PauloPerth Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Was seeing pictures of nhs staff wrapping each other up in bin bags in lieu of proper equipment. This whole lack of ppe thing for docs and nurses is beyond scandalous. Scientists and medical experts were predicting this would hit the human race anytime. There's been plans and strategies sitting in place for a few years. We've known for a good while it had started, firstly from China then Italy and the rest of mainland Europe. And it's been in the U.K. for over a month. All the technology at our disposal and we couldn't get a couple of factories churning out tens of thousands of plastic masks, gloves, suits and goggles/ visors. The health minister should be sacked over this. Unfortunately, there will be no accountability whatsoever as this pandemic will go on for many months/ years, and things will get sorted. We'll have self-congratulatory ministers coming out with "after a few teething problems right back at the start, it's been a brilliant effort..." etc. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said: It's not so much that it isn't reported, but it's tucked at the end of the news reports and not made much of. For example SPAIN NOW HAS MORE CASES THAN ITALY is the general message, which is true, but doesn't tell the full story. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 It's not so much that it isn't reported, but it's tucked at the end of the news reports and not made much of. For example SPAIN NOW HAS MORE CASES THAN ITALY is the general message, which is true, but doesn't tell the full story. Italy is still in people's minds as being the worst affected in Europe, so hearing somewhere else has more cases is terrifying to most.You are also looking for the British media to cover a bit of nuance, and explain some background and facts to people rsther than wailing out headlines and giving a 10 page preview to a speech by some auld lizard wife who knows f**k all about anything. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, welshbairn said: We don't know if it's there in Spain or Italy yet, or if ours will go the same way. False promises wouldn't help at all. Reporting on things that are happening is not promising anything at all. Do you not think hearing that other countries where restrictions have seen reducing numbers over a (relatively) prolonged period would perhaps be encouraging to people and make them more likely to continue to follow the guidance on staying home unless necessary to go out? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I'm sure I read it wasn't a holiday home, she had a house she stays in during the week in Edinburgh while working and a main residence in Fife. Not quite the same thing if true and the way plenty people in the likes of Edinburgh and London work. That said Fife to Edinburgh is hardly the longest daily commute ! Catherine Calderwood papped at her home in Edinburgh and holiday home in Fife this week. Call will be going in for Jason Leitch to do the daily briefing any time now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, Dele said: Which part is confusing you? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Spain have just extended their "proper" lockdown for another 3 weeks. No relaxation quite rightly. A bit of patience is clearly key with this. Both Italy and Spain appear to be on the other side of the worst, but it took time for them to get there. The same will happen here, but we do still have the worst of it to come. Why can't news outlets report on this openly and honestly? That would be more of a 'boost' for people instead of the queen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Just now, Todd_is_God said: Which part is confusing you? This part : 8 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said: For example SPAIN NOW HAS MORE CASES THAN ITALY is the general message, which is true, but doesn't tell the full story. As I said, I'm not really paying much attention to it and perhaps I'm spectacularly missing your point (or I'm just plain thick) but surely they are reporting the truth goes against your "things aren't being reported!" Or are you meaning they're scaring folk, rather than report on one declining? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Just now, Dele said: Or are you meaning they're scaring folk, rather than report on one declining? Yes this part. The scaremongering in the media is incredible 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, Todd_is_God said: Yes this part. The scaremongering in the media is incredible I got there in the end. Cheers. Edited April 5, 2020 by Dele 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said: Spain have just extended their "proper" lockdown for another 3 weeks. No relaxation quite rightly. And that shows they haven't just started turning the corner how? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, sparky88 said: Catherine Calderwood papped at her home in Edinburgh and holiday home in Fife this week. Call will be going in for Jason Leitch to do the daily briefing any time now. I have developed quite a strong dislike for Catherine Calderwood based on just her accent and hard face. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if it were to transpire that her husband has received another lot of broken ribs for her getting papped at their holiday home because it was clearly his fault. Edited April 5, 2020 by 8MileBU 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty dingus Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 They're is going to be a full on lockdown within a week, the Beeb are showing footage from promanades and parks down south and they are mobbed. Now we'll get the we tried to trust you to do the right thing, you fucked it now get back in yer cell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 12 minutes ago, PauloPerth said: Was seeing pictures of nhs staff wrapping each other up in bin bags in lieu of proper equipment. This whole lack of ppe thing for docs and nurses is beyond scandalous. Scientists and medical experts were predicting this would hit the human race anytime. There's been plans and strategies sitting in place for a few years. We've known for a good while it had started, firstly from China then Italy and the rest of mainland Europe. And it's been in the U.K. for over a month. All the technology at our disposal and we couldn't get a couple of factories churning out tens of thousands of plastic masks, gloves, suits and goggles/ visors. The health minister should be sacked over this. Unfortunately, there will be no accountability whatsoever as this pandemic will go on for many months/ years, and things will get sorted. We'll have self-congratulatory ministers coming out with "after a few teething problems right back at the start, it's been a brilliant effort..." etc. The bit that worries me is the suppression of truth early doors, I read a news piece where it said at the bottom that we'd 5 deaths at least a week before we announced one, I'm just hoping they've got the timing right as a couple of days late takes into disaster mode. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Just now, dirty dingus said: They're is going to be a full on lockdown within a week, the Beeb are showing footage from promanades and parks down south and they are mobbed. The general public as a whole are clearly arseholes and quite thick. I don't think we needed something like this to highlight that, but it's definitely confirmed it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 The government have done a great job making this about the working class being "scum" rather than their own incompetence. People should not be milling about in parks but it's the equivalent of stuff like Benefits Street or The Scheme. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 24 minutes ago, throbber said: It will surely get far worse among countries like the Philippines that are so densely populated that don’t have the best health care though. If it doesn’t take off that badly in the poorer countries it will send the 5g conspiracy nut jobs into overdrive. It's frightening what's happening in India where millions of people in the cities have lost their jobs and have been forced to head out across the country to their villages, taking the virus as they go most likely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, ayrmad said: The bit that worries me is the suppression of truth early doors, I read a news piece where it said at the bottom that we'd 5 deaths at least a week before we announced one, I'm just hoping they've got the timing right as a couple of days late takes into disaster mode. Yes. Emergency service staff and NHS staff all have the threat of discipline hanging over them if they speak out about the reality. You used to get people in charge of these organisations who had backbone and would fight the corner of their staff and speak out against politicians. Now you get puppets put in charge who will go along with everything the government says, too worried about self-preservation. As much the case in Scotland as down south sadly. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maicoman Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 29 minutes ago, LondonHMFC said: Cracking morning down here, meant to be up to about 20 later on. Going to be interesting to see if the masses can avoid going out. Nothing to stop them now as long as they tell the polis that they are just out a run in the car to check that their 2nd home is ok if they get pulled up about being out If it is good enough for Calderwood it is good enough for the rest of us What a 2 faced bitch! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 20 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said: I'm sure I read it wasn't a holiday home, she had a house she stays in during the week in Edinburgh while working and a main residence in Fife. Not quite the same thing if true and the way plenty people in the likes of Edinburgh and London work. That said Fife to Edinburgh is hardly the longest daily commute ! She probably gets paid about 300k a year. How is she going to afford a flat in Edinburgh? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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