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Well hello from the future. It's a dark place.Alistair said:
I'm reading this thread about 2 hours behind.RobD said:
I just find it funny that the biggest peacetime restriction on personal freedom was just announced, and you post this.Alistair said:I was assured that there was going to be evidence in the trial that meant Sturgeon would have to immediately resign mid trial.
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Deeply worrying times.2
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What local police?HYUFD said:
Local police can seeFrancisUrquhart said:FFS, dickhead on Sky already going "oh how do you enforce it is somebodies 1st walk or their 10th of day".
Look you massive bell-end, education the public what they should do, not how not to do it.0 -
Am I missing something? He's not actually banned people from going to work? So factories and building sites still OK to run?0
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It was good. He's convincing on a script like all good actors. He's just shite at improv.SouthamObserver said:Good stuff from Johnson. There can be no doubts now.
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I have been a member for the past 2 weeks. Still not had to crack open the box set of Breaking Bad yet. I do think I might start looking like Tom Hanks in Castaway in a few weeks though.Paristonda said:Bienvenue to the lockdown club everyone
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This is the funniest comment I’ve read all day.HYUFD said:
Local police can seeFrancisUrquhart said:FFS, dickhead on Sky already going "oh how do you enforce it is somebodies 1st walk or their 10th of day".
Look you massive bell-end, education the public what they should do, not how not to do it.0 -
Only way it would be accepted and (mostly) followed. People are ready to hear it now.Gallowgate said:In some ways this is clever. It doesn’t seem very drastic because we’ve been half doing it for 2 weeks.
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HIGNFYJonathan said:
Please clarify what you’re referring to.Casino_Royale said:
Got boring when it just became a Brexit bashing fest.Jonathan said:There is new series of HIGNFY. Remember when this guy was the host. Times change.
Most BBC comedy is awful now.0 -
They’re still at it. This is from the current BBC news specialCharles said:
On Today this morning they stated that - on the basis of the 233 number - we were bang in line with Italy. It was poor reporting by an organisation that should be able to fact checkisam said:Still not up to Italy on 08-Mar are we?
https://twitter.com/andrewcooper__/status/1241702344095682565?s=21
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Thanks Nicola for reading out the same script.1
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Home delivery will take off even moreHYUFD said:
For a week no, takeaways did good business thenRochdalePioneers said:
As I said earlier. Shopping will be one of the few things you can go out to do. Everyone will shop every day out of boredom.Casino_Royale said:Him saying shopping for basic necessities as infrequently as possible means that many people will now try and do very big shops tomorrow.
I take it that all the work by restaurants to convert to takeaway operation have all wasted their time/money?0 -
On thing I've never got is why reporters have to stand outside buildings like Scotland Yard just to have a nice background. At a time like this, seems particularly stupid.4
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Sturgeon presser:
https://twitter.com/scotgov/status/1242190410358939648?s=20
Funerals immediate family only0 -
I'll start with the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/23/carmakers-make-nhs-ventilators-coronavirus-uk-government-nissan-rolls-roycebigjohnowls said:
Rubbish every country is trying desperately to up their numbers but we are still lagging behind.Sandpit said:
The UK number has doubled from your numbers in the past week, and there's a plan for 30,000 more (up to Germany levels) to come from UK engineering companies including F1 teams over the coming days and weeks.bigjohnowls said:
Per 100,000 populationFrancisUrquhart said:
I wish you would get your facts correct. Not the lowest in Europe at all. This is like you claim of x50 the cost for renting private beds.bigjohnowls said:I remember a week ago saying we were in a terrible state for Critical Care beds and ventilators and being told our number made economic sense even though it was the lowest in Europe.
We will pay a terrible price for it in terms of deaths and sacrificing the oldest most poorly over next few weeks imo via rationing ventilators.
Taxpayers will also pay Trillion £+ trying to make up ground and stop the economy going to rat shit as well as firefighting the Tsunami of deaths.
Sweden, Greece, Ireland, Finland, Slovakia, etc.....all have less. We have the same as social democrats / socialist favourite European example country, Denmark.
It is correct Germany have way way more.
