When will this shit end?

[squirrelarmy]

The Boris Bullshit Bingo failed because it was pre recorded and he was reading from a teleprompter 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Homer said:

I'm watching the football. Please let me know if there is any mention of support bubbles.

Support bubbles and childcare bubbles remain.

[Homer]

Just now, Ozanne said:

Support bubbles and childcare bubbles remain.

Ah, ta for that mate. Good news for you too!

[xxialac]

Yesterday: children MUST go back to school

Today: children MUST NOT go back to school

He's a dream for any opposition leader - so many open goals.

[Guest]

Just now, Homer said:

Ah, ta for that mate. Good news for you too!

For your friend to and anyone else needing the support/childcare.

[ace56blaa]

Just hate that he comes on TV to basically be like "yeah... lockdown but this still doesnt mean we fucked up. " also hate when there's no mention of more financial support, like this whole time they still expecting people to survive on 80 percent wage or no money at all for some. Or having no money for childcare or all the money wasted on shops and restaurants to become covid safe, jesus so much wasted money

Yet they cant be bothered to give some people a penny

 

[Guest]

Rules in full if anyone needs them:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/what-new-lockdown-rules-what-23261005?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

[st dan]

5 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

Support bubbles and childcare bubbles remain.

What has always been unclear for me with childcare bubbles, is if my child can still go to my parents for childcare every Friday as he always has done, does that mean me and my wife can go in their house too if we had to? Is that the ‘bubble’? It’s not particularly clear with the wording: 

A childcare bubble is where one household links with one other household to provide informal childcare - unpaid and unregistered - to anyone under 14.

 

Edited January 4, 2021 by st dan

[Avalon_Fields]

53 minutes ago, Avalon_Fields said:

The tiered system was devised by the Dept Health's JCVI team (not the government)... it's a very valid point, you could also make a strong case for teachers too.

There are quite a decent proportion of NHS staff that are already getting the vaccine, 3 of our Glastonbury group out of 5 nurses have had it. I know that's a small sample but every medical worker at the vaccination centre I've been working in has had the jab (Say around 30 people) and that's just one location.

Glastonbury gang #4 just booked in for the vaccine on Wednesday (Boston gynaecology nurse).

[xxialac]

Also there was the customary target set that will be missed and covered up.

[funkychick2007]

Hurrah a politician has thought about the support tht children need at home as well as school!!! How many months has tht taken to work out!!! 
glad he said you are free to leave abusive situation!!! Its not tht easy but a step forward making it clear you can!! 

[Guest]

Just now, st dan said:

What has always been unclear for me with childcare bubbles, is if my child can still go to my parents for childcare every Friday as he always has done, does that mean me and my wife can go in their house too if we had to? Is that the ‘bubble’? 

From how I understand it no you can't. The childcare bubble is purely for childcare and you aren't allowed to socialise with the bubble I'm afraid.

[Radiochicken]

Is Mid Feb for those groups above and beyond what we were expecting? Any chance this helps glastonbury chances....?

Edited January 4, 2021 by Radiochicken

[Homer]

What are the rules on meeting one person outside? That a goner now?

[steviewevie]

Bloke on BBC news saying the new variant about to hit the north very hard,

[st dan]

1 minute ago, Ozanne said:

From how I understand it no you can't. The childcare bubble is purely for childcare and you aren't allowed to socialise with the bubble I'm afraid.

Thanks, thought not but its not particularly clear with the wording: 

A childcare bubble is where one household links with one other household to provide informal childcare - unpaid and unregistered - to anyone under 14.

 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Homer said:

What are the rules on meeting one person outside? That a goner now?

From The Mirror:

You cannot meet people from outside your household or bubble anywhere - indoors or outdoors.

The only exemption is that one person can take exercise outside with one person from another household.

[efcfanwirral]

1 minute ago, Radiochicken said:

Is Mid Feb for those groups above and beyond what we were expecting? Any chance this helps glastonbury chances....?

If it wasn't absolute bollocks then it may have done but it's so unrealistic that the only reaction is to laugh at such an outlandish promise 

[lemons]

With such disruption for years to come anyway any analysis on impact of children repeating a year of school? 

[xxialac]

Sir David King, the former Chief Scientific Advisor to UK government:

Interviewer: "Sir David, on a scale of 1 to 10, how do you rate the UK government on its tackling of Covid-19?"

Sir David: "Is there a number lower than 1?"

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, st dan said:

Thanks, thought not but its not particularly clear with the wording: 

A childcare bubble is where one household links with one other household to provide informal childcare - unpaid and unregistered - to anyone under 14.

 

It used to specifically say you can't socialise with the support bubble but that wording has gone, no idea why!

[Homer]

1 minute ago, lemons said:

With such disruption for years to come anyway any analysis on impact of children repeating a year of school? 

I got held back a year at school and it was character building. Made me the man I am today. An ace fighter pilot and hero of the galaxy.

Sorry, no, I'm confusing myself with Ace Rimmer again.

[Chapple12345]

5 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

From The Mirror:

You cannot meet people from outside your household or bubble anywhere - indoors or outdoors.

The only exemption is that one person can take exercise outside with one person from another household.

Pleased they've kept this, as long as people are sensible this could be a real help for a lot of people including myself 

Edited January 4, 2021 by Chapple12345

[steviewevie]

2 minutes ago, lemons said:

With such disruption for years to come anyway any analysis on impact of children repeating a year of school? 

yeah, I thought they should do this last summer...but I guess then you'd get a backlog of kids starting school.

[Brownie30]

Have we worked out when this shit will end yet?