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Christo (who died earlier this month) and Jeanne-Claude were two of our age’s most haunting artists.  Their life’s work – because we can fairly see it as a single piece – entailed the planning, project management and execution of the wrapping of ever more unlikely items.  Balloons, trees, islands, the Pont Neuf, the Reichstag and the gates of Central Park were all subject to a series of superficially short-lived installations.  As one critic said of their work, “to seek ‘the involuntary beauty of the ephemeral’ is to create the advent of surprise”. 

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  • Toms
    Toms Posts: 2,478
    Two threads previous. Was the Trump visit to Walter Reed a hoax?
  • Toms
    Toms Posts: 2,478
    I don't mind kitsch, but I do mind paying for it involuntarily.
  • Scott_xP
    Scott_xP Posts: 39,294
    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further
  • MarqueeMark
    MarqueeMark Posts: 55,457
    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?
  • Scott_xP
    Scott_xP Posts: 39,294
    MarqueeMark said:

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?

    So they'll go to fast food outlets further away

    It's a genius plan
  • Mexicanpete
    Mexicanpete Posts: 33,110
    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    According to C4 news they left this afternoon, pre local lockdown.
  • Foxy
    Foxy Posts: 52,169
    MarqueeMark said:

    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?
    I drive down the Humberstone rd everyday, and no sign of what you say. Where do you get your info?
  • MightyAlex
    MightyAlex Posts: 1,789
    Please help a simpleton out. Presuming the government can borrow at lower rates than private institutions what is the point of the assorted PFI schemes.

    The debt is still owed right? Its just shuffled around a little.
  • Big_G_NorthWales
    Big_G_NorthWales Posts: 66,238
    Scott_xP said:

    MarqueeMark said:

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?

    So they'll go to fast food outlets further away

    It's a genius plan
    Do you ever make a constructive comment in a very serious issue
  • MarqueeMark
    MarqueeMark Posts: 55,457
    Foxy said:

    MarqueeMark said:

    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?
    I drive down the Humberstone rd everyday, and no sign of what you say. Where do you get your info?
    On Radio 4 earlier today. They were talking to the Mayor, who was arguing this is not a Leicester problem.
  • Big_G_NorthWales
    Big_G_NorthWales Posts: 66,238
    Foxy said:

    MarqueeMark said:

    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?
    I drive down the Humberstone rd everyday, and no sign of what you say. Where do you get your info?
    Does Leicester have an above average BAME population
  • MarqueeMark
    MarqueeMark Posts: 55,457
    Scott_xP said:

    MarqueeMark said:

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?

    So they'll go to fast food outlets further away

    It's a genius plan
    Then you close them down too. If this is the problem, you deal with the problem.

    If.

  • noneoftheabove
    noneoftheabove Posts: 24,857
    MightyAlex said:

    Please help a simpleton out. Presuming the government can borrow at lower rates than private institutions what is the point of the assorted PFI schemes.

    The debt is still owed right? Its just shuffled around a little.

    So that chancellors can pretend they are prudent.
  • Foxy
    Foxy Posts: 52,169
    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    MarqueeMark said:

    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?
    I drive down the Humberstone rd everyday, and no sign of what you say. Where do you get your info?
    Does Leicester have an above average BAME population
    Yes, in the city everyone is a minority.

    There has been no increase in inpatient admissions.
  • Philip_Thompson
    Philip_Thompson Posts: 65,826
    Apparently Reddit have banned the /the_donald community for hate speech.

    Getting serious when it's too hateful for Reddit.
  • Floater
    Floater Posts: 14,207
    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    MarqueeMark said:

    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?
    I drive down the Humberstone rd everyday, and no sign of what you say. Where do you get your info?
    Does Leicester have an above average BAME population
    I believe it has a reasonably high asian population
  • ABZ
    ABZ Posts: 441
    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    MarqueeMark said:

    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?
    I drive down the Humberstone rd everyday, and no sign of what you say. Where do you get your info?
    Does Leicester have an above average BAME population
    Yes, in the city everyone is a minority.

    There has been no increase in inpatient admissions.
    @Foxy Do you see value in this? I'd guess it's very precautionary to make sure numbers come down rapidly...
  • williamglenn
    williamglenn Posts: 56,289
    The Republicans have got a new poster couple.

    https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1277628850130780160?s=21
  • Floater
    Floater Posts: 14,207
    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    MarqueeMark said:

    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?
    I drive down the Humberstone rd everyday, and no sign of what you say. Where do you get your info?
    Does Leicester have an above average BAME population
    Yes, in the city everyone is a minority.

    There has been no increase in inpatient admissions.
    Well that is something, but might that lag?
  • Big_G_NorthWales
    Big_G_NorthWales Posts: 66,238
    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    MarqueeMark said:

    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?
    I drive down the Humberstone rd everyday, and no sign of what you say. Where do you get your info?
    Does Leicester have an above average BAME population
    Yes, in the city everyone is a minority.