Germany 29.2
Italy 12.5
Spain 9.6
France 11.6
UK 6.3
We are worse than Andorra FFS
Ventilators worst of any major European Country
Acute beds same
Critical Care Beds same
Find the actual numbers to disprove me
Like "250, 000 tests" its bullshit
Then the publication of the actual spec by the government:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/specification-for-ventilators-to-be-used-in-uk-hospitals-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak
Then go to the BBC:
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-52006907/the-prodrive-motorsport-company-it-switching-its-factory-to-ventilators
Here's Sky News:
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-extraordinary-uk-effort-to-produce-thousands-more-ventilators-11961559
And even the Daily Mail - all seven UK-based F1 teams now involved.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-8140001/Coronavirus-UK-Seven-Formula-One-teams-workforces-set-making-life-saving-ventilators-NHS.html0 -
So no change then. Just a more serious tone. I am relieved.0
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They are only going to be looking in key locations like town centres, London parks etc.Gallowgate said:
This is the funniest comment I’ve read all day.HYUFD said:
Local police can seeFrancisUrquhart said:FFS, dickhead on Sky already going "oh how do you enforce it is somebodies 1st walk or their 10th of day".
Look you massive bell-end, education the public what they should do, not how not to do it.0 -
As much admiration as I have for the local community policing team and there many colleagues whom Ih ave sporadic work with, I'm not sure they have the level of reach you might think. Voluntary compliance backed up with the power of enforcement does not mean they can track everyone. Hopefully enough to deter those who flout the instruction.HYUFD said:
Local police can seeFrancisUrquhart said:FFS, dickhead on Sky already going "oh how do you enforce it is somebodies 1st walk or their 10th of day".
Look you massive bell-end, education the public what they should do, not how not to do it.0 -
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Have they all disappeared or something?RochdalePioneers said:0 -
There will be a reckoning for China after this.
The world will demand they clamp down on hygiene, animal welfare and trading and sanitary standards.6 -
Yes. I'm sure there will still be some dickhead office bosses who insist that their employees are not able to work from home too. I think there's still a risk that we will still see crowds on the tube after this, but perhaps the theatre of the announcement will have an effect. Certainly hope so.twistedfirestopper3 said:Am I missing something? He's not actually banned people from going to work? So factories and building sites still OK to run?
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Not seen the army but we have plenty of police officers, supermarkets calm and well stocked, i was doing daily trip to relieve the boredom but am only going to go when I need things, it’s not worth the risk.felix said:
Maybe - here in my part of Spain the panic buying tailed off pretty soon. All tunning quite smoothly now. Re-assuring to have army and police patrolling from time to time.Casino_Royale said:Him saying shopping for basic necessities as infrequently as possible means that many people will now try and do very big shops tomorrow.
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Some people just have to complainRochdalePioneers said:1 -
They should have closed the London Underground to everyone except key workers about a week ago, and also things like the London flower market that has been in the news.0
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Wonder if this will work. Will people stay at home?0
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If they stay open. I checked my just eat options around 8pm , normally round my area in edinburgh there's approx 160 places that do delivery. At 8pm tonight it was 108. Its now down to 96....95 now.nichomar said:
Home delivery will take off even moreHYUFD said:
For a week no, takeaways did good business thenRochdalePioneers said:
As I said earlier. Shopping will be one of the few things you can go out to do. Everyone will shop every day out of boredom.Casino_Royale said:Him saying shopping for basic necessities as infrequently as possible means that many people will now try and do very big shops tomorrow.
I take it that all the work by restaurants to convert to takeaway operation have all wasted their time/money?0 -
That’s an unfortunate juxtaposition.CarlottaVance said:Sturgeon presser:
https://twitter.com/scotgov/status/1242190410358939648?s=20
Funerals immediate family only0 -
As I said a few days ago I can't fathom why they are allowed to stand outside No. 10 at a times like this for such pointless effect.rkrkrk said:On thing I've never got is why reporters have to stand outside buildings like Scotland Yard just to have a nice background. At a time like this, seems particularly stupid.
