When will this shit end?

[Guest]

Just now, Simsy said:

Presumably "data not dates" means data for the whole of England. There don't seem to be any plans to go back to local restrictions.

You would be correct. The government want us to move as one country which I understand as it’s easier to manage this way. 

[eFestivals]

6 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

You would be correct. The government want us to move as one country which I understand as it’s easier to manage this way. 

The covid death group don't like localrestrictions

[Zoo Music Girl]

I'm really not sure I buy the idea that the roadmap was put in place for the sake of the local elections and then is going to get pulled back after the Tories win. Mainly because no fucker votes in them, or next to no one (I do!). But people who aren't engaged in politics really won't pay them any attention and are hardly going to march down and vote Tory based on the roadmap if they weren't already. I don't think it's as big an issue as some think. If it was general election then maybe, but turnouts for last local election were abysmal.

The popular opinion fallout from setting out the roadmap and then pulling it would be far worse than any benefit that could be gained in the local elections, which I think will be tiny.

 

[JoeyT]

17 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

Your house ? Street ? Local authority ? Was just looking at the data for bath and NE Somerset is that you ? 

The town I live in within BANES.

BANES is at 21 cases per 100k currently.

[Crazyfool01]

1 minute ago, JoeyT said:

The town I live in within BANES.

BANES is at 21 cases per 100k currently.

yep and that added 10 cases today ....

[squirrelarmy]

2 hours ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

Now this would make a great thread, even before having the vaccine.

"How many have you had"? 

Reckon there's one or two who might get close to a full house.

I reckon I've had around 60% at Glastonbury alone!

I’ve had 35. Had to Google Arthropod. 

[JoeyT]

1 minute ago, crazyfool1 said:

yep and that added 10 cases today ....

In a population of 200k...

[steviewevie]

 

[squirrelarmy]

35 minutes ago, JoeyT said:

Where I live as of today has had 0 cases in the last 7 days.

Say no more.

[stuie]

30 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

You would be correct. The government want us to move as one country which I understand as it’s easier to manage this way. 

It’s much fairer too! I was annoyed last year that my mates in Oxford were still in the pub when ours were shuttered! 😂

[stuartbert two hats]

43 minutes ago, JoeyT said:

But there hasn’t been a rise in cases...?

There has in Manchester.

[steviewevie]

7 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

There has in Manchester.

This is Manchester. We do things differently here.

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, stuie said:

It’s much fairer too! I was annoyed last year that my mates in Oxford were still in the pub when ours were shuttered! 😂

I agree, it’s much fairer this way and I’m in an area that generally has low rates. 

[parsonjack]

37 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

It looks like the roadmap is working with no big uptick in cases from schools reopening yet so that goes to show what we are doing is working and we should be on course to open more on the upcoming steps.

I'd concur.  The steady fall in case rates appears to have tailed off and we're seeing some slight rises in some areas, including Mendip, but that's to be expected with the massive uptick in tests.  Overall % Positivity is still around 0.5% or lower, which puts us about on a par with July/August 2020.

[jparx]

12 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

Tremendous 

[Homer]

1 hour ago, Ozanne said:

13 days till we can socialise with a group of friends outdoors, that’s a big step for many people and in time for the Easter break. Not long to go now!

The clocks go back the day before too.

[Homer]

58 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Imo I think I need to escape off to a very liberal, highly educated state, for a year to get this Tory mess out my head. I’m thinking Massachusetts.

I'm pretty sure California went Democrat (well, someone had to!).

[Suprefan]

 

[Homer]

I'm liking the positives vibes in here - I might go wild and stick the C4 news on like the good old days!

[Wellyboot]

2 hours ago, crazyfool1 said:

clearly @Wellyboot might be hoping for some of the growing pains 🙂 

I'm tall enough!

[squirrelarmy]

6 minutes ago, Wellyboot said:

I'm tall enough!

I’m saying nothing apart from do you need to borrow a step ladder. 

[Wellyboot]

5 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

I’m saying nothing apart from do you need to borrow a step ladder. 

[steviewevie]

Pressure mounts on Boris Johnson to launch coronavirus inquiry

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/mar/16/pressure-mounts-on-boris-johnson-to-launch-coronavirus-inquiry

[philipsteak]

The potential issues with the AZ vaccine don't seem to be worrying the good people of Cumbria. I was stationed outside the jabbing booths directing people and could hear what was being said. Only heard one person ask about blood clots and she went ahead once the risks had been explained. 

[efcfanwirral]

21 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Pressure mounts on Boris Johnson to launch coronavirus inquiry

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/mar/16/pressure-mounts-on-boris-johnson-to-launch-coronavirus-inquiry

Yeah because he's going to do that, and if he does he won't just make sure those investigating are sympathetic to him. No way