When will this shit end?

[st dan]

1 minute ago, Barry Fish said:

Well I wont be isolating in a similar position put it that way.  They can get fucked.

I will take precautions like daily testing but there is no way now.

There is a difference in being pinged that you might have been in contact with somebody who has the virus in a crowded space, vs being actually sat in a room with somebody who has the virus for a number of hours. Surely it’s highly likely Johnson and Sunak picked it up given the circumstances, and they could now be going round actually spreading it.

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, Chapple12345 said:

I wonder how many of the 500,000 people who were pinged this week by the app will take up the option instead now they've seen this? How do you even get on the trials? It takes the absolute piss 

It’s a complete joke, they expect all of us to isolate and play by the rules but when it happens to them they invent new rules to get round it. They hold us all in utter contempt. 

[philipsteak]

9 minutes ago, Chapple12345 said:

I wonder how many of the 500,000 people who were pinged this week by the app will take up the option instead now they've seen this? How do you even get on the trials? It takes the absolute piss 

I think being PM and Chancellor is probably a big help

[Guest]

Can’t they sign up for this trial too?

[Chapple12345]

7 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

It’s a complete joke, they expect all of us to isolate and play by the rules but when it happens to them they invent new rules to get round it. They hold us all in utter contempt. 

We've had a single case of Covid at my school I work at and that whole class is off now. That class is a  year 2 class that won't get a leavers day before they go to their middle school. Meanwhile these guys get free pass out of it. Our head is now going to write to the council to see if they can amend their policies to something similar to this so we can keep the school open even if its only for 4 days. Its just completely messed up 

10 minutes ago, philipsteak said:

I think being PM and Chancellor is probably a big help

*pretends to be shocked*

[BobWillis2]

The Scotland team that got away with not isolating when Gilmour tested positive got far less faux anger thrown their way. 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Chapple12345 said:

We've had a single case of Covid at my school I work at and that whole class is off now. That class is a  year 2 class that won't get a leavers day before they go to their middle school. Meanwhile these guys get free pass out of it. Our head is now going to write to the council to see if they can amend their policies to something similar to this so we can keep the school open even if its only for 4 days. Its just completely messed up 

This is what happens when the government continually get let off the hook for everything, they become so brazen and arrogant that they feel they can do whatever they like. 

[Chapple12345]

2 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

This is what happens when the government continually get let off the hook for everything, they become so brazen and arrogant that they feel they can do whatever they like. 

I think this will probably be the final straw for many people and they might just ignore it, especially when those who are double jabbed avoid isolating in a little over 3 weeks 

[BobWillis2]

1 minute ago, Ozanne said:

This is what happens when the government continually get let off the hook for everything, they become so brazen and arrogant that they feel they can do whatever they like. 

And if half the government was isolating you’d be moaning that they’re trying to hide away at an important time. 
 

 

[Mr.Tease]

33 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

One rule for them and another for us.

Barnard castle Part 2, both in terms of shamelessness and the fact it will likely critically undermine compliance with the self-isolating thing.

[BobWillis2]

1 minute ago, Mr.Tease said:

Barnard castle Part 2, both in terms of shamelessness and the fact it will likely critically undermine compliance with the self-isolating thing.

So you mean another case of people getting sick of doing something and looking for any excuse they can to stop doing it. 

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, Chapple12345 said:

I think this will probably be the final straw for many people and they might just ignore it, especially when those who are double jabbed avoid isolating in a little over 3 weeks 

 

3 minutes ago, Mr.Tease said:

Barnard castle Part 2, both in terms of shamelessness and the fact it will likely critically undermine compliance with the self-isolating thing.

You guys are absolutely right, this will cause in more people ignoring the app thus spreading the virus around more. They should be showing leadership and that we are all in this together by self isolating not making up new rules to suit them. 

[JB15]

2 minutes ago, BobWillis2 said:

So you mean another case of people getting sick of doing something and looking for any excuse they can to stop doing it. 

THEY’RE IN THE GOVERNMENT WHO SET THE RULES!! They should be living by the rules and being role models and not trying to get round it, that’s what they are supposed to have signed up to. Its part of the social contract. 
 

Stop trying to be contrary for the sake of it and viewing this as a competition where you need to get behind “your team”, we’d all be appalled if it was a Tory, Labour, Lib Dem government 

[philipsteak]

15 minutes ago, Chapple12345 said:

 

*pretends to be shocked*

So really you've only got yourself to blame for not becoming PM or Chancellor. 

[Chapple12345]

4 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

You guys are absolutely right, this will cause in more people ignoring the app thus spreading the virus around more. They should be showing leadership and that we are all in this together by self isolating not making up new rules to suit them. 

Completely agree, if they're going to do it they should at least try and get out some sort of campaign to say if you end up ignoring isolation please test regularly or something similar 

 

Edited July 18, 2021 by Chapple12345

[Chapple12345]

1 minute ago, philipsteak said:

So really you've only got yourself to blame for not becoming PM or Chancellor. 

I apologise and will set my career prospects much higher, all I need now is a very shit journalism career, a wife and a mistress and I'm set to go 

[philipsteak]

Just now, Chapple12345 said:

I apologise and will set my career prospects much higher, all I need now is a very shit journalism career, a wife and a mistress and I'm set to go 

That's the spirit!

[steviewevie]

Not a great message being sent out by Bojo and Dishi.

[philipsteak]

1 minute ago, Barry Fish said:

PM salary is a bit shit to be honest.  Wouldn't bother.

Yeah, but when you get donors to pay for everything it stretches quite a bit further

[steviewevie]

Scientists going on about wearing masks.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/18/if-you-dont-wear-a-mask-the-virus-spreads-further-its-as-simple-as-that

[jump]

1 minute ago, Barry Fish said:

PM salary is a bit shit to be honest.  Wouldn't bother.

£160K a year to be PM seems alright to me, although it does seem to earn a lot less than other political figures in the country like Marcus Rashford with his millions.

[Chapple12345]

8 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Scientists going on about wearing masks.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/18/if-you-dont-wear-a-mask-the-virus-spreads-further-its-as-simple-as-that

Will be really interested to see who wears a mask from tomorrow and where, I wouldn't want to judge anyone for it though as I think the next few weeks are all about assessing personal risks 

[st dan]

It’s shocking PR too if nothing else. How did they envisage this going down with the public - it’s going to be met with widespread dismay and a number of high profile people already jumping all over it on Twitter.
I know they just don’t care in the slightest, but you’d think they would at least try to pretend they do for their imagine .. even a little!

[Losing my hair]

Beyond hypocritical!!! 

App uninstalled. 

Angry email sent to my MP, Tory! 

Bunch of pricks. 

[squirrelarmy]

They may have finally fucked up to a point where the masses have had enough. The mood around the internet is sour even in places where they have had support from the less informed.