Current Affairs

[Onelife]

Not forgetting Lisa ................... you're right but I have it on good authority your wife is a lovely lady unlike the others mentioned.

Actually Lisa is one of your better choices.

Mob has always had a soft spot for my wife

[towny44]

According to the BBC it was a conservative PM who brought in the NHS, they reported that the current covid booster vaccination programme was the biggest event for the NHS since the war..

[oldbluefox]

Not forgetting Lisa ................... you're right but I have it on good authority your wife is a lovely lady unlike the others mentioned.

Actually Lisa is one of your better choices.

Mob has always had a soft spot for my wife

It seems to have been a general consensus more along the lines of how the heck did he manage..........
I couldn't possibly comment

[Manoverboard]

Not forgetting Lisa ................... you're right but I have it on good authority your wife is a lovely lady unlike the others mentioned.

Actually Lisa is one of your better choices.

Mob has always had a soft spot for my wife

Tis pure speculation that my spot is soft

[Onelife]

You can be ruthless at times Foxy

[Ray B]

Thats also why she forgot to tell the court the truth _{evil woman}

We clearly have a difference of opinion as to what constitutes an evil woman.

Well, here is a really evil woman. Emma Tustin. Jailed for life, she tortured her six year old son before murdering him. She refuse to come up to the dock to receive her sentance. If it had been my choice I would have had her dragged to the dock screaming and shouting. Let's hope a bit of punishment may be dished out once she is in prison. As for her partner Arthur Labinjo-Hughes he was just as bad, justice may still come his way when inside.

[oldbluefox]

No sentence is harsh enough for these evil b******s. I hope they get a hard time in jail.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-59522243

[david63]

I hope they get a hard time in jail.

I suspect that she will - and if she doesn't then we will use our contact on here to make sure she does!!

[Onelife]

Having watched this on the news last night we had to switch channels when it was shown again later on in the evening…absolutely horrendous, what this poor child has been subjected to defies belief.

Rest in peace little one knowing your grandmas loved you.

[Mervyn and Trish]

A number of supermarkets have said they won't enforce mask wearing. Three things strike me.

Will they take the same lax attitude to shop lifting?

Can we have a list of those which are enforcing it so we know where to shop more safely?

I understand they are worried about staff being abused if they try to enforce it. So how about employing night club bouncers and pub doormen to stand at the entrance to enforce it before dodgers even get in? No risk of abuse of regular staff and no-one will argue with them.

[poole boy]

but you know what the shop owners will say who going to pay there wages.

[Ray B]

It is up to all of us to do the responsible thing.

[screwy]

I hope they get a hard time in jail.

I suspect that she will - and if she doesn't then we will use our contact on here to make sure she does!!

It’s already in hand..!

I never knowingly looked the other way but I think I might on this occasion. Not professional I know but these two don’t deserve protection.

[Ray B]

The fact that they even filmed it, to enjoy it again later, now that is sick.

[Onelife]

I hope they get a hard time in jail.

I suspect that she will - and if she doesn't then we will use our contact on here to make sure she does!!

It’s already in hand..!

I never knowingly looked the other way but I think I might on this occasion. Not professional I know but these two don’t deserve protection.

I’ll supply as much salt as you need...

[Onelife]

A number of supermarkets have said they won't enforce mask wearing. Three things strike me.

Will they take the same lax attitude to shop lifting?

Can we have a list of those which are enforcing it so we know where to shop more safely?

I understand they are worried about staff being abused if they try to enforce it. So how about employing night club bouncers and pub doormen to stand at the entrance to enforce it before dodgers even get in? No risk of abuse of regular staff and no-one will argue with them.

While the powers that be are uncertain about the severity of the new Omicron Variant shouldn’t they be imposing rules that have no ambiguity about them, such as compulsory face masks wearing, indoors and out? No Christmas parties, ban public attendance at sporting fixtures and bring forward the School Christmas holidays. In two weeks time we should have a better understanding about which way this variant is going. Act now and we could be saving thousands of unnecessary deaths… and possibly prevent much longer damaging lockdowns next year.

