When will this shit end?

[Ozanne]

17 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

there have been several interventions by the speaker of late in PMQs .... its about time it got dealt with .... not sure what his powers allow him to do though .... 

He has no real power to do anything sadly. 

[kalifire]

PM announces “national clap” for Sir Captain Overlord Tom.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-55917475

Sorry for being a cynical misery guts, but isn’t that just a complete fucking waste of time? 

[eFestivals]

53 minutes ago, MEGABOWL said:

The last bit is the difficult bit but you’re right it’s way more complicated than just saying ‘we’re closed.’ I know it’s become an obsession for some but that doesn’t make it an easy thing to do.

Not really.

If they start off with "we're closed" they can then let in the numbers they're able to handle.

That way you don't end up with weeks of delays.

[xxialac]

This is clearly the near future...

Leisure events company Eventim has said it has revamped its online ticketing system to allow customers to upload proof that they have been vaccinated against Covid 19, in expectation that this will become the norm once coronavirus regulations start to be relaxed.

Klaus-Peter Schulenberg, the CEO of Eventim, one of the largest international ticketing providers for music and entertainment events, told the German economics weekly Wirtschaftswoche once the majority of people have had the chance to be vaccinated commercial operators should be able to request proof of vaccine before allowing people access to entertainment venues.

“Once there is enough vaccine and everyone has been able to be vaccinated, then commercial operators should have the possibility to say a vaccine is the entrance requirement to events,” he said. Schulenberg said its ticketing service had already been updated accordingly. “We have set up our systems so that they can read vaccine IDs,” he said.

What is brilliant about this is it should encourage many more young people to proactively seek out the jab. 
 

[eFestivals]

3 minutes ago, kalifire said:

PM announces “national clap” for Sir Captain Overlord Tom.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-55917475

Sorry for being a cynical misery guts, but isn’t that just a complete fucking waste of time? 

he's spotted something where he reckons the public might clap along with his request rather than say "fuck off Spaffer".

Unfortunately he's probably right.

[xxialac]

Spain is “open” to using Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine if it is authorised by the European medicines regulator, the country’s health minister said on Wednesday.

[Haan]

10 minutes ago, kalifire said:

PM announces “national clap” for Sir Captain Overlord Tom.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-55917475

Sorry for being a cynical misery guts, but isn’t that just a complete fucking waste of time? 

If Boris truly cared he'd announce the Captain Tom Project, a scholarship programme that will bring an additional x amount of doctors and nurses or something. This is all superficial nonsense. 

[Ryan1984]

2 minutes ago, Haan said:

If Boris truly cared he'd announce the Captain Tom Project, a scholarship programme that will bring an additional x amount of doctors and nurses or something. This is all superficial nonsense. 

Or fund the NHS properly.

[Freddyflintstonree]

19 minutes ago, kalifire said:

PM announces “national clap” for Sir Captain Overlord Tom.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-55917475

Sorry for being a cynical misery guts, but isn’t that just a complete fucking waste of time? 

Sorry to be that guy, but I do think this is a little disrespectful to Sir Captain Tom. Probably not the point you were trying to make, but still. 

[zahidf]

 

[Fuzzy Afro]

22 minutes ago, xxialac said:

This is clearly the near future...

Leisure events company Eventim has said it has revamped its online ticketing system to allow customers to upload proof that they have been vaccinated against Covid 19, in expectation that this will become the norm once coronavirus regulations start to be relaxed.

Klaus-Peter Schulenberg, the CEO of Eventim, one of the largest international ticketing providers for music and entertainment events, told the German economics weekly Wirtschaftswoche once the majority of people have had the chance to be vaccinated commercial operators should be able to request proof of vaccine before allowing people access to entertainment venues.

“Once there is enough vaccine and everyone has been able to be vaccinated, then commercial operators should have the possibility to say a vaccine is the entrance requirement to events,” he said. Schulenberg said its ticketing service had already been updated accordingly. “We have set up our systems so that they can read vaccine IDs,” he said.

What is brilliant about this is it should encourage many more young people to proactively seek out the jab. 
 

Unpopular opinion but I’m totally fine with excluding anyone who chooses not to take the vaccine from society. Vaccine passports are fine by me.

 

What I will say though is that they shouldn’t be rolled out until every adult has been offered a vaccine. What we absolutely can’t have is all the old duffers down the pub and the young people still locked down. 

[xxialac]

1 minute ago, Fuzzy Afro said:

What I will say though is that they shouldn’t be rolled out until every adult has been offered a vaccine. What we absolutely can’t have is all the old duffers down the pub and the young people still locked down. 

