Honest Saints Fan Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Latest Scottish Government revealed that 8,252 cases were reported on Christmas Day, 11,030 on Boxing Day and 10,562 today https://twitter.com/Record_Politics/status/1475485481412571137?s=19 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Football have brought forward the winter break so she can now happily remove restrictions on outdoor events whilst still strangling the hospitality industry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Todd_is_God said: In this particular instance, doing nothing is an infinitely better look than openly admitting you are happy for things to get worse for them so long as it doesn't inconvenience you. It amounts to the same though. I don't think I said I wanted things to get worse for anyone. As @oaksoftcorrectly pointed out, I'm not greatly affected by it so can't get myself worked up about it. In terms of practical help I'll be in the pub tomorrow, keeping a couple of people in work. I'm not ready to man the barricades unfortunately. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Given how many people are returning positive tests recently, token measures are akin to trying to stop the tide coming in. I suspect (although he would be hounded if they came out and said it) that BJ recognises this and therefore sees absolutely no point in restricting anything. As it becomes apparant it is now at worst a bad cold for an overwhelming majority, the cost/benefit to individuals, businesses and the government as a whole is shifting massively towards "cost" to the point we will soon be better off accepting that most people are going to get it and be fine and bin off mass testing and mandatory isolation. The main reason we aren't there yet IMO is the lingering belief that dying within 28 days of a positive Covid test it is still seen by too many as unacceptable and somehow completely avoidable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 34 minutes ago, oaksoft said: Sigh. What happened the second we opened back up again? Er, things bumped along for a bit, before worsening as winter approached, then getting really bad with a new variant. This again necessitated a lockdown to limit the spread and the devastating consequences that would ensue for a largely unvaccinated population. I look forward to learning what I've got wrong from someone not lumbered with my intellectual limitations. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Empty It said: Football have brought forward the winter break so she can now happily remove restrictions on outdoor events whilst still strangling the hospitality industry. Not a chance NS relaxes anything. She can't afford the restrictions she's already put in place, and BJ (whether deliberately or not) has made her look like a panic merchant. She needs WM money. Backing down will make her look silly so she'll go harder again to try and force the Treasury to provide it. That said, that headline and article is a disgrace. Edited December 27, 2021 by Todd_is_God 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 7 minutes ago, Honest Saints Fan said: Latest Scottish Government revealed that 8,252 cases were reported on Christmas Day, 11,030 on Boxing Day and 10,562 today https://twitter.com/Record_Politics/status/1475485481412571137?s=19 Think we just need to accept that basically every c**t has got it tbh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 9 minutes ago, Lyle Lanley said: Don't back down. Double down. Can see us being brought in line with Wales. No crowds at event and something daft like a ban on background music. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 48 minutes ago, Thorongil said: That’s pathetic. I thought it was one of his better posts tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 19 minutes ago, Lyle Lanley said: She's got her timetable and she's sticking to it regardless of evidence. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Think we just need to accept that basically every c**t has got it tbh. People were getting tested on Christmas day ???LFT kits being handed out all over Glasgow today. Stunned they were actually queuing in Buchanan Galleries for them ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherchance Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 “Full catch up reporting will take place on 29 December and 5 January. This will provide the latest daily data for those days and the previous 4 days, and allow time to fully quality assure the data and ensure appropriate messaging and caveats are added if needed“ So it’s fine to lob out the case numbers to try and scare people but it’s everything else that needs caveated with proper messaging. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdul_Latif Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 minute ago, Billy Jean King said: LFT kits being handed out all over Glasgow today. Stunned they were actually queuing in Buchanan Galleries for them ! A lot of people now not bothered at all if they have it as they won’t have to isolate for Christmas / Boxing Day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Also a "health and safety " team on the train to Ayr enforcing mask wearing (strongly) and confiscating alcohol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Just now, Billy Jean King said: Also a "health and safety " team on the train to Ayr enforcing mask wearing (strongly) and confiscating alcohol. BTP? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said: People were getting tested on Christmas day ??? LFT kits being handed out all over Glasgow today. Stunned they were actually queuing in Buchanan Galleries for them ! No idea if the testing was open tbh, though no reason to suspect it wouldn't be. I got my positive PCR on Christmas Day. I did get several automated emails RE contact tracing and a missed call on Boxing Day as I didn't do it immediately. We weren't seeing family or anything so just got on with the day as planned. Still feeling absolutely fine. Edited December 27, 2021 by Michael W 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 “Massive” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 BTP?No Purple hi viz Scotrail team of four with body cams taking absolutely no shit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) "Worth remembering tho that numbers would be higher still but for compliance with guidance issued in run up to Xmas" That is a ludicrous statement to make tbh. Complete conjecture. The First Minister should stick purely to facts rather than trying to convince people that the restrictions she brought in to slow the spread of Covid have worked when they appear to be absolutely futile. Edited December 27, 2021 by Todd_is_God 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 minute ago, Billy Jean King said: 6 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said: BTP? No Purple hi viz Scotrail team of four with body cams taking absolutely no shit. I'm not convinced that Scotrail staff have any right to confiscate property. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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