Current Affairs

[Onelife]

Bad night for First Minister Private Godfrey.

You've lost me on that one Foxy?

[Onelife]

OL will give us the odds on the next Health Secretary.

Sajid Javid..?

I see Gina has gone too. 15k saved.

For starters...I'll give you 50/1 against Hunt being reinstated.

[Mervyn and Trish]

I think that comment is a little unfair Sir Merv…. Gill has from the outset given us her opinion as to where this pandemic was heading way before the three-month time frame you have suggested.

In my opinion and without favour I think it fair to say Gill has been proven right on numerous occasions.

It's not about where the pandemic is heading. We can all see that. It's about how to change that course for the better . She has told us vaccines alone are not stopping this. I want to know what else she advocates. Not what mistakes were made in the past. What the new Health Secretary needs to do on Monday.

[screwy]

Javid just announced.

[oldbluefox]

Thank goodness it's not Hunt.

[screwy]

Changing the subject.

Today is Armed Forces Day,seems to have slipped us by with the Hancock affair.

Quick question. How many Veterans are there on the forum and in which service did you serve.?

I’ll kick it off,I’m ex Army, Royal Engineers.

[Mervyn and Trish]

I think we can assume that's not a decision made in the last hour or two! I hope he's reading for the media to starting sifting his dustbin for political dirt!

[screwy]

And the Security Services scoured Whitehall for any hidden cameras etc.

[Onelife]

I think that comment is a little unfair Sir Merv…. Gill has from the outset given us her opinion as to where this pandemic was heading way before the three-month time frame you have suggested.

In my opinion and without favour I think it fair to say Gill has been proven right on numerous occasions.

It's not about where the pandemic is heading. We can all see that. It's about how to change that course for the better . She has told us vaccines alone are not stopping this. I want to know what else she advocates. Not what mistakes were made in the past. What the new Health Secretary needs to do on Monday.

[Mervyn and Trish]

I think that comment is a little unfair Sir Merv…. Gill has from the outset given us her opinion as to where this pandemic was heading way before the three-month time frame you have suggested.

In my opinion and without favour I think it fair to say Gill has been proven right on numerous occasions.

It's not about where the pandemic is heading. We can all see that. It's about how to change that course for the better . She has told us vaccines alone are not stopping this. I want to know what else she advocates. Not what mistakes were made in the past. What the new Health Secretary needs to do on Monday.

[Onelife]

I think we can assume that's not a decision made in the last hour or two! I hope he's reading for the media to starting sifting his dustbin for political dirt!

He’s probably got a bit of time as they will still be sifting through Matt and Gina’s bin’s just in case they’ve been getting up to any more yet undisclosed hanky panky.

[towny44]

Well, the matter wasn’t closed after all.

Johnson needs to appoint a replacement fast. Another jump in positive tests today. They need to get a grip. The vaccine alone is not stopping this

No vaccine ever kills off a virus, but covids bite has been blunted and severe illness and deaths have been massively reduced so let's not get too depressed about the increasing cases.
Anyway it will be interesting to see how Javid performs at the briefings, and after his resignation as chancellor on principle, he certainly has integrity in spades, so let's see how long he manages before the knives are being sharpened.

[towny44]

[quote=Onelife post_id=303673 time=1624732742 user_id=251

In my opinion and without favour I think it fair to say Gill has been proven right on numerous occasions.
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I am still waiting for her apocalyptic predictions that were to befall us after Brexit.

[Gill W]

I am still waiting for her apocalyptic predictions that were to befall us after Brexit.

I’ve already said on here that it wasn’t the over the edge drop that I thought it may have been.

But it’s a slow side down the cliff instead. I’ve refrained from posting about everything that is happening, as everybody would get all upset and start complaining about ‘not moving on’. If you like, I can start posting on this subject again ?

[Gill W]

No vaccine ever kills off a virus, but covids bite has been blunted and severe illness and deaths have been massively reduced so let's not get too depressed about the increasing cases.