    There has been no increase in inpatient admissions.
    Thank you.

    Interesting you have had no increase in inpatient admissions so is this a precaution to protect the higher BAME community
  • Big_G_NorthWales
    Big_G_NorthWales Posts: 66,238
    williamglenn said:

    The Republicans have got a new poster couple.

    https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1277628850130780160?s=21

    Horrific
  • BluestBlue
    BluestBlue Posts: 4,556
    williamglenn said:

    The Republicans have got a new poster couple.

    https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1277628850130780160?s=21


    To be fair, I wouldn't want to piss on their chrysanthemums...
  • CatMan
    CatMan Posts: 3,326
    williamglenn said:

    The Republicans have got a new poster couple.

    https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1277628850130780160?s=21

    Anyone remember Joe the Plumber?
  • Toms
    Toms Posts: 2,478
    The site below says that the rate per 100k in Bedford, where OGH and I dwell, considerably exceeds that of Leicester.

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/29/coronavirus-uk-map-the-latest-deaths-and-confirmed-covid-19-cases
  • rottenborough
    rottenborough Posts: 66,860
    https://twitter.com/mikememoli/status/1277662384467951616
  • Foxy
    Foxy Posts: 52,169
    ABZ said:

    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    MarqueeMark said:

    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?
    I drive down the Humberstone rd everyday, and no sign of what you say. Where do you get your info?
    Does Leicester have an above average BAME population
    Yes, in the city everyone is a minority.

    There has been no increase in inpatient admissions.
    @Foxy Do you see value in this? I'd guess it's very precautionary to make sure numbers come down rapidly...
    Not really. Hardly any shops have reopened already, even though they could. The Asian community are rarely pubgoer.

    It will make my drive to work a bit quieter again, I suppose, and frighten off the patients that we have gradually enticed back.
  • Toms
    Toms Posts: 2,478
    edited June 2020
    williamglenn said:

    The Republicans have got a new poster couple.

    https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1277628850130780160?s=21

    They ought to put the guns down AND GET SOME EXERCISE. Maybe then they'd feel more relaxed.
    P/S and lose some weight.
  • kyf_100
    kyf_100 Posts: 4,957
    williamglenn said:

    The Republicans have got a new poster couple.

    https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1277628850130780160?s=21

    It's like the end of Scarface, except he ate all the pies instead of doing all the coke.
  • ABZ
    ABZ Posts: 441
    Foxy said:

    ABZ said:

    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    MarqueeMark said:

    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?
    I drive down the Humberstone rd everyday, and no sign of what you say. Where do you get your info?
    Does Leicester have an above average BAME population
    Yes, in the city everyone is a minority.

    There has been no increase in inpatient admissions.
    @Foxy Do you see value in this? I'd guess it's very precautionary to make sure numbers come down rapidly...
    Not really. Hardly any shops have reopened already, even though they could. The Asian community are rarely pubgoer.

    It will make my drive to work a bit quieter again, I suppose, and frighten off the patients that we have gradually enticed back.
    From what you say, the number of new cases is pretty small, so hopefully this is just a two week extension.
  • alex_
    alex_ Posts: 7,518
    edited June 2020
    Perhaps they've just picked on one city to try make a point. ie. the virus hasn't gone away and we reserve the right to lock down if people don't behave. Leicester was just the unlucky city to have the worst figures at this point in time.

    Doubt it'll work though.
  • Philip_Thompson
    Philip_Thompson Posts: 65,826
    rottenborough said:

    https://twitter.com/mikememoli/status/1277662384467951616

    A dog's finally barked.

    Hopefully doesn't happen this side of the Pond.
  • rottenborough
    rottenborough Posts: 66,860
    https://twitter.com/dcexaminer/status/1277617164225216513
  • MaxPB
    MaxPB Posts: 40,327
    MightyAlex said:

    Please help a simpleton out. Presuming the government can borrow at lower rates than private institutions what is the point of the assorted PFI schemes.

    The debt is still owed right? Its just shuffled around a little.

    It used to be an off the books liability. It isn't now so it doesn't get used.
  • Foxy
    Foxy Posts: 52,169
    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    MarqueeMark said:

    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?
    I drive down the Humberstone rd everyday, and no sign of what you say. Where do you get your info?
    Does Leicester have an above average BAME population
    Yes, in the city everyone is a minority.

    There has been no increase in inpatient admissions.
    Thank you.

    Interesting you have had no increase in inpatient admissions so is this a precaution to protect the higher BAME community
    I don’t think or expect that the people of Leicester want it. This is the city with the second lowest disposable household income in the country, and a lot of people have been laid off from work.

    It is seen as being imposed from London on an unwilling city.
  • Foxy
    Foxy Posts: 52,169
    alex_ said:

    Perhaps they've just picked on one city to try make a point. ie. the virus hasn't gone away and we reserve the right to lock down if people don't behave. Leicester was just the unlucky city to have the worst figures at this point in time.

