The government has been blamed plenty of times over the past year and rightly so as they have made many mistakes.There’s a big difference in driving a car and living a life they’re taking as big a gamble as the rest of us we’re all going into the unknown on an even keel , yet some think it’s acceptable to blame Julie for going to the pub and enjoying herself but not the Government that encouraged her to do it
It was wrong of them to give dates but people kept pushing and pushing and I guess Boris was trying to give some sort of hope when he should have said that he did not know how things would pan out.I do feel that he shouldnt have been making promises further down the line when he had no idea if they would be kept.
i.e life will be back to normal by xmas, then we got to xmas and it was normality by easter
i much prefer the roadmaps with the keys dates as its much clearer and specifc with the message we will only move forward into the next step if key measures are met
But they haven’t accepted it that’s the difference .The government has been blamed plenty of times over the past year and rightly so as they have made many mistakes.
Johnson has lied on camera time and time again and has no shame , this is a person that rather than do the right thing and sack Cummings, he stood by him , again when Hancock was found to be unlawfully handing out contracts to his friends nothing was done.Boris didn’t wake up one morning and decide he was going to make up rules just to blame the public. Essentially people are responsible for their actions and the rules/guidance is there for everyone to follow. Just like there are rules/guidance for road safety - did the government make up those rules just to blame the public if they are not following them?
Boris, bless his little PR driven, sound bite loving heart, can’t bear to be the bad guy.I do feel that he shouldnt have been making promises further down the line when he had no idea if they would be kept.
i.e life will be back to normal by xmas, then we got to xmas and it was normality by easter
i much prefer the roadmaps with the keys dates as its much clearer and specifc with the message we will only move forward into the next step if key measures are met
True - but at least we aren’t hoiking people off for years to a Sanatorium at the seaside to lay outside in the cold with their top off to ‘get fresh air to their chest’ as treatment anymoreTB is always gonna be knocking around just like COVID , we still screen and diagnosis patients with TB on a weekly basis
Denmark putting millions of lives at risk over one death and Germany mixing vaccines when as of yet there is no proof it's safe or works. They would be at home with this foreigner on about the UK surge of 27 known cases, which isn't my definition of a surge......
Is that the S. Africa strain he’s talking aboutDenmark putting millions of lives at risk over one death and Germany mixing vaccines when as of yet there is no proof it's safe or works. They would be at home with this foreigner on about the UK surge of 27 known cases, which isn't my definition of a surge......
No it is the Brazilian variant.W
Is that the S. Africa strain he’s talking about
I'm confused, I thought the surge was the south Africa variant or are there other surges - I only saw reports of mass testing in Lambeth and Wandsworth and that's for the SA variant.No it is the Brazilian variant.
That's what I thought too ? I didn't know about the Brazilian testing.I'm confused, I thought the surge was the south Africa variant or are there other surges - I only saw reports of mass testing in Lambeth and Wandsworth and that's for the SA variant.
Presumably down to how the numbers work out across the country rather than a local outbreak for local people?That's what I thought too ? I didn't know about the Brazilian testing.
It's usually India that gets mentioned. Companies in the past did just this in moving jobs abroad to hire staff cheaper (such as call centres) and it didn't work out and they soon had to reverse it. Can someone from Bulgaria speak the language just as good? Build up knowledge of your local area just as much? Visit a customer in person just as easily? Would a company want to spend time and money hiring new staff abroad and trying to get them trained up when they cannot see them in person?How long before firms figure out they may as well pay half as much for a remote worker in Bulgaria as one who's relocated to Norfolk?
It's a good impact on the environment if the government care as much as they say about going green. Just because people aren't travelling to work doesn't mean they aren't travelling somewhere else. The money saved might be spent on more commuting on a weekend as a family.According to the Chancellor: “If people work one day a week on average at home and everyone does that, that's 20 per cent less commuting traffic – that’s not a small impact.”
I reckon more mental health gets ruined spending thousands of pounds a year and hundreds of hours a year to do a job you can do at home. They seem to think the money saved on overpriced coffees and unreliable public transport will be missed and the government are in a panic. All that happens is the money gets spent somewhere else. People can afford a better car, better home with more space, better holidays etc. You're just shifting money from some industries and pumping more in to others.Writing in the Telegraph, Sir John Timpson argued that “big firms that are making remote working a permanent feature may be saving a bucket full of rent, but they’re introducing a massive cultural change that could increase mental health problems for those spending most of their life at home.”
That's an awful way to run a business. It's not always about the money. This is more likely with a mix of office and WFH....My company outsourced a lot to India and to be honest it's been a disaster. However, they save 20k per employee compared to hiring in the UK so they're ploughing on and don't seem to care so I can see this continuing to happen
Halfway through making Marie Antoinette turn in her grave, I took a closer look and the statement is based on a report from two weeks ago so no it wouldn't include the stuff happening this week.Presumably down to how the numbers work out across the country rather than a local outbreak for local people?
But I have a posh sandwich to make right now so after that I will RTFNotes shortly to figure out what I missed.
If scaremongering continues like this I will be more inclined to follow no rule . So far I’ve kept them but if it’s going to go on forever what’s the point in living in LIMBO LANDDenmark putting millions of lives at risk over one death and Germany mixing vaccines when as of yet there is no proof it's safe or works. They would be at home with this foreigner on about the UK surge of 27 known cases, which isn't my definition of a surge......
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