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Alistair said:

https://twitter.com/DmitryOpines/status/1238541166225874949?s=19

IanB2 said:

The Dow doesn’t know which way to run

MarqueeMark said:

rcs1000 said:

MarqueeMark said:

Chameleon said:

European countries that are closing their borders to at least a substantial minority of the EU: Denmark, Malta, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic, Switzerland

List is growing rapidly.

Brexit won't get finished because there will be no EU left to exit....

How the hell do the EU agree a Budget in this epic mess?

Does it (existentially) matter for the EU if they don't agree a budget?

If there's no goodies to dish out, how many are still interested in it?

FrancisUrquhart said:

I've seen secondary schools kids give more professional presentations than this.

Brian, Brian, where ever you are, can you come up...

MightyAlex said:

IanB2 said:

The Dow doesn’t know which way to run

I can't rationalise why futures are up 6% on this.

OldKingCole said:

FrancisUrquhart said:

https://twitter.com/NadineDorries/status/1238536020825645061?s=20

Mad Nad's Mum is only a bit older than me. And my family are a damn sight more sympatheic and concerned than she appears to be.

nichomar said:

Hotels in Madrid to be converted to hospitals!

AramintaMoonbeamQC said:

ydoethur said:

GideonWise said:

My wife is a teacher. She has really struggled with motivating herself to do all the pathetic garbage at school which even at the best of times is pathetic garbage. We are hoping the education establishment sees sense

Blimey. We are having multiple religious experiences right now. That’s asking for a miracle on a par with the raising of Lazarus.

If you've seen Ofsted's statement to Schoolsweek this afternoon, I wouldn't be optimistic. It's shameful stuff.

FrancisUrquhart said:

I am just absolutely gobsmacked by this.

BluestBlue said:

nichomar said:

Hotels in Madrid to be converted to hospitals!

This place used to be a hospital...

https://www.oetkercollection.com/hotels/the-lanesborough/

eadric said:

welshowl said:

White House press conference: weird, very weird.

It's like my daughter's Year 4 primary school drama production, where everyone must be allowed to say something fairly pointless or embarrassing, and a slightly simple 8 year old has the chance of compering it, because they felt sorry for him.

Oh God. Poor America. It is North Korea with even more missiles.

AlwaysSinging said:

Thanks to all those who shared music. I'm not nimble enough to thank you all by name, but this is much appreciated, as is the warm welcome.

I'm going to avoid the Trump press conference because it will just upset me - in fact, I am thinking of making After Supper a non-browsing time, to give my mind less to worry about in the night. Is anyone else thinking of rationing their covid news intake?

--AS

kyf_100 said:

How does PB feel about making up with enemies old and past, including family members?

There are people I haven't spoken to in years and swore I would never speak to again who are in their sixties and seventies now.

On the one hand, it may be time to bury the hatchet. On the other hand, a bastard is still a bastard regardless of whether or not their number is up.

FrancisUrquhart said:

This is like they have signed a new trade deal.

nichomar said:

Why do none of them look embarrassed?

another_richard said:

Black_Rook said:

Just back from my trip to Tesco Royston tonight, and the rate of hoarding is definitely accelerating. Here's a list of stock levels that I observed (non-exhaustive, but I did go around quite a lot of the store looking for stuff, some of which I couldn't find...)

Bog rolls: 0%
Kitchen paper: 20%
Bin bags: 20%
Washing up liquid: 1%
Tissues: 0%
Tinned tomatoes: 1%
Tinned spaghetti: 5%
Baked beans: 1%
Tinned tuna: 0%
Other tins (meat, soup, fruit): 30%
Flour: 0%
Sunflower oil: 0%
Olive oil: 10%
Fruit squash: 5%
Beer: 20%

It wasn't exactly the end of days - levels of fresh and frozen food looked reasonable, given that this was after the post-work cavalry charge - but if this goes on for any length of time then people are going to struggle to get hold of some basic supplies. Notably, I managed to fill in the gaps in my shop by going to the little Morrisons in town, but there was absolutely no bog paper there either. Anybody in this area who's run out of it is going to be wiping their arse with the Daily Mail for the time being.

If desperate for bog roll then try Lidl and B&Q.

eek said:

Luckyguy1983 said:

eadric said:

Also, in the biggest news of the day, PB seems to work on Edge but not on Chrome.

You use multiple browsers too?

As I said yesterday it’s a change implement on chrome but not implemented elsewhere just yet

nichomar said:

Why do none of them look embarrassed?

Big_G_NorthWales said:

My son and his partner have had colds this week and we have agreed they will keep away for 14 days and also our grandchildren. Will use whats app and phones

alex_ said:

Big_G_NorthWales said:

Is this woman speaking at Trumps press conference real

I am becoming very frightened for America.

The difference between Boris and his two advisers is stark

Is it possible that there are some sane republicans in congress who might suddenly start seeing the light at some point?

matt said:

kle4 said:

MyBurningEars said:

kinabalu said:

Stocky said:

I find it oddly comforting that you read the Daily Star.

Do they still do a tit count?

- I didn't read it! God.