    Doubt it'll work though.

    Yes, they have picked on the city which is represented by the shadow SoS Health, by curious coincidence.
  • Big_G_NorthWales
    Big_G_NorthWales Posts: 66,238
    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    MarqueeMark said:

    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?
    I drive down the Humberstone rd everyday, and no sign of what you say. Where do you get your info?
    Does Leicester have an above average BAME population
    Yes, in the city everyone is a minority.

    There has been no increase in inpatient admissions.
    Thank you.

    Interesting you have had no increase in inpatient admissions so is this a precaution to protect the higher BAME community
    I don’t think or expect that the people of Leicester want it. This is the city with the second lowest disposable household income in the country, and a lot of people have been laid off from work.

    It is seen as being imposed from London on an unwilling city.
    Why would London do that if it is unnnecessary and lets hope targetted support is given
  • humbugger
    humbugger Posts: 377
    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    MarqueeMark said:

    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?
    I drive down the Humberstone rd everyday, and no sign of what you say. Where do you get your info?
    Does Leicester have an above average BAME population
    Yes, in the city everyone is a minority.

    There has been no increase in inpatient admissions.
    Thank you.

    Interesting you have had no increase in inpatient admissions so is this a precaution to protect the higher BAME community
    I don’t think or expect that the people of Leicester want it. This is the city with the second lowest disposable household income in the country, and a lot of people have been laid off from work.

    It is seen as being imposed from London on an unwilling city.
    What are Leicester's MPs saying about it?
  • alex_
    alex_ Posts: 7,518
    Just as a matter of interest, what legal powers does the Govt have to implement selective lockdowns in individual areas of the country?
  • another_richard
    another_richard Posts: 27,927
    Toms said:

    The site below says that the rate per 100k in Bedford, where OGH and I dwell, considerably exceeds that of Leicester.

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/29/coronavirus-uk-map-the-latest-deaths-and-confirmed-covid-19-cases

    I think that is cumulative rather than current.
  • Foxy
    Foxy Posts: 52,169
    humbugger said:

    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    MarqueeMark said:

    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?
    I drive down the Humberstone rd everyday, and no sign of what you say. Where do you get your info?
    Does Leicester have an above average BAME population
    Yes, in the city everyone is a minority.

    There has been no increase in inpatient admissions.
    Thank you.

    Interesting you have had no increase in inpatient admissions so is this a precaution to protect the higher BAME community
    I don’t think or expect that the people of Leicester want it. This is the city with the second lowest disposable household income in the country, and a lot of people have been laid off from work.

    It is seen as being imposed from London on an unwilling city.
    What are Leicester's MPs saying about it?
    https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1277697931014012930?s=09
  • Big_G_NorthWales
    Big_G_NorthWales Posts: 66,238
    edited June 2020
    Foxy said:

    alex_ said:

    Perhaps they've just picked on one city to try make a point. ie. the virus hasn't gone away and we reserve the right to lock down if people don't behave. Leicester was just the unlucky city to have the worst figures at this point in time.

    Doubt it'll work though.

    Yes, they have picked on the city which is represented by the shadow SoS Health, by curious coincidence.
    As a Doctor working in the City are you saying this is just wrong
  • Foxy
    Foxy Posts: 52,169
    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    alex_ said:

    Perhaps they've just picked on one city to try make a point. ie. the virus hasn't gone away and we reserve the right to lock down if people don't behave. Leicester was just the unlucky city to have the worst figures at this point in time.

    Doubt it'll work though.

    Yes, they have picked on the city which is represented by the shadow SoS Health, by curious coincidence.
    As a Doctor working on the City are you saying this is just wrong
    I am not sure what you are asking.
  • alex_
    alex_ Posts: 7,518
    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    MarqueeMark said:

    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?
    I drive down the Humberstone rd everyday, and no sign of what you say. Where do you get your info?
    Does Leicester have an above average BAME population
    Yes, in the city everyone is a minority.

    There has been no increase in inpatient admissions.
    Thank you.

    Interesting you have had no increase in inpatient admissions so is this a precaution to protect the higher BAME community
    I don’t think or expect that the people of Leicester want it. This is the city with the second lowest disposable household income in the country, and a lot of people have been laid off from work.

    It is seen as being imposed from London on an unwilling city.
    Why would London do that if it is unnnecessary and lets hope targetted support is given
    Targeted support isn't going to help. Businesses have been saying for ages that they need clear guidance to plan and implement their routemap to opening up again. Opening up is going to have generated significant up front costs which could well be wasted and no amount of support is going to cover for that.
  • Big_G_NorthWales
    Big_G_NorthWales Posts: 66,238
    humbugger said:

    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    MarqueeMark said:

    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?
    I drive down the Humberstone rd everyday, and no sign of what you say. Where do you get your info?
    Does Leicester have an above average BAME population
    Yes, in the city everyone is a minority.