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They don't have the capacity.nichomar said:
Home delivery will take off even moreHYUFD said:
For a week no, takeaways did good business thenRochdalePioneers said:
As I said earlier. Shopping will be one of the few things you can go out to do. Everyone will shop every day out of boredom.Casino_Royale said:Him saying shopping for basic necessities as infrequently as possible means that many people will now try and do very big shops tomorrow.
I take it that all the work by restaurants to convert to takeaway operation have all wasted their time/money?0 -
That would be WACIST!!!!!Casino_Royale said:There will be a reckoning for China after this.
The world will demand they clamp down on hygiene, animal welfare and trading and sanitary standards.0 -
If only a pandemic had been taken as seriously as global warming by policy makers and pressure groups.
I hope that all PB contributors, posters and readers do not lose any close, loved ones whilst Corvid19 is at large.0 -
The same happened in Los Angeles. Initially supermarkets were completely sold out. Now, they're basically fine. (Except for loo paper, which people are hoarding.)felix said:
Maybe - here in my part of Spain the panic buying tailed off pretty soon. All tunning quite smoothly now. Re-assuring to have army and police patrolling from time to time.Casino_Royale said:Him saying shopping for basic necessities as infrequently as possible means that many people will now try and do very big shops tomorrow.
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lol, more draconian?kinabalu said:
Sure. But in practice not a massive deal. People can still go out and about, that's the main thing. I was fearing something more draconian.RobD said:The police just got sweeping powers to disperse groups of a few people or more. I think there's been a slight change.
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Well, there's going to be one brash American talking about Wuhan Flu until at least November 3rd.Casino_Royale said:There will be a reckoning for China after this.
The world will demand they clamp down on hygiene, animal welfare and trading and sanitary standards.0 -
Is online shopping essential? Will Amazon close?0
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How many extra are in place NOW? They are needed in some places now.Sandpit said:
I'll start with the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/23/carmakers-make-nhs-ventilators-coronavirus-uk-government-nissan-rolls-roycebigjohnowls said:
Rubbish every country is trying desperately to up their numbers but we are still lagging behind.Sandpit said:
The UK number has doubled from your numbers in the past week, and there's a plan for 30,000 more (up to Germany levels) to come from UK engineering companies including F1 teams over the coming days and weeks.bigjohnowls said:
Per 100,000 populationFrancisUrquhart said:
I wish you would get your facts correct. Not the lowest in Europe at all. This is like you claim of x50 the cost for renting private beds.bigjohnowls said:I remember a week ago saying we were in a terrible state for Critical Care beds and ventilators and being told our number made economic sense even though it was the lowest in Europe.
We will pay a terrible price for it in terms of deaths and sacrificing the oldest most poorly over next few weeks imo via rationing ventilators.
Taxpayers will also pay Trillion £+ trying to make up ground and stop the economy going to rat shit as well as firefighting the Tsunami of deaths.
Sweden, Greece, Ireland, Finland, Slovakia, etc.....all have less. We have the same as social democrats / socialist favourite European example country, Denmark.
It is correct Germany have way way more.
Germany 29.2
Italy 12.5
Spain 9.6
France 11.6
UK 6.3
We are worse than Andorra FFS
Ventilators worst of any major European Country
Acute beds same
Critical Care Beds same
Find the actual numbers to disprove me
Like "250, 000 tests" its bullshit
Then the publication of the actual spec by the government:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/specification-for-ventilators-to-be-used-in-uk-hospitals-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak
Then go to the BBC:
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-52006907/the-prodrive-motorsport-company-it-switching-its-factory-to-ventilators
Here's Sky News:
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-extraordinary-uk-effort-to-produce-thousands-more-ventilators-11961559
And even the Daily Mail - all seven UK-based F1 teams now involved.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-8140001/Coronavirus-UK-Seven-Formula-One-teams-workforces-set-making-life-saving-ventilators-NHS.html
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They will have to, as Boris stated if they do not police will arrest and fine them if they are not out for a legitimate reason.Jonathan said:Wonder if this will work. Will people stay at home?
