 5, you'd expect a torrent of people in the streets and heading into Bank station - nothing like that. a trickle at best.
Notions of people returning to offices still very wide of the mark on my anecdotal evidence. Trains also very quiet part from leisure travellers.
Good think Newham isn't representative of the country then.
I do enjoy updates from the People's Republic of Newham but ultimately it's not representative of the national situation or even the situation in London. You live in a hotspot of religious fools who are won't vax. That's not ideal for Newham and the hospitals surrounding the borough but I don't think it really makes a huge difference. I was in office today and we're already at 60-65% of daily capacity in July. I'm told by WeWork that they are now running at 40-60% capacity per unit which compares to 50-80% pre-pandemic.
We're past the pandemic and from here FOMO will drag people in. Those who have moved away during the pandemic will soon find that decisions are made in the room and the room isn't always going to have zoom available.
My employer has mandated that all meetings must have calling in as an option.
We seem to be going for hybrid working going forward
We're going for 2 days a week as the norm (from September) for those who happen to live near work with everyone free to make it less or not at all. Since the pandemic started we've recruited people from all over the place - two in Edinburgh, one in Milan, one in Lisbon - so FOMO doesn't arise: we're making a deliberate attempt to be genuinely international. Pattern will be that teams working on specific projects will decide without senior management involvement whether it'd be useful to have meetings in the office - nobody is encouraged to come in just for personal preference, though it won't be prohibited.
Pre-pandemic, 90% lived locally and wfh was a rare exception, typically because you wanted to concentrate on a complex report. So a big change.
One big London firm I know is going for one day WFH per week. Even that relatively modest shift would reduce the number of people in the centre of town by 20%.
The test for the Hundred is if they are still getting the tv ratings and big crowds throughout and obviously next season...some of us are old enough to remember GB News was getting 3x the audience of BBC News channel....
At the moment, after promoting the hell out of it at every opportunity om thr BBC and Sky, they got good numbers for the first couple of games. You literally couldn't watch a footy game at the Euros without the BBC advertising it.
See the ratings. They're getting good figures for the latest matches, too
So far they must be happy. A whole new format, for a sport many have forgotten, doing rather nicely
But still some way to go....
At the moment they are apparently really miserable because they haven’t sold enough tickets to hit the break even point.
That may change of course, but if there’s a loss in the first year it won’t be back for a second year.
The test for the Hundred is if they are still getting the tv ratings and big crowds throughout and obviously next season...some of us are old enough to remember GB News was getting 3x the audience of BBC News channel....
At the moment, after promoting the hell out of it at every opportunity om thr BBC and Sky, they got good numbers for the first couple of games. You literally couldn't watch a footy game at the Euros without the BBC advertising it.
See the ratings. They're getting good figures for the latest matches, too
So far they must be happy. A whole new format, for a sport many have forgotten, doing rather nicely
But still some way to go....
I was always slightly surprised how poorly IPL did on terrestrial tv. That is the worlds best T20 competition with all the superstars and yet it tanked on ITV.
CDC director: "The vast majority of transmission, severe disease, hospitalization, and death is almost exclusively happening among unvaccinated people"
Somebody needs grammar lessons, especially in avoiding tautologies.
Personally I think the real genius of it may be getting that many crisp logos into family friendly events in a time when we might start banning junk food ads before the watershed.
CDC director: "The vast majority of transmission, severe disease, hospitalization, and death is almost exclusively happening among unvaccinated people"
More than 200,000 adults have received a first vaccination in Newham (57%). Second dose just under 39%. Painfully slow progress - 344 first doses and 834 second yesterday.
Positive tests moving up but still well below the national average.
On my travels for work again today - the Underground remains quiet. Coming back through Bank just after 5, you'd expect a torrent of people in the streets and heading into Bank station - nothing like that. a trickle at best.
Notions of people returning to offices still very wide of the mark on my anecdotal evidence. Trains also very quiet part from leisure travellers.
Good think Newham isn't representative of the country then.
I do enjoy updates from the People's Republic of Newham but ultimately it's not representative of the national situation or even the situation in London. You live in a hotspot of religious fools who are won't vax. That's not ideal for Newham and the hospitals surrounding the borough but I don't think it really makes a huge difference. I was in office today and we're already at 60-65% of daily capacity in July. I'm told by WeWork that they are now running at 40-60% capacity per unit which compares to 50-80% pre-pandemic.
