Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[welshbairn]

12 minutes ago, ICTChris said:

The husband of the woman Professor Ferguson was shagging had suspected corona at the time.

The Prof had already recovered from it so no harm done.

[NotThePars]

They already cause social unrest by voting Conservative en-masse at every opportunity

 

 

[topcat(The most tip top)]

That was a blood bath. Monte Casino in particular. We also had US help by then. 

 

My grandad was at Monte Casino

 

He reckoned it was the Moroccan French colonial irregulars that were the decisive factor

 

They’re not celebrated as heroes in conventional British historical narratives partly because of race, partly because of religion, partly because of nationality but mainly because of the mass rapes and murders

[Forest_Fifer]

2 hours ago, Alert Mongoose said:

A posh shop mate. Doesn’t come in a plastic wrapper....

 Neither does Boris apparently. 

[peasy23]

It doesnt, well the north of italy has a well subsidised one mixture of private and public.
South of italy amongst poorest areas of Europe.

And guess where I have a holiday booked for October?

[Theroadlesstravelled]

Even with rampant poverty I’d rather live in the south of Italy than anywhere in Fife or the surrounding area.

[madmitch]

6 hours ago, resk said:

6 hours ago, Dunfermline Don said:

I heard it said once that the British had a tendency to lose every battle in a war except the decisive last one.
Britain also relied on the help of other allies in most of their major wars. So I might celebrate VE Day by flying the Hammer and Sickle and singing the Red Flag in honour of the nation that actually won the war in Europe.

Absolutely. I just finished re-reading the excellent All Hell Broke Loose by Max Hastings, and he gave an astonishing figure of 4.7 million German combatants killed by Stalin's lads, compared to half a million German military deaths inflicted by the Western Allies. So aye, 90% Russia 10% UK/USA. British resilience and American resources were important, but it was Russian blood on the Eastern Front more than any other factor that won the war.

20 million Russian people (military and civilian) died in the conflict.  

[Theroadlesstravelled]

How are people still catching this?

If you wash your hands, stay socially distance, wear a mask when out then the chances of getting it now are very slim.

Utter manks probably don’t bother with any of that.

[BillyAnchor]

Some kind of conspiracy here I am sure

https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/05/04/ross-township-apparent-murder-suicide/?fbclid=IwAR2uWrjZygaflloLWTqtTh5vL9375q8fTPyz2fogL5Qn6dB9toS9wrGTahU 

[Theroadlesstravelled]

Brazil is the new epicenter of the virus as the Southern Hemisphere moves towards winter.

 

[effeffsee_the2nd]

Brazil putting in a performance to remind the rest of the world what it truly means to be champions

[Marshmallo]

It seems like there's a correlation between having a right wing government and getting absolutely hammered by this virus. 

Would the loony left have nationalised sausages? If so then this is probably worth it imo.

[peasy23]

America heading for 25k new infections and 3k deaths per day and they decide it's a good time to start winding down the coronavirus task force.

[LincolnHearts]

Quick question for anyone who is knowledgeable on the furlough scheme.

When this all kicked off, our company didn't apply to join the furlough scheme as we were still running, albeit at a reduced level.

Our 10 staff, became 5, with the other 5 of them opting to go home unpaid for a 'couple of weeks' due to UHC or having someone in their household with an UHC.

A colleague spoke on the phone to one of the staff who is off, and he said he'd be gutted when he has to come back. We know that this person doesn't have a pot to piss in, (so to speak) so after 6 weeks of no work and putting 2+2 together, they must have been furloughed but told to keep it quiet.

My question is, could it be possible for somebody who is still working as normal (i.e myself and the 4 others still at work) to be furloughed by their employer without knowing about it, and would a wage slip show any indication of an employee being furloughed if the company adds the other 20% to make it look like a normal wage is still being paid?

 

[Jacksgranda]

10 hours ago, Granny Danger said:

It’s funny how some folk on here have an admiration for total cúnts.

Maybe it’s an envy thing.

Nobody seems to admire you...

[Con Stapleton]

9 minutes ago, LincolnHearts said:

Quick question for anyone who is knowledgeable on the furlough scheme.

When this all kicked off, our company didn't apply to join the furlough scheme as we were still running, albeit at a reduced level.

Our 10 staff, became 5, with the other 5 of them opting to go home unpaid for a 'couple of weeks' due to UHC or having someone in their household with an UHC.

A colleague spoke on the phone to one of the staff who is off, and he said he'd be gutted when he has to come back. We know that this person doesn't have a pot to piss in, (so to speak) so after 6 weeks of no work and putting 2+2 together, they must have been furloughed but told to keep it quiet.

My question is, could it be possible for somebody who is still working as normal (i.e myself and the 4 others still at work) to be furloughed by their employer without knowing about it, and would a wage slip show any indication of an employee being furloughed if the company adds the other 20% to make it look like a normal wage is still being paid?

 

It shows on payslip as "furlough pay".

 

[LincolnHearts]

1 minute ago, Con Stapleton said:

It shows on payslip as "furlough pay".

 

Cheers.

 

[Dee Man]

8 hours ago, topcat(The most tip top) said:

Everyday’s a school day

Except during a pandemic. 

[Jacksgranda]

10 hours ago, WhiteRoseKillie said:

10 hours ago, Dunfermline Don said:

I heard it said once that the British had a tendency to lose every battle in a war except the decisive last one.
Britain also relied on the help of other allies in most of their major wars. So I might celebrate VE Day by flying the Hammer and Sickle and singing the Red Flag in honour of the nation that actually won the war in Europe.

Britain's contribution in the second half of the war was mainly to act as the USA's biggest ever aircraft carrier.

Pish

[Melanius Mullarkey]

8 hours ago, NotThePars said:

The capacity for braindead liberals to get suckered in by a Tory that can speak relatively coherently never ceases to amaze. 

This, every day of the fucking week.  Remember when Dishi Rishi first appeared and announced the magic money tree had been shaken and folk were literally creaming their knickers and shouting “ohh he can be the next PM”, “he’s very good”, “statesmanlike”.

Cut him open and he bleeds fraud, greed, hatred of the poor and elderly, just like the rest of the #torycunts.