Sergeant Wilson Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 16 hours ago, Netan Sansara said: This thread reminded me of Deepti Gurdasani who was a big name. Let’s see what she’s up to…oh kicking about in a £800 face mask to avoid covid. Lucky her, I've been asked to take my specs off at security. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 I think having an inquiry into the management of the pandemic is a worthwhile exercise. It was probably the biggest event in terms of the immediate impact of government decisions since the Second World War. It’s surely worth investigating what happened rather than just hand waving it away. One impact that this has immediately is it changes politics. Boris Johnson could have said “we made mistakes but it was an impossible situation, we did the best with what we had” and brazened it out but from the inquiry we know how incompetent they were, how they didn’t understand the advice they were getting and how they couldn’t run a proper co-ordinated government. We now also know that Nicola Sturgeon lied bare facedly during at least one of her addresses to the nation when asked about her messages being given to an inquiry. I think it makes it far less likely that the SNP will go into the next election running on their Covid record. These things help the voters hold politicians to account, a lot more than “they’re all the same cynicism” will. Presumably the people who think we should all just forget and move on think the same about Lady Mone and her involvement? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Newsflash : they are all the same. Self centered, egotistical, lying, two faced rats. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Derry Alli said: Newsflash : they are all the same. Self centered, egotistical, lying, two faced rats. It's the fore thought that went on, even by the people we'd perceived as goodies. I talk more shite than most, but it wouldn't occur to me to destroy the evidence of that. Edited January 20 by Sergeant Wilson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 20 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: It's the core thought that went on, even by the people we'd perceived as goodies. I talk more shite than most, but it wouldn't occur to me to destroy the evidence of that. People quote it and point out it’s shite so you couldn’t unilaterally destroy the evidence 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Left Back said: People quote it and point out it’s shite so you couldn’t unilaterally destroy the evidence Same with what's app, it'll be on the recipient device. My point is really the same @Derry Alli, even if the purpose of the enquiry wasn't to expose them, it has had that impact. I know it's a "yer da" opinion, it does seem to be truer now than in the past. Edited January 20 by Sergeant Wilson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effeffsee_the2nd Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 3 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Same with what's app, it'll be on the recipient device. My point is really the same @Derry Alli, even if the purpose of the enquiry wasn't to expose them, it has had that impact. I know it's a "yer da" opinion, it does seem to be truer now than in the past. as I've said before, what do you think your wife would say if she discovered you had deleted loads of messages from your phone? would it be business as usual.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Pele Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Not inquiry related but I was pondering this in the shower this morning: now that testing isn’t widespread, there’s a strong chance that I’ll have “had” COVID (once) fewer times in my life than I had chicken pox in the year 1999 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Stumbled across some "Magna Carta" nutjob s videos , I had honestly forgot about them nutjobs from covid times 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parttimesupporter Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 10 hours ago, doulikefish said: Stumbled across some "Magna Carta" nutjob s videos , I had honestly forgot about them nutjobs from covid times 'Critical thinkers' surely 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 On 20/01/2024 at 07:53, Leith Green said: Without being disrespectful to anyone who lost a loved one................and I know some of this is a statutory requirement, but it all feels a bit drawn out and unnecessary (not just up here, but in England as well)? The relatives are going to learn nothing new as all the politicians have covered their arses Again, without being unkind, a lot of people in care homes may have died of something else like flu Nobody will go to jail as a result of their ineptitude The only people who will make money are - as usual - the legal profession. I did some work in the (big) house of a KC, and she was on this inquiry (via zoom or teams) full time, doubtless on a rate no less than £500 a day. All that is going to happen is that we learn our leaders made mistakes, say that they would have done it differently, and promise not to do it again - all at a cost of hundreds of millions to taxpayers. Did I mention I think its a waste of time? I think you can replace your quoted rate with hour rather than day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 8 hours ago, strichener said: I think you can replace your quoted rate with hour rather than day. Fucking hell, I might have to reassess my charges next time I visit her.................... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherchance Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Clownshoes Leitch and Devi giving evidence today - both of them had a complete shocker throughout the pandemic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibsFan Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 On 30/11/2021 at 07:44, HibsFan said: I know it's hard but I genuinely can't help but feel that the best way out of this, for us everyday folk on the ground at least, is to play ignorant. Not "I refuse to comply", that's antagonising and gets you lumped in with antivax weirdos etc. Nor "yes I'll do anything you tell me to help us micromanage our way out of a pandemic which clearly isn't going anywhere no matter what restrictions are put in place". Just a simple ignorance about what the current 'restrictions' are will help a lot. Carry a mask, wear it only if you are backed into a corner and made to, otherwise, play dumb. This time last year, I spent hours on this thread working myself up, shadowboxing against the blue hearts on Twitter, the whole nine yards. When (and I've been lucky to have been in England this year I admit) March came and the roadmap started, I haven't looked back. I don't wear masks in all but the rarest of situations e.g. a packed train. I collected both of my vaccinations. I went abroad and paid for a shitey LFT to be let back in. I don't go on the internet and look for pro-lockdown c***s who will wind me up anymore. Play the game as little as you physically can get away with doing so and don't give them an inch more. There is a big argument to be made for saying that the real battle with COVID now is less the physical virus itself, and more the mentality it has instilled in society. Grassing, curtain-twitching, viewing everyone around you as if they are untrustworthy and riddled with disease. Positive mentality needed, keep the head and look after your mates, family etc. - we can get through this together by removing ourselves from the unstoppable culture war that has become COVID restrictions, IMO. Turns out me and Leitch were on the same page this whole time. Some effort from him to convince the pearl-clutchers that he was taking Covid very seriously, mind you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Jason Leitch proposing points deduction for our players breaking the rules. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 3 minutes ago, NorthernLights said: Jason Leitch proposing points deduction for our players breaking the rules. Good plan. Can we use that to relegate Hearts again? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 On 21/01/2024 at 22:54, strichener said: I think you can replace your quoted rate with hour rather than day. Was looking up the KC that's asking the questions just now and came across this. https://ampersandadvocates.com/2022/05/04/jamie-dawson-qc-one-of-eleven-qcs-appointed-to-uk-covid-19-inquiry-legal-team/ That's 12 KC's and a solicitor minimum. Assuming the solicitor is broadly the same cost as a KC that's £4.5k to £6.5k per hour so close to £40k per day. Conservatively 6 hours a day and 220 days a year that's easily £8m worth of kerching just in the fees for them. According to the taxpayers alliance this is actually costing about £110k per day. https://assets.nationbuilder.com/taxpayersalliance/pages/17952/attachments/original/1702199063/Cost_of_Covid_Inquiry.pdf?1702199063 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fifer Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Reading back some of Leitch's answers is getting me back to 2020/2021 levels of rage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 A delay in hearing from the next witness while they setup a video link as he has Covid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherchance Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Another zero covider trashed, resulting in a comprehensive victory for the good guys 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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