Interesting conspiracy growing here.
EU give Grantās to hospitals when they ādiscoverā a Covid case inc deaths.
Local bench sitting alcoholic who has never left the village passed away this week.
Covid.
So basically the allegations are that (like has been seen in other Nations) every possible death is Covid to mop up free money.
Nah, donāt buy it. The Greeks would be balls deep in covid deaths if there was money in it
So the missus is back working from home for the next couple of days. The official story is āroof worksā. The fact that theyāve had two positive cases in a week is surely coincidence.
Not happy. She is in a risk group. She knocked wfh out of the park for six months, so there was no operational reason for her to be back in the office.
I used to work for the same firm, so I know the players involved. Theyāre playing with fucking lives.
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sounds like Liverpool is going to get locked down further anyway - 16% of all tests are positive there
I would rather have that. Clear fucking guidance which actually makes sense.
Wrote this on FB last night.
If you ever wanted a demonstration of how far removed politicians are from the public, you only have to look at this 10pm curfew for pubs.
Pretty much any normal member of the public can tell you whatās going to happen, especially when the curfew only applies to getting you out of the pub, instead of getting you into your home.
Weāre a nation of drinkers. When the pubs used to close at 11pm, there would be all kinds of non-COVID trouble in the places that enforced it.
Those laws changed officially in the mid 2000s, but honestly, outside of Liverpool city centre in 1994, few places observed it, and the cops never enforced it.
The average scouse copper knew that it was much safer to have everyone trickling out of a venue than turning up mob-like at a specific time.
Why doesnāt our government know this?
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The hanging around bit can be fixed relatively easily - ban alcohol sales everywhere after 10pm so people donāt go running off to the off license
Secondly, its going to rain this weekend, that will reduce it as well - more so when it starts getting cold
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For me, itās either shut the pubs completely or keep them open completely with 24 hour licensing available for all.
If we want to save hospitality the latter is the only option.
The other outcome of the 10pm curfew is that people just donāt go out. Itās not worth it, and in that sense, it probably has helped public health.
However, it has done more harm than good as implemented.
Strangely my local was busier on Saturday and Sunday night than it has been for a long time, seemed all the local younglings couldnāt be bothered to go into Poole/Bournemouth centre just to come home early so they descended on the local and chatted and behavedā¦
I can see why it would be a problem in big towns and cities thoughā¦it seems to be a compromise decision if Iām honestā¦
That is the look of a man that is thinking āOh fuckā
See that Corbyn got fined for breaking the rule of 6
Be interesting to see if the rozzers pay Stanley a visit
One problem with keeping pubs open 24 hrs - quite apart from any neighbourhood issues etc - is that longer term cancer rates will rocket up and the NHS will be screwed
Iām just glad that some accusations thrown at him were true for once 
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As opposed to now, where punters can return to their homes, get wasted at a fifth of the cost and smoke to their heartās lament.
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Just been out for a pub lunchā¦got rat arsedā¦drove homeā¦parked in the neighbourās driveā¦told him to do oneā¦threw up on his doorstep.
ā¦and all before 1.30pm 
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I hope you had 6 in the car. A passing cop could have prosecuted the neighbour.
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So just seen this :-
In Madridās main hospitals the situation has become serious.
Critical care beds in intensive care units in many hospitals in Spainās capital are once again full-to-overflowing with Covid-19 patients. Just as at the height of the pandemic, beds in other areas, like hospital burns units, are now having to be used for Covid-19 patients too.
Itās a warning signal thatās flashing red - and why Spainās national government wants the whole of Madrid to be put under new restrictions.
The level of infection in Madrid, at around 735 cases per 100,000 people, is by far the highest in Europe. But Spainās attempts to control the virus are being complicated by political battles between the countryās regions - which are in charge of healthcare and infection control - and the central authorities.
Madrid, governed by a centre-right administration, is refusing to impose the measures the socialist-led federal government wants. Today, Madrid has said it is taking legal action to avoid bringing the new restrictions in across all of the capital, arguing that the measures need to be justifiable, proportionate, agreed by consensus and not restrict peopleās freedoms or economic activities any more than is necessary.
The bit in bold I found particularly interesting, if one personās freedoms restricts another persons freedoms who gets to decide whose freedoms are more important?
Say one person is asymptomatic and is allowed to go out and about doing things, as is their freedom/right, and infects and kills 10 other people, they lose their freedoms and rights. Surely having your rights curtailed āfor the greater goodā is the better thing to do?
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In a video statement following the announcement, Mr Preston said: "I have to tell you I think this measure has been introduced based on factual inaccuracies and a monstrous and frightening lack of communication, and ignorance.
"I do not accept the statement at all. I do not accept these measures.
"We need to talk to Government, they need to understand our local knowledge, expertise and ability to get things done, and preserve jobs and well-being.
He continued: "As things stand, we defy the Government and we do not accept these measures.
So what happens here - can the mayor tell the govt to do one? If he does, then what?
The mayor of Middlesbrough has rejected the new rules and said there needed to be more work with local politicians. To be clear, these rules still come into force on Saturday. The mayor cannot veto them. But it shows not everyone is on the same page.
In Liverpool, local leaders have backed the measures. But they too want to see more of the evidence behind how decisions are being made. Theyāve suggested more measures may be needed.
At this crucial and complicated part of the pandemic response ā public disagreements are becoming more common.
Middlesbrough mayor Andy Preston earlier said that new restrictions for the area announced by Health Secretary Matt Hancock were āunacceptableā and that he intended to defy the government.
But, in a later interview on BBC Radio 5 Live he stressed that he did not intend to break the law himself, and would not condone anyone else breaking the law.
Looks like he is back pedaling fast
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