We're past the pandemic and from here FOMO will drag people in. Those who have moved away during the pandemic will soon find that decisions are made in the room and the room isn't always going to have zoom available.
You've always banged the drum for getting people back to offices.
The truth, and I saw that in the City today, is most office workers are still WFH and I suspect that will remain the case. Now, you're throwing out some nonsense about "FOMO" and people "not being in the room". Well, that may be how your company operates but that's not how it is where I am or where many other people are. Decisions are not predicated on anything as absurd as physical presence and the evolution of technology makes it perfectly possible for decisions to be made with those participating at home or elsewhere.
As for Newham, I report my local figures from the Government's own website. I've never claimed it to be representative of anywhere other than itself - it might spoil your notion of a fully vaccinated adult population a little but I don't care.
As for "living in a hotspot of religious fools who won't vax", once again, a complex problem is reduced to a simplistic solution. Newham is a "young" Borough, we know vaccine take-up among younger people isn't brilliant. There are plenty of signs and notices encouraging people to get vaccinated but it seem the younger people who had it in the New Year don't believe they need a vaccination.
I've cited socio-cultural nuances which might discourage vaccination on here before - we know they exist.
Yes I was in my office in the City today, only about half a dozen souls in compared to the 60 or so desks. There are even fewer on Monday and Friday.
Last call I had with someone in office there were 3 people on a floor with usually well over a 100 in
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(I did consider adding the latest Farage vehicle, but rule of 3 is a harsh mistress; and in the fud stakes, Nigel ranks lower than the three I listed.)
Kenny does realise that the SNP are easily the main challenger in all six Scottish Conservative seats?
I have a 'final interview' for a Training Contract at my firm on Thursday after successfully navigating the assessment centre. Wish me luck...
Somebody asked for pineapple on their pizza
Love the bloke calling out "I'm still waiting for my pizza"
I do enjoy updates from the People's Republic of Newham but ultimately it's not representative of the national situation or even the situation in London. You live in a hotspot of religious fools who are won't vax. That's not ideal for Newham and the hospitals surrounding the borough but I don't think it really makes a huge difference. I was in office today and we're already at 60-65% of daily capacity in July. I'm told by WeWork that they are now running at 40-60% capacity per unit which compares to 50-80% pre-pandemic.
We're past the pandemic and from here FOMO will drag people in. Those who have moved away during the pandemic will soon find that decisions are made in the room and the room isn't always going to have zoom available.
We seem to be going for hybrid working going forward
Pre-pandemic, 90% lived locally and wfh was a rare exception, typically because you wanted to concentrate on a complex report. So a big change.
The truth, and I saw that in the City today, is most office workers are still WFH and I suspect that will remain the case. Now, you're throwing out some nonsense about "FOMO" and people "not being in the room". Well, that may be how your company operates but that's not how it is where I am or where many other people are. Decisions are not predicated on anything as absurd as physical presence and the evolution of technology makes it perfectly possible for decisions to be made with those participating at home or elsewhere.
As for Newham, I report my local figures from the Government's own website. I've never claimed it to be representative of anywhere other than itself - it might spoil your notion of a fully vaccinated adult population a little but I don't care.
As for "living in a hotspot of religious fools who won't vax", once again, a complex problem is reduced to a simplistic solution. Newham is a "young" Borough, we know vaccine take-up among younger people isn't brilliant. There are plenty of signs and notices encouraging people to get vaccinated but it seem the younger people who had it in the New Year don't believe they need a vaccination.
I've cited socio-cultural nuances which might discourage vaccination on here before - we know they exist.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57986307
The EU has paused its legal action against the UK for alleged breaches of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
It said it was doing so to create the "necessary space" to consider UK proposals for reforming the deal.
1) 17 and 3/4 year olds
2) Kids who live with Imunodifisant people and
3) Some more category's of pre-existing medical conditions.
Combined that about 350,000 people, but I don't think any of them can book a jab just yet.
Although the cricket's reasonably entertaining, I suspect that it may flop because it's so hard to identify with the teams and therefore care who wins. Look at the Welsh Fires - I can't see anything remotely Welsh there; a Yorkshire captain, and I don't think there are any Glamorgan players in the side. It's the same for all the other teams - they're a pretty much random mix of county players and overseas stars, with no city or regional identity. It's all a bit bizarre. On the women's side, it may make more of an impression as it's raising the profile of women's cricket.