    There has been no increase in inpatient admissions.
    Thank you.

    Interesting you have had no increase in inpatient admissions so is this a precaution to protect the higher BAME community
    I don’t think or expect that the people of Leicester want it. This is the city with the second lowest disposable household income in the country, and a lot of people have been laid off from work.

    It is seen as being imposed from London on an unwilling city.
    What are Leicester's MPs saying about it?
    Jon Ashworth has just endorsed it in the HOC
  • another_richard
    another_richard Posts: 27,927
    Foxy said:

    ABZ said:

    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    MarqueeMark said:

    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?
    I drive down the Humberstone rd everyday, and no sign of what you say. Where do you get your info?
    Does Leicester have an above average BAME population
    Yes, in the city everyone is a minority.

    There has been no increase in inpatient admissions.
    @Foxy Do you see value in this? I'd guess it's very precautionary to make sure numbers come down rapidly...
    Not really. Hardly any shops have reopened already, even though they could. The Asian community are rarely pubgoer.

    It will make my drive to work a bit quieter again, I suppose, and frighten off the patients that we have gradually enticed back.
    Did Leicester get the same fake news scare stories which Bradford had ?

    Once his breathing problems began, he was reluctant to call the NHS for help, because of the myth then circulating in parts of the Asian community that people admitted to hospital were never discharged alive.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-53197880
  • Foxy
    Foxy Posts: 52,169
    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    humbugger said:

    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    MarqueeMark said:

    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?
    I drive down the Humberstone rd everyday, and no sign of what you say. Where do you get your info?
    Does Leicester have an above average BAME population
    Yes, in the city everyone is a minority.

    There has been no increase in inpatient admissions.
    Thank you.

    Interesting you have had no increase in inpatient admissions so is this a precaution to protect the higher BAME community
    I don’t think or expect that the people of Leicester want it. This is the city with the second lowest disposable household income in the country, and a lot of people have been laid off from work.

    It is seen as being imposed from London on an unwilling city.
    What are Leicester's MPs saying about it?
    Jon Ashworth has just endorsed it in the HOC
    Up to a point. He is asking why it took the government 11 days from mentioning it at a press conference to doing anything about it.
  • kle4
    kle4 Posts: 99,113
    alex_ said:

    Just as a matter of interest, what legal powers does the Govt have to implement selective lockdowns in individual areas of the country?

    An interesting question, but given the government has the power to implement total lockdown I would presume it has the powers to implement selective lockdowns, it's the practicalities of the selective lockdown which are more of an impediment.
  • another_richard
    another_richard Posts: 27,927
    humbugger said:

    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    MarqueeMark said:

    Scott_xP said:

    local lockdown in Leicester

    Probably means locals will move outside the area and spread it further

    The problem seems to be large numbers of youngsters hanging around outside fast food outlets.

    So close the outlets down?
    I drive down the Humberstone rd everyday, and no sign of what you say. Where do you get your info?
    Does Leicester have an above average BAME population
    Yes, in the city everyone is a minority.

    There has been no increase in inpatient admissions.
    Thank you.

    Interesting you have had no increase in inpatient admissions so is this a precaution to protect the higher BAME community
    I don’t think or expect that the people of Leicester want it. This is the city with the second lowest disposable household income in the country, and a lot of people have been laid off from work.

    It is seen as being imposed from London on an unwilling city.
    What are Leicester's MPs saying about it?
    Claudia Webbe of Leicester East wanted a lockdown:

    https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/lockdown-leicester-east-says-mp-4272155
  • RobD
    RobD Posts: 60,608
    alex_ said:

    Just as a matter of interest, what legal powers does the Govt have to implement selective lockdowns in individual areas of the country?

    Probably broad sweeping powers thanks to the emergency legislation.
  • Big_G_NorthWales
    Big_G_NorthWales Posts: 66,238
    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    alex_ said:

    Perhaps they've just picked on one city to try make a point. ie. the virus hasn't gone away and we reserve the right to lock down if people don't behave. Leicester was just the unlucky city to have the worst figures at this point in time.

    Doubt it'll work though.

    Yes, they have picked on the city which is represented by the shadow SoS Health, by curious coincidence.
    As a Doctor working on the City are you saying this is just wrong
    I am not sure what you are asking.
    You say HMG has picked on a city represented by the shadow SOS health

    I was seeking your professional opinion as a doctor in the city if you think the decision is wrong
  • Foxy
    Foxy Posts: 52,169
    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    alex_ said:

    Perhaps they've just picked on one city to try make a point. ie. the virus hasn't gone away and we reserve the right to lock down if people don't behave. Leicester was just the unlucky city to have the worst figures at this point in time.

    Doubt it'll work though.

