TheScarf Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Face masks need to be binned at the earliest opportunity. Literally. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 2 hours ago, sparky88 said: Anyone who actually believed that June 21 would be back to normal obviously hasn't been paying attention. '10 weeks to beat coronavirus', 'back to normal by Christmas', 'all restrictions ended by Easter'. Aye there is no talk at all about a return to genuine normality from any government and a fair amount of media priming for another winter lockdown getting sprinkled about. The public facing push for vaccine passports seems to have been abandoned for now as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Bully Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 40 minutes ago, sparky88 said: Nothing to do with the vigorous wanking? It’s only a wee p***k 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Bert Raccoon said: Whilst this news will be no surprise to anyone, I can confirm it to be true, got my vaccine on Saturday and arm is still pretty sore Mine was sore for a week 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Michael W said: Because he is incapable of making a decision. He always has been and this is no exception - he was bounced into lockdown as well. I suspect he also knows he fucked up previously and is now terrified of letting go of the restrictions. It would distract from his pishing across the broadsheets, he needs a new media strategist. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 49 minutes ago, TheScarf said: Face masks need to be binned at the earliest opportunity. Literally. Social distancing first please. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 (edited) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/28/covid-nhs-app-will-be-used-as-vaccine-passport-for-foreign-travel Surprise, surprise. The NHS app is slowly morphing into a Digital Vaccine ID. Edited April 28, 2021 by Detournement -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super_carson Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, oaksoft said: The UK government is hiring anyone. It's local governments doing that. Yeah I just re-read that this morning. Could be councils just looking to use the extra funding they've been given and these jobs end up either not happening or people get paid to wonder about towns and do very little. Other thing I was thinking about, which I think you've alluded to as well, is that Johnson is a populist and will basically say or do anything that makes him look good. If the pressure is on him due to his alleged comments, then a policy that makes it look like he cares more then may be being floated as a way to stave off that criticism. Edited April 28, 2021 by super_carson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 7 minutes ago, The Moonster said: Again it's not a conspiracy theory when the government announce they are doing it. This is similar to climate change denial in that a large proportion of people seem to be unable to comprehend that social relations can change (even if you are western, white, British, Scottish, middle class). When they say Fourth Industrial Revolution they mean Revolution. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, oaksoft said: That's what happens when you have rampant corruption and a government prioritising space exploration and nuclear weapons before they have fully functioning health and welfare systems. Which all stems from Gangster Britain stealing $45 trillion from India. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, oaksoft said: That's what happens when you have rampant corruption and a government prioritising space exploration and nuclear weapons before they have fully functioning health and welfare systems. Something like this happening in a country like India was both inevitable and tragic. I'm only surprised it hasn't happened before and more often. You look at the US and see a similar thing with their dysfunctional health system. Think they said last night only about 1% of GDP is spent on healthcare in India. Only figures I can find indicate its actually about 3.5%. People like to have a moan about how underfunded the NHS is but to put it into perspective about 10% of our GDP is spent on healthcare. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Just now, oaksoft said: India are prioritising nuclear weapons and a space program over a functioning health service because of "Ganster Britain stealing $45 trillion" from them? Riiiiiight. Contemporary India is wholly the product of British colonialism. That's not at all complicated. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight minge Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, Detournement said: Contemporary India is wholly the product of British colonialism. That's not at all complicated. A sweeping generalisation. No doubt British colonialism has a huge impact, but to suggest ‘wholly’ is a stretch. There are many factors, before and after British colonisation that contribute to India as it is today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scosha Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Outdoor areas at the pubs all busy at 11am on a Wednesday in Glasgow. You love to see it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 17 minutes ago, Tynierose said: I worked in a charity clinic in India for 6 months in 2002, the poverty was horrendous as was the healthcare unfortunately unless you were rich. You could then afford the best. The vast majority though were having to share oxygen masks etc, interesting when some of them had TB etc. It really was dreadful. As for their reported cases deaths etc that will be way under the actual real total. Again shows the benefits of an effective vaccine rollout compared to chaos. 16 minutes ago, Tynierose said: I'm going out for lunch shortly. Looking forward too it. Absolutely gone @ these posts being right next to each other on the thread. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 12 minutes ago, Tight John McVeigh is a tit said: A sweeping generalisation. No doubt British colonialism has a huge impact, but to suggest ‘wholly’ is a stretch. There are many factors, before and after British colonisation that contribute to India as it is today. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.livemint.com/Companies/HNZA71LNVNNVXQ1eaIKu6M/British-Raj-siphoned-out-45-trillion-from-India-Utsa-Patna.html%3ffacet=amp Having $45 trillion in wealth stolen from a nation is going to be a huge drag on any modern development. The British Empire also hugely enflamed existing ethnic tensions. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 36 minutes ago, Detournement said: Contemporary India is wholly the product of British colonialism. That's not at all complicated. If by contemporary you mean in the 1970s then probably. At a push. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight minge Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 11 minutes ago, Detournement said: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.livemint.com/Companies/HNZA71LNVNNVXQ1eaIKu6M/British-Raj-siphoned-out-45-trillion-from-India-Utsa-Patna.html%3ffacet=amp Having $45 trillion in wealth stolen from a nation is going to be a huge drag on any modern development. The British Empire also hugely enflamed existing ethnic tensions. Not sure the point your making here or maybe agreeing now? There is no debate that Britains part in India is far from good, but as you note above, it is a ‘huge drag’ but it is not wholly responsible. That is a simplification. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: If by contemporary you mean in the 1970s then probably. At a push. History doesn't operate on the same scale as your attention span. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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