We are about to become the closest we have been to a police state for the next 12 weeks since the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell in the 1650s, with even tighter restrictions than during the Blitz1 -
Every country gets some things very wrong:
'The Spanish army has started to deep clean OAP residency homes across the country - and has already reported several cases of coming across dead residents, ignored by staff. Just the tip of the iceberg of the neglect and horror of many public OAP residency homes in Spain. '0 -
Oh dear, Mark Drakeford.
All shops to be closed, ‘except those selling food, medicines, banks and post offices.’1 -
Member of Whitehouse press corp appears to have gone down with Covid0
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Far too much nasty shit has come out of there the last 20 years.Sandpit said:
Well, there's going to be one brash American talking about Wuhan Flu until at least November 3rd.Casino_Royale said:There will be a reckoning for China after this.
The world will demand they clamp down on hygiene, animal welfare and trading and sanitary standards.
Time they cleaned up their act.1 -
And I fully expect life to go on afterwards. Just need to hunker down for this critical phase.isam said:1 -
Yes. 25k+ gone. An utter lack of police to carry out basic function already, never mind enforcing stay at home ordersRobD said:
Have they all disappeared or something?RochdalePioneers said:0 -
Amazon have already been very busy reordering priorities. They won't take any stock from 3rd parties for non-essentials. I think it is clear they will just become more and more focused on essentials.Jonathan said:Is online shopping essential? Will Amazon close?
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Utter lack of police to carry out basic functions? OK.RochdalePioneers said:
Yes. 25k+ gone. An utter lack of police to carry out basic function already, never mind enforcing stay at home ordersRobD said:
Have they all disappeared or something?RochdalePioneers said:0 -
I don't care. I'm sick of the virtue-signalling morons looking for racism everywhere and thinking it's the only thing that matters.Floater said:
That would be WACIST!!!!!Casino_Royale said:There will be a reckoning for China after this.
The world will demand they clamp down on hygiene, animal welfare and trading and sanitary standards.
China need to be held to account for their poor regulation and enforcement and clean up their act.
No ifs no buts.1 -
Jesus F##king Christ, dickhead #2 on Sky saying who knows if you take more than one run a day.
Look you complete cretin, educate the public and of course if the police keep seeing the same idiot out and about they will have the powers to say what the hell you are doing. And the idea is that 90% of the public won't take the piss.1 -
I'm sure the local busybody/wannabe stasi will be grassing people up & generally wasting police time too.FrancisUrquhart said:FFS, dickhead on Sky already going "oh how do you enforce it is somebodies 1st walk or their 10th of day".
Look you massive bell-end, education the public what they should do, not how not to do it.0 -
As if certain PBers wouldn't be going at it hammer and tongs if a) Salmond was found guilty and b) Sturgeon was somehow implicated.RobD said:
I just find it funny that the biggest peacetime restriction on personal freedom was just announced, and you post this.Alistair said:I was assured that there was going to be evidence in the trial that meant Sturgeon would have to immediately resign mid trial.
Not you, of course.
Well, probably not you.
Well..0 -
He doing his best but he's not suited to this type of thing, he has no gravitas no matter how hard he tries.SouthamObserver said:Good stuff from Johnson. There can be no doubts now.
It's a bit like getting Tommy Cooper to deliver a university physics lecture - not the person you'd choose.1 -
I'm sorry Hyfud....sometimes you just seem to post such utter tosh....pubs were only closed 3 nights ago...and my local had gone to a huge amount of effort to set themselves up as a takeaway in these 2 days.....HYUFD said:
For a week no, takeaways did good business thenRochdalePioneers said:
As I said earlier. Shopping will be one of the few things you can go out to do. Everyone will shop every day out of boredom.Casino_Royale said:Him saying shopping for basic necessities as infrequently as possible means that many people will now try and do very big shops tomorrow.
I take it that all the work by restaurants to convert to takeaway operation have all wasted their time/money?
