tamthebam Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, Theroadlesstravelled said: I’d give her an injection, with my cock. She certainly wouldn't have long covid that's for sure 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_14 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Not a topic many in here will be passionate about but the government’s treatment of visa holders is a shambles. My partner is Australian and her visa expires in a month. For those whose visas expire they can apply for ‘exceptional assurance’ which extends it for 3 weeks or so. They have to keep applying for this. Gives absolutely zero certainty or security. Has to give up her lease. Work situation highly unclear. She’s lucky she can move in with me and I can support her but f**k knows what others in her situation are doing. New Zealand just granted their visa holders an extra 6 months. That’s what should be happening in such uncertain times. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 these statistics are British culture distilled I think you can combine these statistics and make the conclusion that people generally support these restrictions for other people but if pushed would argue they personally have a valid reason to avoid them being applied to themselves. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 5 hours ago, Theroadlesstravelled said: I’d give her an injection, with my cock. Electric car batteries being produced that can charge in five minutes is probably what should be most eye-catching about that page as it is part of a wider technology advance that could start to make fossil fuel use in road transport obsolete in another 5 to 10 years. Bit depressing that the Guardian went with a divisive Daily Heil type headline over COVID instead. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 6 hours ago, Alex_14 said: Not a topic many in here will be passionate about but the government’s treatment of visa holders is a shambles. My partner is Australian and her visa expires in a month. For those whose visas expire they can apply for ‘exceptional assurance’ which extends it for 3 weeks or so. They have to keep applying for this. Gives absolutely zero certainty or security. Has to give up her lease. Work situation highly unclear. She’s lucky she can move in with me and I can support her but f**k knows what others in her situation are doing. New Zealand just granted their visa holders an extra 6 months. That’s what should be happening in such uncertain times. The UK isn't the worst. Here in the Philippines people can get a tourist visa to stay up to 3 yrs, leave and return the next day and start the 3 yrs over again ad infinitum. Once travel restrictions were put in place most of them were stuck here even if their 3 yrs were up with little option but to stay and report to immigration and pay the hefty fines for overstaying or leave and not know when they would be able to get back in again. Bear in mind many of those were married or as good as who used the 3 yr tourist visa because it was simple and legit. I know of a good few who are in that boat. On one hand I see the point that they should have converted to spouses visa (as I did) rather than play the tourist visa system. Cost to extend the 3 yrs for 3 or 6 months is running at about £450 and no guarantee it will be granted once never mind more than once. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbigal Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Not a topic many in here will be passionate about but the government’s treatment of visa holders is a shambles. My partner is Australian and her visa expires in a month. For those whose visas expire they can apply for ‘exceptional assurance’ which extends it for 3 weeks or so. They have to keep applying for this. Gives absolutely zero certainty or security. Has to give up her lease. Work situation highly unclear. She’s lucky she can move in with me and I can support her but f**k knows what others in her situation are doing. New Zealand just granted their visa holders an extra 6 months. That’s what should be happening in such uncertain times. Just buy a tennis bat and hitch a lift with Andy Mugray 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 1 minute ago, superbigal said: 8 hours ago, Alex_14 said: Not a topic many in here will be passionate about but the government’s treatment of visa holders is a shambles. My partner is Australian and her visa expires in a month. For those whose visas expire they can apply for ‘exceptional assurance’ which extends it for 3 weeks or so. They have to keep applying for this. Gives absolutely zero certainty or security. Has to give up her lease. Work situation highly unclear. She’s lucky she can move in with me and I can support her but f**k knows what others in her situation are doing. New Zealand just granted their visa holders an extra 6 months. That’s what should be happening in such uncertain times. Just buy a tennis bat and jump on a plane home. I think you’ll find that’s a racket racquet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, NotThePars said: I think you can combine these statistics and make the conclusion that people generally support these restrictions for other people but if pushed would argue they personally have a valid reason to avoid them being applied to themselves. That's the attitude in every aspect of life for every male in the UK aged 35-65. Edited January 19, 2021 by Marshmallo -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 