    Yes, they have picked on the city which is represented by the shadow SoS Health, by curious coincidence.
    As a Doctor working on the City are you saying this is just wrong
    I am not sure what you are asking.
    You say HMG has picked on a city represented by the shadow SOS health

    I was seeking your professional opinion as a doctor in the city if you think the decision is wrong
    Also the shadow minister for Social Care.

    I don't think it will work, and think that spread is not happening in "non essential shops", but rather in peoples homes.
  • Mexicanpete
    Mexicanpete Posts: 33,110
    Foxy said:

    alex_ said:

    Perhaps they've just picked on one city to try make a point. ie. the virus hasn't gone away and we reserve the right to lock down if people don't behave. Leicester was just the unlucky city to have the worst figures at this point in time.

    Doubt it'll work though.

    Yes, they have picked on the city which is represented by the shadow SoS Health, by curious coincidence.
    I am sure it's one of Boris' infamous wizard wheezes, although I am not sure how it impacts on Ashworth's performance. It would seem to reflect more on Johnson's chaotic easing of lockdown nationally.
  • Theuniondivvie
    Theuniondivvie Posts: 44,327
    https://twitter.com/AndrewBowie_MP/status/1277684316307361793?s=20

    Not you Leicesterians, obvs.
  • RobD
    RobD Posts: 60,608
    Theuniondivvie said:

    https://twitter.com/AndrewBowie_MP/status/1277684316307361793?s=20

    Not you Leicesterians, obvs.

    Are the borders there being shut?
  • another_richard
    another_richard Posts: 27,927
    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    alex_ said:

    Perhaps they've just picked on one city to try make a point. ie. the virus hasn't gone away and we reserve the right to lock down if people don't behave. Leicester was just the unlucky city to have the worst figures at this point in time.

    Doubt it'll work though.

    Yes, they have picked on the city which is represented by the shadow SoS Health, by curious coincidence.
    As a Doctor working on the City are you saying this is just wrong
    I am not sure what you are asking.
    You say HMG has picked on a city represented by the shadow SOS health

    I was seeking your professional opinion as a doctor in the city if you think the decision is wrong
    Also the shadow minister for Social Care.

    I don't think it will work, and think that spread is not happening in "non essential shops", but rather in peoples homes.
    Look upon Leicester as a research opportunity.

    Mass testing could now give useful results.
  • LadyG
    LadyG Posts: 2,221
    Toms said:

    williamglenn said:

    The Republicans have got a new poster couple.

    https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1277628850130780160?s=21

    They ought to put the guns down AND GET SOME EXERCISE. Maybe then they'd feel more relaxed.
    P/S and lose some weight.
    They are an utterly ridiculous looking couple, the pink polo shirt! - and their house is absurdly lavish. And my, God the guns. But there might be more context to this story, which alters it somewhat

    https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1277448317388099586?s=20

    And this is America.

    All we can say for sure is that, if aggressive urban BLM protests really do collide with gun owning right wing white America it will be very messy. Let's hope not.
  • kle4
    kle4 Posts: 99,113
    The SMF report sees the problem, but its idea of establishing a long-term cross-party consensus looks fanciful

    Some classic Meeks understatement describing that as fanciful.

    I don't know as much about pensions as he does or I should, but the final para does seem pretty telling.
    Theuniondivvie said:

    https://twitter.com/AndrewBowie_MP/status/1277684316307361793?s=20

    Not you Leicesterians, obvs.

    Well you've got to draw the line somewhere.

    I went to Uni there, so I'm allowed to mean to the place though.
  • OllyT
    OllyT Posts: 5,050
    Philip_Thompson said:

    Apparently Reddit have banned the /the_donald community for hate speech.

    Getting serious when it's too hateful for Reddit.

    It does seem to be falling apart for Trump but a long way to go yet. I suspect Facebook will be next to do something, the boycott appears to be starting to bite.
  • another_richard
    another_richard Posts: 27,927
    Mexicanpete said:

    Foxy said:

    alex_ said:

    Perhaps they've just picked on one city to try make a point. ie. the virus hasn't gone away and we reserve the right to lock down if people don't behave. Leicester was just the unlucky city to have the worst figures at this point in time.

    Doubt it'll work though.

    Yes, they have picked on the city which is represented by the shadow SoS Health, by curious coincidence.
    I am sure it's one of Boris' infamous wizard wheezes, although I am not sure how it impacts on Ashworth's performance. It would seem to reflect more on Johnson's chaotic easing of lockdown nationally.
    I suspect Leicester's sweat shops might be more at fault than a rush to the beaches along the River Soar.
  • Scott_xP
    Scott_xP Posts: 39,294
    alex_ said:

    Just as a matter of interest, what legal powers does the Govt have to implement selective lockdowns in individual areas of the country?