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Perhaps they might spend a little less time reading peoples twitter feeds and you know, do some real policingRochdalePioneers said:
Yes. 25k+ gone. An utter lack of police to carry out basic function already, never mind enforcing stay at home ordersRobD said:
Have they all disappeared or something?RochdalePioneers said:2 -
The photos of amazon warehouses that I have seen do not look anywhere near as packed as shops on the high street.Jonathan said:0 -
I mean, honestly, who goes on more than one walk in a day? Dog walkers maybe? But really, it’s the groups of people hanging around together that needs stopping.0
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What point is he trying to make by calling him Alexander? Yes it is his name, but no one in public life calls him that.isam said:3 -
if Peter Hitchens can't tell the difference between Boris Johnson in a crisis and a totalitarian government, that is his problem.isam said:2 -
My daughter who is not the least political was very impressed with Boris saying his is the leader the country needsRochdalePioneers said:
It was good. He's convincing on a script like all good actors. He's just shite at improv.SouthamObserver said:Good stuff from Johnson. There can be no doubts now.
I expect that will be shared by many
PS.
My youngest son has text saying it is very tough but very impressed with Boris's tone0 -
And this is the problem. People cannot order online shopping as online shopping was never set up and resourced to manage more than the small market share they had. There aren't a huge number of extra vans and drivers and order pickers sat idle waiting to be switched on.Casino_Royale said:
They don't have the capacity.nichomar said:
Home delivery will take off even moreHYUFD said:
For a week no, takeaways did good business thenRochdalePioneers said:
As I said earlier. Shopping will be one of the few things you can go out to do. Everyone will shop every day out of boredom.Casino_Royale said:Him saying shopping for basic necessities as infrequently as possible means that many people will now try and do very big shops tomorrow.
I take it that all the work by restaurants to convert to takeaway operation have all wasted their time/money?0 -
Peter Hitchens is playing the game, so beloved of the Left in the Cameron days, of using someone's lesser used forename as a form of derision.isam said:
From Gideon Osborne to Alexander Johnson.
I didn't like it then, and I don't like it now.4 -
'At least' is probably missing from that sentence.CarlottaVance said:0 -
I haven't actually been following the trial, and have no idea what this Sturgeon angle is. I think I even defended him earlier in the thread.Theuniondivvie said:
As if certain PBers wouldn't be going at it hammer and tongs if a) Salmond was found guilty and b) Sturgeon was somehow implicated.RobD said:
I just find it funny that the biggest peacetime restriction on personal freedom was just announced, and you post this.Alistair said:I was assured that there was going to be evidence in the trial that meant Sturgeon would have to immediately resign mid trial.
Not you, of course.
Well, probably not you.
Well..0 -
We know the government was against freedom of movement, but this is ridiculous.3
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Mad Hitch will be howling at the moon at midnight...isam said:0 -
When you are told to stay indoors until the planet cools down, I hope you have some good box sets.dr_spyn said:If only a pandemic had been taken as seriously as global warming by policy makers and pressure groups.
I hope that all PB contributors, posters and readers do not lose any close, loved ones whilst Corvid19 is at large.1 -
Casino_Royale said:
I don't care. I'm sick of the virtue-signalling morons looking for racism everywhere and thinking it's the only thing that matters.Floater said:
That would be WACIST!!!!!Casino_Royale said:There will be a reckoning for China after this.
The world will demand they clamp down on hygiene, animal welfare and trading and sanitary standards.
China need to be held to account for their poor regulation and enforcement and clean up their act.
No ifs no buts.
No hows either... How is that 'holding to account' going to happen?0 -
Serious Boris. Seen it all now.
My expectation is that all civil business in the courts will now stop with the exception of emergency orders. I am effectively out of work. Hey ho.0 -
In China, they allowed the equivalent of them running. They did only allow 2-3 companies and drivers had to had a particular accreditation, but they did whizz about Wuhan delivering all sorts of stuff.Benpointer said:0 -
Yup. Big increase in petty crime vandalism and ASB. Repeated public meetings demanding action with the local Inspector and PCC being very honest about how many officers they don't have.RobD said:
Utter lack of police to carry out basic functions? OK.RochdalePioneers said:
Yes. 25k+ gone. An utter lack of police to carry out basic function already, never mind enforcing stay at home ordersRobD said:
Have they all disappeared or something?RochdalePioneers said:
Sorry if you are in denial about just how fucked the police service has become over the last 10 years. We'll need the Army- what's left of it - to enforce this.0 -
'Nicla knew!!!!'RobD said:
I haven't actually been following the trial, and have no idea what this Sturgeon angle is. I think I even defended him earlier in the thread.Theuniondivvie said:
As if certain PBers wouldn't be going at it hammer and tongs if a) Salmond was found guilty and b) Sturgeon was somehow implicated.RobD said:
I just find it funny that the biggest peacetime restriction on personal freedom was just announced, and you post this.Alistair said:I was assured that there was going to be evidence in the trial that meant Sturgeon would have to immediately resign mid trial.