Not a single nation in the top 10. Pathetic
* from the CEO NHS providers:
"7/25 But it’s not just the demand side of the equation that's a concern. Striking how many trust leaders last week were just as worried about workforce and capacity issues. Reason 4. c15,000 of the NHS’s usual 100,000 hospital beds out action for infection control purposes."
https://twitter.com/ChrisCEOHopson/status/1419880621959229442?s=19
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/57989657
Which, to put it mildly, is not the way to pull in the crowds, but equally may not be their fault.
Peak number of covid patients in hospital was 39,254 (https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/healthcare)
We were over 25,000 from 29 Dec to 9 Feb
Of course, if you do it’s already failed as the ECB’s stated aim was to attract people who don’t like cricket.
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There really is a huge market here, if they can get it right. I bow to the marketing people who have spotted this
People like exciting sport, they like to see athletic men whacking the daylights out of a cricket ball , but they need it to be a bit user friendly than a 5 day Test or even a ODI. Personally I love all forms of the game, but I can see why this works
The crowds will be very weather dependant. On a fine summer evening, why wouldn't you go and see world class sportsmen playing exciting sport at the Oval, Headingley, Edgbaston?
You will. I would. I'd take a couple of mates and guzzle wine very happily. In the rain or the chill, less so
https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2016/11/25/britain-first/
Edit: about 4/7 of thr way down the page.
The game needs to be reintroduced to the public. This is the way to do it. The scenes of families with loads of kids all doing the "wobbly hand boundary sign" are superb. Cricket could become THE family friendly sport. No nastiness like football, less classist than rugby (of either code), conducted in the summer (picnics!)
I reckon it might just be a bit of genius. And even if it isn't, they have really had a go
"The late men’s game on 24th July between Manchester Originals and Welsh Fire aired exclusively on Sky, drawing in 557,000 viewers, which is more than three times the average audience for the domestic T20 Blast competition. Those figures do include viewers on Sky One, a channel which sits outside the broadcaster’s premium sports subscription tier."
"According to BARB data, the opening game of the men’s tournament on July 22nd reached an average audience of 1.21 million viewers on the BBC, with 39 per cent of viewership on the UK pubic service network female. The Oval Invincibles nine-run win over the Manchester Originals also scored with younger viewers, with 12 per cent under 25."
It's getting women viewers, and young people. It is doing the job
https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/the-hundred-2021-cricket-female-tv-audiences-ratings-sky-bbc-t20
Every sport starts somewhere, every famous team begins somewhere
The fact is cricket was dying on its arse as a public/TV sport in the UK - paradoxically, as at the elite level England have been doing better than in a long time
Ghettoing the sport on satellite TV turned out to be an error. No one ever watched 3 day county championships, or whatever it is they do (I have never watched)
I think 5 day Tests are probably doomed except as a niche event (I regret this deeply, as I love that form). If we want cricket to survive it has to engage a new audience, people with less than 5 days to dedicate to a match, maybe something like 2-3 hours of an evening. Do that at a TV friendly time and it could REALLY thrive, in real-life and on TV
https://twitter.com/HotlineJosh/status/1420102881542381568?s=19
Many sports could be adapted to include a spectacular equestrian element, but I'm struggling to think of anything specifically wintry to be honest. I'm afraid if you stick horses on skis or skates it gets you nowhere. They'd just fall over and die.
Though, then again, equestrian big hill ski jumping would be one helluva way to go...
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In the 50 plus age group, the unvaccinated 5% now make up 34% of hospital admissions.
Of course the slow boring bits are, to me, an integral part of true cricket. The slow maiden over. The sleeping dog at the lunch break. The pace bowler who takes nine hours to do his run up. Tea. A read of the newspaper during "drinks"
But that era may be passing. And if we want cricket to survive, it will be like this, and on free TV
(Sorry Matthew!)
At the moment, after promoting the hell out of it at every opportunity om thr BBC and Sky, they got good numbers for the first couple of games. You literally couldn't watch a footy game at the Euros without the BBC advertising it.
So far they must be happy. A whole new format, for a sport many have forgotten, doing rather nicely
But still some way to go....
That may change of course, but if there’s a loss in the first year it won’t be back for a second year.