    They don't

    https://twitter.com/JenWilliamsMEN/status/1277202898594803712
  • Scott_xP
    Scott_xP Posts: 39,294
    https://twitter.com/JenWilliamsMEN/status/1277564848021417985
  • ABZ
    ABZ Posts: 441
    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Foxy said:

    alex_ said:

    Perhaps they've just picked on one city to try make a point. ie. the virus hasn't gone away and we reserve the right to lock down if people don't behave. Leicester was just the unlucky city to have the worst figures at this point in time.

    Doubt it'll work though.

    Yes, they have picked on the city which is represented by the shadow SoS Health, by curious coincidence.
    As a Doctor working on the City are you saying this is just wrong
    I am not sure what you are asking.
    You say HMG has picked on a city represented by the shadow SOS health

    I was seeking your professional opinion as a doctor in the city if you think the decision is wrong
    Also the shadow minister for Social Care.

    I don't think it will work, and think that spread is not happening in "non essential shops", but rather in peoples homes.
    Though it might discourage mixing and thus dampen spread, to get things to manageable levels at least? It feels, superficially, similar to the lockdowns in Germany in that regard, no?
  • dodrade
    dodrade Posts: 597
    Can Leicester City keep playing or do they have to go to neutral venues now?
  • kle4
    kle4 Posts: 99,113
    Scott_xP said:

    alex_ said:

    Just as a matter of interest, what legal powers does the Govt have to implement selective lockdowns in individual areas of the country?

    They don't

    https://twitter.com/JenWilliamsMEN/status/1277202898594803712
    Curious oversight on behalf of the drafters of the initial regulations.
  • another_richard
    another_richard Posts: 27,927
    Scott_xP said:

    https://twitter.com/JenWilliamsMEN/status/1277564848021417985

    So some of Leicester Labour are saying that the government has acted too quickly and some of Leicester Labour are saying that the government hasn't acted quickly enough.
  • Scott_xP
    Scott_xP Posts: 39,294
    another_richard said:

    So some of Leicester Labour are saying that the government has acted too quickly and some of Leicester Labour are saying that the government hasn't acted quickly enough.

    All of them are saying Government can't get their shit together.
  • Foxy
    Foxy Posts: 52,169
    dodrade said:

    Can Leicester City keep playing or do they have to go to neutral venues now?

    Everton Away on Wed, Crystal Palace at Home on Saturday, but no crowd, so it shouldn't matter much.
  • LadyG
    LadyG Posts: 2,221
    Philip_Thompson said:

    rottenborough said:

    https://twitter.com/mikememoli/status/1277662384467951616

    A dog's finally barked.

    Hopefully doesn't happen this side of the Pond.
    It's almost certain to. We've had the BLM protests, and the abandonment of lockdown in London (crowded parks etc). We've had the Bournemouth, Devon and Southend beaches crowded by thousands.

    Why should the virus behave differently in California compared to the UK?

    It's gonna come back. And now we are opening the pubs. And still the Brits refuse to wear masks.

    Maybe this time we will try a Swedish approach. We might as well.



  • rottenborough
    rottenborough Posts: 66,860
    https://twitter.com/FrankLuntz/status/1277703063860465664
  • Philip_Thompson
    Philip_Thompson Posts: 65,826
    another_richard said:

    Scott_xP said:

    https://twitter.com/JenWilliamsMEN/status/1277564848021417985

    So some of Leicester Labour are saying that the government has acted too quickly and some of Leicester Labour are saying that the government hasn't acted quickly enough.
    With both parts nodding to each other agreeing the government got it wrong.

    With @Scott_xP scraping Tweets from both sides attacking the government from both angles.
  • Foxy
    Foxy Posts: 52,169
    another_richard said:

    Scott_xP said:

    https://twitter.com/JenWilliamsMEN/status/1277564848021417985

    So some of Leicester Labour are saying that the government has acted too quickly and some of Leicester Labour are saying that the government hasn't acted quickly enough.
    The Mayor says he and the local director of Public Health have not been informed about basic stuff like postcodes, doesn't think it is justified, MPs thinking it was too slow.
  • Charles
    Charles Posts: 35,758
    MightyAlex said:

    Please help a simpleton out. Presuming the government can borrow at lower rates than private institutions what is the point of the assorted PFI schemes.

    The debt is still owed right? Its just shuffled around a little.

    Accounting.

    Under Major it was a slightly theoretical way of bringing the private sector into operating contracts for assets that couldn’t be sold (a type of privatisation) but was pretty small scale

    Brown saw it as a way to spend more than he promised to because someone else paid the upfront and then made oodles of cash for years to come.

    There was a company that tried that in the private sector. It was called Enron. I wonder what happened to them?
  • FrankBooth
    FrankBooth Posts: 10,022
    Don't usually do this but can I recommend a petition. It relates to Nick Buckley who was sacked from the charity Mancunian Way (an organisation he founded which helps disadvantaged young people) because he made some unflattering remarks about BLM on a blog post - essentially their 'marxism' will prove divisive. A few hundred people then petitioned th trustees to remove for horror of horrors, criticising BLM.

    https://www.change.org/p/silent-majority-reinstate-nick-buckley-as-ceo-of-mancunian-way-charity?recruiter=false&recruited_by_id=705f7a60-b9eb-11ea-9d53-81144f305638
  • another_richard
    another_richard Posts: 27,927
    LadyG said:

    Philip_Thompson said:

    rottenborough said:

    https://twitter.com/mikememoli/status/1277662384467951616

    A dog's finally barked.