[Kendhni]

I agree Keith, I have always believed that proactive early action will prevent much more damaging and costly reactive actions. I actually thought Johnson might have put quite strict measure in place in the lead up to christmas - but as usual we again seem to be getting mixed messages.

I personally find very limited need for the high street or shopping malls, much preferring to shop online, but on the few occasions I have visited one of our shopping centres there has been an obvious decline in the use of masks, and woe betide anyone who challenges them. Sorry, but the time for prissy selfish entitled has been and gone ... here is the soundbite that Johnson should be using "no mask, no entry, no excuses".

[Stephen]

The rules may be clear for going into shops but elsewhere it’s all very vague as one lady pointed out on a news bulletin n the week when she asked, ‘how come I need to wear a mask in a taxi yet I don’t need to at a party’.

Personally I couldn’t care less as we have never stopped wearing masks in shops, and as for parties, what are those.

[david63]

I would tend to take take a different view which I accept is controversial.

We are being told that we need to learn to live with Covid but if the world is going to go into total panic meltdown whenever a new variant is found (and there are going to be many more of them in the future) then that is not "living with Covid".

The issue now is that Covid has become political and scientific reasoning comes along afterwards. As soon as one country does something then all other countries believe that they must react as well otherwise the political opponents in those countries will accuse the respective governments of doing nothing.

I will accept that in the UK, which is arguably better placed than many other countries, we have not yet got the management of Covid fully in place and that some minor restrictions are probably necessary in the short term but talking of lockdowns is, in my opinion, way over the top.

[Kendhni]

I can see your point, but I think mask wearing in public places is one of those things that can work as part of a 'living with covid' strategy. I would agree with you about lockdowns, those should only be used as an absolute last resort.

The one thing though that I think should be retained, even after COVID, is the 'work from home' message (if you can and choose to). I am noticing that is pretty much at the top of the list of benefits now for any job descriptions I receive. In fact I am seeing more and more companies not having a permanent office presence but utilising shared office, or other premises, on an ad hoc basis.

[towny44]

I agree with David's comments, now that the majority of UK adults are vaccinated we have got to move down the path of living with covid. Whilst I dislike having steamed up glasses, I will put up with them as and when a new variant comes along.
As far as working from home, I agree that many jobs can quite easily be done on a computer from a distance, and both my sons are doing just that. However a couple of my great nephews have jobs that require much more interaction with colleagues, and they have moved back to office working for most of the week, "Teams" does not seem to satisfy their needs.

[Onelife]

The battle against Covid can be compared to that of any battle e.g., you don’t go ploughing forward without knowing the capabilities of your enemy, so with regard to the Omicron variant we should be waiting for the reconnaissance to report back before crossing into no-mans-land imo.

[Kendhni]

As far as working from home, I agree that many jobs can quite easily be done on a computer from a distance, and both my sons are doing just that. However a couple of my great nephews have jobs that require much more interaction with colleagues, and they have moved back to office working for most of the week, "Teams" does not seem to satisfy their needs.

it has to be through choice. Our offices have opened up on a voluntary basis, the take up has been very low, usually only done with various teams looking to get together and spend some expense money buy having a meal out.

A friend was telling me that the company they worked for had issued a notice that they might sell the offices and use WFH as the norm. A vociferous minority kicked up saying it would lose the team building, social engagement and damage mental health. The company then said it would retain the offices but, like ourselves, only expect attendance on a voluntary basis. The same vociferous minority kicked up saying that there was no atmosphere and that people should be forced back into the office. The company issued a statement saying that they are looking to make it compulsory to be in the office at least 2 days per week ... the silent majority have now made it clear that if they do that then they need to ramp up their recruitment program (there are too many competitor companies offering WFH)

[Kendhni]

The battle against Covid can be compared to that of any battle e.g., you don’t go ploughing forward without knowing the capabilities of your enemy, so with regard to the Omicron variant we should be waiting for the reconnaissance to report back before crossing into no-mans-land imo.

I am reporting this post for sexism ... it should be "no-persons-land".

[david63]

we should be waiting for the reconnaissance to report back before crossing into no-mans-land

And look where that got us in WWI