There is an advantage to occasionally reading the Star, Sun, Mirror, Express, even (gasp) the Daily Mail. Or at least there was when newspaper readership was higher, I don't do it so much anymore. My usual source was abandoned copies on buses, trains or the tube, but that's probably not very covidsafe! Most of us have a critical awareness about our own media and information diet, and how that shapes our worldview. But we are massively outnumbered by people on very different information diets to us. Dipping in to what they see can help us see the world through their eyes.

With the decline of the press, splintering of TV channels and fall in linear TV, and explosion of online media and the fact I eschew Facebook, Instagram, Netflix and Amazon Prime (and am not active on Twitter, though will read links from here), and I don't follow any famous Youtubers or podcasters, I've found myself increasingly out of touch with what media sources many people are consuming these days. At least re news, I know BBC Online has a strong presence still even with younger consumers, and I sometimes look at the Guardian and the Mail Online which are both relatively popular. I notice I'm increasingly of touch with the under-thirties and it's not just on music!!

Anyone got any suggestions for how to build some bridges with the young'uns?

Take up video gaming. It's so varied there's something for everyone and even if its a genre not hugely popular with da yoof it allows for shared language and culture. That'll build a bridge through shared consumption without having to take a plunge into all youth focused media.

You’ll also learn that teenage boys are not terribly woke and have a wide vocabulary, albeit limited to specific areas.

SandyRentool said:

All Labour Party meetings and campaign activities have been suspended.

Black_Rook said:

Just back from my trip to Tesco Royston tonight, and the rate of hoarding is definitely accelerating. Here's a list of stock levels that I observed (non-exhaustive, but I did go around quite a lot of the store looking for stuff, some of which I couldn't find...)

Bog rolls: 0%
Kitchen paper: 20%
Bin bags: 20%
Washing up liquid: 1%
Tissues: 0%
Tinned tomatoes: 1%
Tinned spaghetti: 5%
Baked beans: 1%
Tinned tuna: 0%
Other tins (meat, soup, fruit): 30%
Flour: 0%
Sunflower oil: 0%
Olive oil: 10%
Fruit squash: 5%
Beer: 20%

It wasn't exactly the end of days - levels of fresh and frozen food looked reasonable, given that this was after the post-work cavalry charge - but if this goes on for any length of time then people are going to struggle to get hold of some basic supplies. Notably, I managed to fill in the gaps in my shop by going to the little Morrisons in town, but there was absolutely no bog paper there either. Anybody in this area who's run out of it is going to be wiping their arse with the Daily Mail for the time being.

Big_G_NorthWales said:

alex_ said:

Big_G_NorthWales said:

Is this woman speaking at Trumps press conference real

I am becoming very frightened for America.

The difference between Boris and his two advisers is stark

Is it possible that there are some sane republicans in congress who might suddenly start seeing the light at some point?

It is our last hope

TheScreamingEagles said:

https://twitter.com/nicholsuprising/status/1238545438476730369?s=21

stodge said:

Evening all

Just one trifling question - presumably even though the elections are delayed, they are still the 2020 elections and the winners will serve until 2024?

I ask because I think it probable the 2024 London mayoral election contest will take place on the same day as the next GE.

ydoethur said:

AramintaMoonbeamQC said:

ydoethur said:

AramintaMoonbeamQC said:

ydoethur said:

GideonWise said:

My wife is a teacher. She has really struggled with motivating herself to do all the pathetic garbage at school which even at the best of times is pathetic garbage. We are hoping the education establishment sees sense

Blimey. We are having multiple religious experiences right now. That’s asking for a miracle on a par with the raising of Lazarus.

If you've seen Ofsted's statement to Schoolsweek this afternoon, I wouldn't be optimistic. It's shameful stuff.

I haven’t, but I find it all too easy to imagine.

https://twitter.com/Rosemarycalm/status/1238539833330581504

OFSTED has literally caused the deaths of headteachers in the past. Why would anyone be surprised that they don’t care?

A more pertinent point, one that hare brained lowlife failure Spielmann seems not to have thought of, is that if a senior teacher dies of a
Covid-19 then the school will have to close for cleaning, so there will be nothing to inspect.

welshowl said:

White House press conference: weird, very weird.

Mexicanpete said:

SandyRentool said:

All Labour Party meetings and campaign activities have been suspended.

Does that mean Jeremy remains leader indefinitely? Or is April 4 set in stone?

rpjs said:

eek said:

Luckyguy1983 said:

eadric said:

Also, in the biggest news of the day, PB seems to work on Edge but not on Chrome.

You use multiple browsers too?

As I said yesterday it’s a change implement on chrome but not implemented elsewhere just yet

I'm on the latest Chrome for Mac OS and PB's working fine for me.

TheScreamingEagles said:

tlg86 said:

stodge said:

Evening all

Just one trifling question - presumably even though the elections are delayed, they are still the 2020 elections and the winners will serve until 2024?

I ask because I think it probable the 2024 London mayoral election contest will take place on the same day as the next GE.

Surely they won't allow elections with different systems on the same day?

Allowed it in 2004 in London.

About five different voting systems

Balrog said:

Alistair said:

Dems steaming down faster than the price of Bitcoin. Act fast to get them @1.93

Sounds like my cashing out of my bets on democratic nominee and splitting the pleasingly large profits between betting on dems and laying trump wasnt a bad idea... if only I hadn't repeatedly lost money betting against starmer because momentum would guarantee RLB would win...