Sir Keir Tests Positive Again!

 

 The tally now stands at

- Isolating six times. 

- Positive three times. 

 Poor Sir Keir, he's not very lucky!

Andy Burnham Nails It!

 

"If you put restrictions in it's going to damage people's mental health"

Mayor for Greater Manchester Andy Burnham tells #BBCBreakfast he supports the government not 'rushing for restrictions' in England.https://t.co/UgNHOGB8w6 pic.twitter.com/UpbdW5Qsn5

— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) December 23, 2021

Children Caught In Council/Government Crossfire

 

BREAKING: Greenwich Council say they have no choice but to ask schools in the borough to reopen following Gavin Williamson’s threat of legal action. pic.twitter.com/LnkQ9wfCuZ

— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) December 15, 2020

The New Data In Government's Impact Assessment of Tiered #COVID19 Restrictions

 

Tumbleweed Desert GIF from Tumbleweed GIFs

Labour is Gutless!

 

Gutless! If they think it's wrong they should vote against, if they think it's right they should support it! https://t.co/rWNpBSJZZr

— Ken Frost (@ken_frost) December 1, 2020

More to the point, if they have an alternative plan then they should present it to parliament and get a vote on it!

Sunak Goads The Bleaters

 

Yesterday Rishi Sunak laid bare the devastating cost to the UK of the lockdowns, a.o.:

- Rising unemployment (projected at being over 2.5 million)

- A reduction in the foreign aid budget

- A pay freeze for some of the public sector

- Raised taxes (the elephant in the room)

- £394BN debt

- The largest fall in GDP for 300 years etc etc

Unsurprisingly certain sections of the media, politicians, public sector union leaders and general handwringers (who appear on the BBC for no apparent reason, other than they like to moan about government policy) started bleating about the fact that Sunak can't wave a magic wand to make this go away. 

Indeed, the public sector unions are screaming for pay rises willy nilly, conveniently forgetting that their members still have jobs and defined benefit pension schemes, whilst many in the private sector have lost income and in many cases their jobs!

You should have nothing but contempt for these bleaters, for they are the very same people who have been screaming for lockdowns and ever tighter restrictions ever since Covid was first mentioned by the BBC et al. 

They OWN this pile of shit, and should never be allowed to forget that they brought us to where we are now.

Boris's Glorious Self Isolation

 

Hi folks, I’ve been instructed by our NHS Test & Trace scheme to self-isolate for two weeks, after being in contact with someone with Covid-19.

I’m in good health and have no symptoms, and will continue to lead on our response to the virus & our plans to #BuildBackBetter pic.twitter.com/yNgIme8lOz

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) November 16, 2020

PM message to MPs on Whatsapp tonight: “the rules are the rules” pic.twitter.com/9ZSrDOFRTP

— Harry Cole (@MrHarryCole) November 15, 2020

The media are bleating that this messes up Boris's plans for the reset of his government.

Nonsense!

He can spend this time wisely considering what to do, and still maintain contact with Carrie via WhatsApp!

Sir John Bell Nails It - Don't Screw It Up!

 

Health select committee:

Sir John Bell says we have a "70 to 80 per cent chance" of reaching Easter having vaccinated the most vulnerable

"That's provided they don't screw up the distribution of the vaccine."

— Rowland Manthorpe (@rowlsmanthorpe) November 10, 2020

Handcock The Leaker Twists Reality

 

#Coronavirus has a very significant impact on mental health.@rcpsych said today: "allowing Covid to go unchecked would also have serious consequences for mental illness"

Supporting mental health is another reason to bring this virus under control. pic.twitter.com/zDr4etoT6Q

— Matt Hancock (@MattHancock) November 2, 2020

Handock really is a vile little man, he knows perfectly well that lockdowns cause untold psychological damage to many people!

Whilst I have your attention, he was the one who leaked the lockdown details on Saturday.

Manchester Will Get The £60M Irrespective of Burnham

 

Johnson says Greater Manchester WILL get the 60 million after all

— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) October 21, 2020

Manchester To Have Tier 3 Imposed Upon It at Midday

  This will end in tears!

Labour's Confused

Labour's Shadow Health Secretary John Ashworth said yesterday that a national lockdown "would be disastrous for society... but I don't believe anyone in the house is proposing that..." Hours later Starmer proposed precisely that...https://t.co/4vN3DbNc5b pic.twitter.com/nOzcE4pXou

— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) October 14, 2020

Sturgeon Does Irony

 

I am gemused to see that Sturgeon does "irony", for on the very same day that this appears in the Herald she chooses to announce the death-knell of the hospitality industry in Scotland.

Salmond affair: Sturgeon claims she 'forgot' about explosive meeting https://t.co/qymb8CbQEj

— Tom Gordon (@HTScotPol) October 7, 2020

Oh the "irony"!

Where Is Her Majesty's Official Opposition?

 

One Tory backbencher said: "Undoubtedly there will be an autumn showdown in Parliament at some point but I don't think there's any point in me going balls to the wall on a 10pm curfew unless the opposition come and help."https://t.co/8EA2gfD6Ca

— PoliticsHome (@politicshome) October 6, 2020

Shenanigans Alert!

 

Waiting for white smoke on compromise talks over whether the Commons should have more of a say in Coronavirus restrictions

It’s a referendum on the influence of chief whip Mark Spencer, who Tory rebels think understand the issue properly. The q is whether No10 listens, they say

— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) September 30, 2020

COVID - The Next Steps

WATCH LIVE: PM @BorisJohnson hosts a press conference on the next steps in the UK’s recovery from coronavirus https://t.co/bzwtWDK8Qp

— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) July 17, 2020

Covid Inquiry Confirmed

Everyone knew it was coming but still a moment. Boris Johnson commits to an independent inquiry into covid response

— Francis Elliott (@elliotttimes) July 15, 2020

All Party Approval For Banning Protests Exceeding 6 People

MPs have approved the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 2020 (S.I, 2020, No. 558) without a division.

— UK House of Commons (@HouseofCommons) June 15, 202

Not a single MP opposed this.

Parliament To Experience Reality

Here are a few of my photographs from today’s division on proceedings during the pandemic. #COVID19 #voting #parliament pic.twitter.com/ntdz6pLq0F

— Jessica Taylor (@Jess__Taylor__) June 2, 2020

Given that MP's expect everyone else to go back to work, it is not unreasonable that they do the same.

As regards the queueing, in the age of social distancing it's what the rest of us have to do when we go shopping so suck it up!

Post Covid Consensus on Care

NEW: Care after Coronavirus: An Emerging Consensus

Policy Exchange and @IPPR call for a cross-party social care solution arguing that care should be free at the point of use

Polling suggests growing support for reforms in funding social care https://t.co/rTt4zBp277

— Policy Exchange (@Policy_Exchange) May 22, 2020

Covid has focussed attention and minds on the disconnect between the care system and the rest of the NHS.

This disconnect has been in existence for decades. However, as with many things in life, it needed a crisis to focus attention and minds!