Hong Kong have completed barred entry to anyone who has been in Ireland or Brazil in the last three weeks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 2 hours ago, hk blues said: The UK isn't the worst. Here in the Philippines people can get a tourist visa to stay up to 3 yrs, leave and return the next day and start the 3 yrs over again ad infinitum. Once travel restrictions were put in place most of them were stuck here even if their 3 yrs were up with little option but to stay and report to immigration and pay the hefty fines for overstaying or leave and not know when they would be able to get back in again. Bear in mind many of those were married or as good as who used the 3 yr tourist visa because it was simple and legit. I know of a good few who are in that boat. On one hand I see the point that they should have converted to spouses visa (as I did) rather than play the tourist visa system. Cost to extend the 3 yrs for 3 or 6 months is running at about £450 and no guarantee it will be granted once never mind more than once. That, of course, is what they should have done (assuming they were in the position to do so). I must admit I haven't a great deal of sympathy with people in the situation you describe, a bit like ex-pats in Spain who didn't make attempts to become Spanish citizens when Brexit started, rather than just rely on Permanent Residency certificates. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 9 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: That, of course, is what they should have done (assuming they were in the position to do so). I must admit I haven't a great deal of sympathy with people in the situation you describe, a bit like ex-pats in Spain who didn't make attempts to become Spanish citizens when Brexit started, rather than just rely on Permanent Residency certificates. Wouldn't disagree. Many don't because the tourist visa system is well-established and perfectly allowed by Immigration here i.e. it has never been viewed as being circumventing the rules. It's also a ball ache to do the conversion but that's no excuse. As I said, I did it the "right" way despite the hassle and cost so I can sit smugly here now whilst those who took the easy option are in difficulty. I say smug not because I'm an arsehole (that's open to debate) but you can imagine that a fair few who used the tourist visa route were vocal about how easy it was and how the resident visa was not necessary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 9 hours ago, NotThePars said: I think you can combine these statistics and make the conclusion that people generally support these restrictions for other people but if pushed would argue they personally have a valid reason to avoid them being applied to themselves. There was never an adjustment in the generally perceived threat level from what was being reported back in March when the IFR was believed to be 2% to what actually happened with an IFR of around 0.2% that was very heavily age skewed towards those with multiple comorbidities. I've pretty much given up on trying to reason with people at this point over why life does need to still go on reasonably normally to prevent serious problems from developing elsewhere. Vaccines should finally be the way out and it will only be a few weeks until they should be putting a massive dent in the death and ICU numbers once all the over 70s have been done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 46 minutes ago, ICTChris said: Hong Kong have completed barred entry to anyone who has been in Ireland or Brazil in the last three weeks. Already applies to UK and South Africa. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Matt Hancock is self isolating again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 1 minute ago, doulikefish said: Matt Hancock is self isolating again Fed up of going on the news programmes imo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, doulikefish said: Matt Hancock is self isolating again The cynic in me thinks immediately “publicity stunt” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, Left Back said: The cynic in me thinks immediately “publicity stunt” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 19 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said: There was never an adjustment in the generally perceived threat level from what was being reported back in March when the IFR was believed to be 2% to what actually happened with an IFR of around 0.2% that was very heavily age skewed towards those with multiple comorbidities. I've pretty much given up on trying to reason with people at this point over why life does need to still go on reasonably normally to prevent serious problems from developing elsewhere. Vaccines should finally be the way out and it will only be a few weeks until they should be putting a massive dent in the death and ICU numbers once all the over 70s have been done. Hancock saying lockdown can only be lifted as long as no new variants are discovered is the latest goalpost shift. The recent obsession with variants, when they were previously never mentioned, is a weird one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 What is it with Boris and trying to lift restrictions in line with a public holiday. Trust us Boris we don't need a public holiday to celebrate the end of this shit show, no one will be at work regardless. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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