Covid-19 and Politics

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zooterkin said:
Farage is in the US, presumably to attend a Trump rally. Not clear how he was allowed in, how he justified it as essential travel, nor whether he’ll abide by quarantine regulations on his return to the UK.

https://twitter.com/nigel_farage/status/1274329926141980672?s=21
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The law requires Farage to self-isolate for 14 days on return to England:
He doesn't fall under any exceptions. He can leave home for very few reasons (not including work or race-baiting).
A constable can use 'reasonable force' to return him to his home.
 
The Don said:
I think this is for the whole programme including the 25,000 human tracers, not just the app.
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Darat said:
I've heard that the developer's contract was for 5 million, but that's from the grapevine so I can't prove it.
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Whew! That's good to hear. I think even 5 million may be too much for the two apps and supporting infrastructure, but it's a much more sane number than 250!
 
Captain_Swoop said:
The law requires Farage to self-isolate for 14 days on return to England:
He doesn't fall under any exceptions. He can leave home for very few reasons (not including work or race-baiting).
A constable can use 'reasonable force' to return him to his home.
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If I was benevolent dictator it would be a lot longer. And that law would have been in place for decades.
 
On Sky News.

When asked why warnings that Apple technology wouldn’t work with UK government app as far back as April

Matt Hancock blamed Apple for failing to co-operate with a 'democratically elected government' on the coronavirus app for its failure.

Terrorism was to blame as well apparently
 
Captain_Swoop said:
On Sky News.

When asked why warnings that Apple technology wouldn’t work with UK government app as far back as April

Matt Hancock blamed Apple for failing to co-operate with a 'democratically elected government' on the coronavirus app for its failure.

Terrorism was to blame as well apparently
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No better tactic than slagging off in public the people you are relying on to get you out of the hole you dug for yourself.
 
Reuters
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UK PM Johnson to announce new 'one metre plus' social distancing rule: Telegraph https://reut.rs/2V1gWta

I wouldn’t trust that **** to tell me when to put the bins out never mind advise us on how to reintegrate during a pandemic.
 
Captain_Swoop said:
The law requires Farage to self-isolate for 14 days on return to England:
He doesn't fall under any exceptions. He can leave home for very few reasons (not including work or race-baiting).
A constable can use 'reasonable force' to return him to his home.
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Do you think he'll actually abide by that?
Did he actually attend the Trump rally?
 
If you could end the coronavirus pandemic by sacrificing one person, who would you choose and why Boris?
 
It's looking increasingly like Boris Johnson will announce that pubs in England iwll be opening again soon:

Boris Johnson is expected to announce on Tuesday if the hospitality sector can reopen on 4 July and if the 2m distancing rule in England can be relaxed.

Non-essential shops have reopened in England already, with retail resuming in Wales from today.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock earlier said England is "clearly on track" to further ease lockdown restrictions.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53129845

Yes, England is on track because the decision making process isn't driven by the science any longer, it's driven by the economy and public sentiment. :mad:

Out local award-winning micropub, the Queen's Head, opened for off-sales on Friday and managed to sell 3 firkins (over 200 pints) in an hour and a half. The landlord was able to get three more for Saturday and trade was slow, it took nearly 2 hours to sell out. This is far more beer than he'd ordinarily sell (the pub only seats 10) but people are eager to support local businesses :)
 
The thing is - if we'd locked down hard and early, we could have had similar results to New Zealand - bringing cases down so low that we could have almost completely re-opened after a much shorter lockdown. As it is we're just setting the stage for a) tonnes more people dying, b) another lockdown later in the year, or c) a & b.
 
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