Not you, of course.
Well, probably not you.
Well..
Edit: sorry, that should be 'Wee Nippy knew!!!!'
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Honestly you're probably right. Certainly I spend most of my time indoors anyway, as too much time on PBs hows. But as The Cat once noted, that's because we all knew we could walk out the door at any time. It will wrankle with people.tlg86 said:I mean, honestly, who goes on more than one walk in a day? Dog walkers maybe? But really, it’s the groups of people hanging around together that needs stopping.
But I think people have been sufficiently primed and compliance will be pretty high, though I expect we'll still get photos of people not doing so.1 -
They are - but one of the reasons for this lockdown is to gain time to improve the numbers.bigjohnowls said:
How many extra are in place NOW? They are needed in some places now.Sandpit said:
I'll start with the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/23/carmakers-make-nhs-ventilators-coronavirus-uk-government-nissan-rolls-roycebigjohnowls said:
Rubbish every country is trying desperately to up their numbers but we are still lagging behind.Sandpit said:
The UK number has doubled from your numbers in the past week, and there's a plan for 30,000 more (up to Germany levels) to come from UK engineering companies including F1 teams over the coming days and weeks.bigjohnowls said:
Per 100,000 populationFrancisUrquhart said:
I wish you would get your facts correct. Not the lowest in Europe at all. This is like you claim of x50 the cost for renting private beds.bigjohnowls said:I remember a week ago saying we were in a terrible state for Critical Care beds and ventilators and being told our number made economic sense even though it was the lowest in Europe.
We will pay a terrible price for it in terms of deaths and sacrificing the oldest most poorly over next few weeks imo via rationing ventilators.
Taxpayers will also pay Trillion £+ trying to make up ground and stop the economy going to rat shit as well as firefighting the Tsunami of deaths.
Sweden, Greece, Ireland, Finland, Slovakia, etc.....all have less. We have the same as social democrats / socialist favourite European example country, Denmark.
It is correct Germany have way way more.
Germany 29.2
Italy 12.5
Spain 9.6
France 11.6
UK 6.3
We are worse than Andorra FFS
Ventilators worst of any major European Country
Acute beds same
Critical Care Beds same
Find the actual numbers to disprove me
Like "250, 000 tests" its bullshit
Then the publication of the actual spec by the government:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/specification-for-ventilators-to-be-used-in-uk-hospitals-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak
Then go to the BBC:
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-52006907/the-prodrive-motorsport-company-it-switching-its-factory-to-ventilators
Here's Sky News:
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-extraordinary-uk-effort-to-produce-thousands-more-ventilators-11961559
And even the Daily Mail - all seven UK-based F1 teams now involved.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-8140001/Coronavirus-UK-Seven-Formula-One-teams-workforces-set-making-life-saving-ventilators-NHS.html1 -
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Actually no. You have to have a valid reason to be 'out and about' - not so easy when everything is closed.kinabalu said:
Sure. But in practice not a massive deal. People can still go out and about, that's the main thing. I was fearing something more draconian.RobD said:The police just got sweeping powers to disperse groups of a few people or more. I think there's been a slight change.
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Will this apply to everyone or are there exceptions? Will the queen have to rustle up a shepherds pie?0
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I expect even Amazon will see a problem getting all the orders delivered on timeBenpointer said:0 -
I bet Jezza is still going to ignore it.Jonathan said:Will this apply to everyone or are there exceptions? Will the queen have to rustle up a shepherds pie?
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