    Hopefully doesn't happen this side of the Pond.
    It's almost certain to. We've had the BLM protests, and the abandonment of lockdown in London (crowded parks etc). We've had the Bournemouth, Devon and Southend beaches crowded by thousands.

    Why should the virus behave differently in California compared to the UK?

    It's gonna come back. And now we are opening the pubs. And still the Brits refuse to wear masks.

    Maybe this time we will try a Swedish approach. We might as well.



    Well infections continue to fall in the UK.

    Perhaps because in much of the country the virus has been eradicated while in others an effective level of herd immunity has been achieved.

    How things develop in the coming months and years we don't know.
  • Theuniondivvie
    Theuniondivvie Posts: 44,327
    kle4 said:

    The SMF report sees the problem, but its idea of establishing a long-term cross-party consensus looks fanciful

    Some classic Meeks understatement describing that as fanciful.

    I don't know as much about pensions as he does or I should, but the final para does seem pretty telling.

    Theuniondivvie said:

    https://twitter.com/AndrewBowie_MP/status/1277684316307361793?s=20

    Not you Leicesterians, obvs.

    Well you've got to draw the line somewhere.

    I went to Uni there, so I'm allowed to mean to the place though.
    I almost did, so I'm almost allowed.
  • Big_G_NorthWales
    Big_G_NorthWales Posts: 66,238
    Philip_Thompson said:

    another_richard said:

    Scott_xP said:

    https://twitter.com/JenWilliamsMEN/status/1277564848021417985

    So some of Leicester Labour are saying that the government has acted too quickly and some of Leicester Labour are saying that the government hasn't acted quickly enough.
    With both parts nodding to each other agreeing the government got it wrong.

    With @Scott_xP scraping Tweets from both sides attacking the government from both angles.
    Somethings never change
  • Charles
    Charles Posts: 35,758
    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    williamglenn said:

    The Republicans have got a new poster couple.

    https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1277628850130780160?s=21

    Horrific
    There was a mob on their front lawn. How should they have reacted?
  • Big_G_NorthWales
    Big_G_NorthWales Posts: 66,238
    Foxy said:

    another_richard said:

    Scott_xP said:

    https://twitter.com/JenWilliamsMEN/status/1277564848021417985

    So some of Leicester Labour are saying that the government has acted too quickly and some of Leicester Labour are saying that the government hasn't acted quickly enough.
    The Mayor says he and the local director of Public Health have not been informed about basic stuff like postcodes, doesn't think it is justified, MPs thinking it was too slow.
    Contradiction seems to be the order of the day
  • Scott_xP
    Scott_xP Posts: 39,294
    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    Somethings never change

    Indeed. My stalkers have arrived.
  • another_richard
    another_richard Posts: 27,927
    Scott_xP said:

    another_richard said:

    So some of Leicester Labour are saying that the government has acted too quickly and some of Leicester Labour are saying that the government hasn't acted quickly enough.

    All of them are saying Government can't get their shit together.
    Wow, opposition politicians criticise the government.

    The only opposition politician who was so incompetent he couldn't manage that was George Osborne.
  • Scott_xP
    Scott_xP Posts: 39,294
    https://twitter.com/jonshorman/status/1277709767985844226
  • Scott_xP
    Scott_xP Posts: 39,294
    https://twitter.com/EMPosts/status/1277677936720650247
  • Charles
    Charles Posts: 35,758
    Foxy said:

    alex_ said:

    Perhaps they've just picked on one city to try make a point. ie. the virus hasn't gone away and we reserve the right to lock down if people don't behave. Leicester was just the unlucky city to have the worst figures at this point in time.

    Doubt it'll work though.

    Yes, they have picked on the city which is represented by the shadow SoS Health, by curious coincidence.
    Although at the weekend one of the Labour MPs for Leicester (a woman but I missed her name) was on radio calling for the lockdown
  • Scott_xP
    Scott_xP Posts: 39,294
    https://twitter.com/b_judah/status/1277704442129907712
  • alex_
    alex_ Posts: 7,518
    Foxy said:

    another_richard said:

    Scott_xP said:

    https://twitter.com/JenWilliamsMEN/status/1277564848021417985

    So some of Leicester Labour are saying that the government has acted too quickly and some of Leicester Labour are saying that the government hasn't acted quickly enough.
    The Mayor says he and the local director of Public Health have not been informed about basic stuff like postcodes, doesn't think it is justified, MPs thinking it was too slow.
    Given a choice between who knows more about a city - the Mayor or its MPs - i would go with the Mayor every time.
  • Malmesbury
    Malmesbury Posts: 55,723
    Leicester Pillar 1 cases -

    image
  • Big_G_NorthWales
    Big_G_NorthWales Posts: 66,238
    Charles said:

    Big_G_NorthWales said:

    williamglenn said:

    The Republicans have got a new poster couple.

    https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1277628850130780160?s=21

    Horrific
    There was a mob on their front lawn. How should they have reacted?
    The video I saw was a protest passing but standing with that kind of weaponry on display is sickening, but then this is the US of Donald Trump
  • RobD
    RobD Posts: 60,608
    Malmesbury said:

    Leicester Pillar 1 cases -

    image

    More in the other pillars?
  • Malmesbury
    Malmesbury Posts: 55,723
    Charles said:

    MightyAlex said:

    Please help a simpleton out. Presuming the government can borrow at lower rates than private institutions what is the point of the assorted PFI schemes.

    The debt is still owed right? Its just shuffled around a little.

    Accounting.

    Under Major it was a slightly theoretical way of bringing the private sector into operating contracts for assets that couldn’t be sold (a type of privatisation) but was pretty small scale

    Brown saw it as a way to spend more than he promised to because someone else paid the upfront and then made oodles of cash for years to come.

    There was a company that tried that in the private sector. It was called Enron. I wonder what happened to them?
    I've heard it described as like a credit card - fine to transfer small amounts in time (for short periods). Start living off it....
  • Banterman
    Banterman Posts: 287
    How many times does it have to be said, Boris Air needed its 5 year full service which includes a repaint. So all the talk of a £900k paint job is just the normal anti Boris pathetic ranting.
  • SeaShantyIrish2
    SeaShantyIrish2 Posts: 17,559
    Off topic - Mike S, you say, and I'm sure sincerely, that you hate Trumpsky. Hear Hear!

    BUT when I log into PB, tend to see ads for - guess who?!?!

    Know you need to pay the freight, and wouldn't ask but you did use the H-word. Just wondering, aren't there enough OTHER advertisers out there? Couldn't you dump this trash over the side and sail away?

    NOTE that anything to do with PB is ultimately YOUR decision. AND methinks that maybe you have little to no control over ads, esp. ones directed to right (or rather left)-thinking 'Mericans such as myself. BUT am curious, which is why I ask.

    Thanks yet again & in advance for all you do for us PBers!
  • rottenborough
    rottenborough Posts: 66,860
    A timely reminder.

    https://twitter.com/FrankLuntz/status/1277450980783603712
  • Malmesbury
    Malmesbury Posts: 55,723
    RobD said:

    Malmesbury said:

    Leicester Pillar 1 cases -

    image

    More in the other pillars?
    Obviously.
  • dixiedean
    dixiedean Posts: 30,316
    So does this only apply to the City of Leicester?
    If so, this appears to be a good way of spreading the virus to the suburbs and surrounding areas pubs, restaurants and non-essential shops.
    If you don't stop people moving around you can't control an outbreak.
  • Scott_xP
    Scott_xP Posts: 39,294
    RobD said:

    More in the other pillars?

    https://twitter.com/JenWilliamsMEN/status/1277565163751837697

    https://twitter.com/JenWilliamsMEN/status/1277699461628735488
  • rottenborough
    rottenborough Posts: 66,860
    edited June 2020
    https://twitter.com/ShaneGoldmacher/status/1277704525370056708
  • SeaShantyIrish2
    SeaShantyIrish2 Posts: 17,559
    another_richard said:

    LadyG said:

    Philip_Thompson said:

    rottenborough said:

    https://twitter.com/mikememoli/status/1277662384467951616

    A dog's finally barked.

    Hopefully doesn't happen this side of the Pond.
    It's almost certain to. We've had the BLM protests, and the abandonment of lockdown in London (crowded parks etc). We've had the Bournemouth, Devon and Southend beaches crowded by thousands.

    Why should the virus behave differently in California compared to the UK?

    It's gonna come back. And now we are opening the pubs. And still the Brits refuse to wear masks.

    Maybe this time we will try a Swedish approach. We might as well.



    Well infections continue to fall in the UK.

    Perhaps because in much of the country the virus has been eradicated while in others an effective level of herd immunity has been achieved.

    How things develop in the coming months and years we don't know.
    Re; BLM, on this side of the Atlantic (and Pacific) appears that bulk of BLMers are in fact wearing masks. True, social distancing often breaks down, sometimes because of actions of forces of order. BUT seems that biggest danger is not touching but rather breathing, and even in a crowd masks help corral the Creeping Crud.
  • Scott_xP
    Scott_xP Posts: 39,294
    The Guardian didn't get the PB memo

    When BoZo said Rooseveltian, obviously he didn't mean "like Roosevelt..."

    https://twitter.com/BBCHelena/status/1277711545032720384
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