It certainly does look as if hospitalisation and deaths are reduced, which is something to be thankful about.

However, positive tests are going up rapidly now, and numbers get big quickly, this will increase hospitalisation and deaths in the upcoming weeks.

Also, there are consequences in having a rapidly spreading virus - long COVID, more mutations and other countries not wanting us to travel there. I think we should be concerned about where we are heading

[Onelife]

Well, the matter wasn’t closed after all.

Johnson needs to appoint a replacement fast. Another jump in positive tests today. They need to get a grip. The vaccine alone is not stopping this

No vaccine ever kills off a virus, but covids bite has been blunted and severe illness and deaths have been massively reduced so let's not get too depressed about the increasing cases.


I was watching a report a few days back where it said of the 117 deaths caused through the Delta strain 50 of them were fully vaccinated… that’s worrying.

[Onelife]

[quote=Onelife post_id=303673 time=1624732742 user_id=251

In my opinion and without favour I think it fair to say Gill has been proven right on numerous occasions.

I am still waiting for her apocalyptic predictions that were to befall us after Brexit.
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Off topic

[Gill W]

So give us a clue. Tell us now what you would do if you got the job on Monday, rather than telling us in 3 months time what whoever actually gets it did wromg.

As you’ve asked so nicely (sarcasm), I’ll tell you.

I would ditch this idea of ‘Terminus Day’ immediately. That simply can’t happen. We are not in a position for all restrictions to be ended

I’d also have to restrict the attendances at the Euro’s and Wimbledon and stop all these 2500 VIP’s coming in for the Euro final. If it meant the matches were moved away from England, that would probably be a good thing - less crowds.

The virus is spreading most amongst children and young people. I’d immediately mandate mask wearing in all schools ( apart from the very youngest children). The upcoming school holidays, will hopefully act as a circuit breaker to cut transmission. In order to avoid the school infection cycle starting up again in September, I’d spend the summer installing proper ventilation systems in schools and gettibg older pupils vaccinated.

I’d get test and trace fully functional and set up a proper system of support for those that need to isolate and can’t go to work.

These are a few ideas.

However, the time to implement this sort of thing is before it looks necessary, so it’s already too late. Plus, people have been led to believe it’s all over, so people are going to be less likely to adhere to restrictions.

I think it’s going to get very dicey in the upcoming weeks, so I really hope Javid sets out his stall immediately regarding what measures he’s going to take, and we are not allowed to drift to 19th July with vague noises about the data looks ok.

[Gill W]

I was watching a report a few days back where it said of the 117 deaths caused through the Delta strain 50 of them were fully vaccinated… that’s worrying.

Absolutely. The vaccines are a major step forward, but aren’t a magic silver bullet. This is why I think mask wearing and social distancing will become the norm. We will need to be cautious for some time to come

[Kendhni]

Gill has from the outset given us her opinion as to where this pandemic was heading way before the three-month time frame you have suggested.

In my opinion and without favour I think it fair to say Gill has been proven right on numerous occasions.

Well said Keith.

[Manoverboard]

So .... was the incriminating picture extracted from CCTV footage or is there a wizened old crone stalking the corridors of power with camera poised looking to seek revenge over poor unsuspecting males.

I think that it's poetic justice that Gina has had the chop as well, could it be that she set him up ?

[Gill W]

They’ve both left their respective spouses for each other, so it would have been a rather dramatic way to push him into action!

[Onelife]

I think that it's poetic justice that Gina has had the chop as well, could it be that she set him up ?

Time will tell Mob but what I can tell you is that their body language suggests he is more into her than she is into him.

[Manoverboard]

Time will tell Mob but what I can tell you is that their body language suggests he is more into her than she is into him.

You could be right about that

[Manoverboard]

They’ve both left their respective spouses for each other ...

Is that so, ah, I don't follow tittle tattle so had no real idea of the finer points.