What if the alternative is the pub has to be closed?

[Punksnotdead]

23 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

he's spotted something where he reckons the public might clap along with his request rather than say "fuck off Spaffer".

Unfortunately he's probably right.

I'll stand on my balcony and clap when that waste of space gets convicted of the manslaughter of over 100,000 uk citizens. Until then, I'm out!

[efcfanwirral]

 

15 minutes ago, Fuzzy Afro said:

Unpopular opinion but I’m totally fine with excluding anyone who chooses not to take the vaccine from society. Vaccine passports are fine by me.

 

What I will say though is that they shouldn’t be rolled out until every adult has been offered a vaccine. What we absolutely can’t have is all the old duffers down the pub and the young people still locked down. 

 

14 minutes ago, xxialac said:

What if the alternative is the pub has to be closed?

I guess the question as last year is how much they make at reduced capacity vs needing help until they can get to full capacity, and whether they can then survive that with all government help taken away (which I assume will happen as soon as they're allowed to)

I'm completely against vaccine passports because of where they could lead to, but it's pointless arguing against it now, it's happening (and always has been). I'll definitely be proactively seeking out places that don't require them though once I've had my vaccine. 

Edited February 3, 2021 by efcfanwirral

[xxialac]

COVID-19: Boris Johnson says it is 'not practical' to shut borders as he defends hotel quarantine plan.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

The only issue I have with the Vaccine passport, selfishly, will be subject to when I'm able to get the vaccine. Fortunately, I'm in the least vulnerable bracket and rightly at the back of the queue. The official government line is that I should receive the jab "by the Autumn". I very much doubt if events or trips that I have booked and will go ahead as planned will refund if I'm unable to attend because of not being vaccinated. A slippery slope, perhaps?

[steviewevie]

38 minutes ago, Fuzzy Afro said:

What we absolutely can’t have is all the old duffers down the pub and the young people still locked down. 

sounds great!

[Memory Man]

4 minutes ago, xxialac said:

COVID-19: Boris Johnson says it is 'not practical' to shut borders as he defends hotel quarantine plan.

I genuinely think they cant be bothered with doing anything else beyond vaccinating all adults and then telling everyone to go back to normal. 
they’re probs thinking we’re home & dry by sept/oct so why bother

[zahidf]

FIGHT 

 

[Mr.Tease]

1 hour ago, kalifire said:

PM announces “national clap” for Sir Captain Overlord Tom.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-55917475

Sorry for being a cynical misery guts, but isn’t that just a complete fucking waste of time? 

Leading a clap helps people forget how we ended up at this point where people like Tom are dying in such huge numbers

Edited February 3, 2021 by Mr.Tease

[efcfanwirral]

9 minutes ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

The only issue I have with the Vaccine passport, selfishly, will be subject to when I'm able to get the vaccine. Fortunately, I'm in the least vulnerable bracket and rightly at the back of the queue. The official government line is that I should receive the jab "by the Autumn". I very much doubt if events or trips that I have booked and will go ahead as planned will refund if I'm unable to attend because of not being vaccinated. A slippery slope, perhaps?

They absolutely have to put it into law that refunds must be given (or the event/trip moved) if people haven't had a chance to get the vaccine AND giving reasonable time to allow people to get it too. So the event/trip happening the weekend after the first round of under 30s appointments is not an appropriate amount of time to expect someone to have been able to get it sorted

Edited February 3, 2021 by efcfanwirral

[Mr.Tease]

46 minutes ago, Fuzzy Afro said:

Unpopular opinion but I’m totally fine with excluding anyone who chooses not to take the vaccine from society. Vaccine passports are fine by me.

 

What I will say though is that they shouldn’t be rolled out until every adult has been offered a vaccine. What we absolutely can’t have is all the old duffers down the pub and the young people still locked down. 

Older and more vulnerable have been more isolated and less able to do socialising activities for a bit longer than younger people, so I think it's fine if they get to cut loose a bit sooner (as long as it doesn't increase the spread of the disease - don't want a reversal where older people are passing it on to younger people!) 

[Quark]

56 minutes ago, Freddyflintstonree said:

Sorry to be that guy, but I do think this is a little disrespectful to Sir Captain Tom. Probably not the point you were trying to make, but still. 

I'm guessing you mean the Captain Overlord bit rather than the aversion to clapping?

[hodgey123]

9 minutes ago, zahidf said:

FIGHT 

 

Great 'journalism'. Reminds me of the Matt Hancock punch which never happened but of course when that was established, it was already far too late. 

[JoeyT]