When will this shit end?

[Ozanne]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/08/coronavirus-gatherings-of-more-than-six-to-be-banned-in-england?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
 

Boris listened to me and is holding a press conference tomorrow. I hope he has Whitty and Vallance with him. 

[shoptildrop]

So new gathering rules but don't worry covid avoids work, school, team sports, weddings and funerals  (oh and the next 5 days are okay too)

Edited September 8, 2020 by shoptildrop

[Lizzim]

2 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

Yep but they are the ones blaming people surely ? That’s the issue ... some humility where they make errors ... that works better with me anyway ... 

Humility, I agree.  Most politicians are not brave enough to show that . Pity that the general population don't have the same view you do, or rather some media giants don't allow admission of honest errors.

In saying that I think our current government are floundering in ineptitude.

[Matt42]

1 minute ago, shoptildrop said:

So new gathering rules but don't worry covid avoids work, school, weddings and funerals  (on and the next 5 days are okay too)

Hate this government they can fuck off. Who proofreads these rules?

[Ozanne]

2 minutes ago, shoptildrop said:

So new gathering rules but don't worry covid avoids work, school, team sports, weddings and funerals  (oh and the next 5 days are okay too)

This is hella dumb. 

[shoptildrop]

Just now, Matt42 said:

Hate this government they can fuck off. Who proofreads these rules?

I know, this is why people are struggling to see the sense which would lead to higher compliance... but as it's the usual mixed bag no wonder people are going f**k it  

[zahidf]

3 minutes ago, shoptildrop said:

So new gathering rules but don't worry covid avoids work, school, team sports, weddings and funerals  (oh and the next 5 days are okay too)

Does it apply to socially distant gigs/plays/pubs?

[shoptildrop]

Just now, Ozanne said:

This is hella dumb. 

I know, just added team sports as that was on the BBC article - I don't disagree with reducing gatherings but these exemptions make a mockery tbh

[shoptildrop]

Just now, zahidf said:

Does it apply to socially distant gigs/plays/pubs?

No idea its make it up as you go along ideology 

[Lizzim]

1 minute ago, Ozanne said:

This is hella dumb.

Definitely rabbit in headlights.  

[Chapple12345]

1 minute ago, zahidf said:

Does it apply to socially distant gigs/plays/pubs?

I wouldn't say so, the rules beforehand were up to 30 people and many of these events and locations e.g. restaurants would have more than that attending 

[shoptildrop]

Oh and another part in the BBC

Several exemptions apply to the new rules - which come into force on 14 September - with households and support bubbles bigger than six people are unaffected.

[zahidf]

Just now, shoptildrop said:

Oh and another part in the BBC

Several exemptions apply to the new rules - which come into force on 14 September - with households and support bubbles bigger than six people are unaffected.

So.... people will lie and say its two households?

[steviewevie]

Wow - anyone just saw the report from a city in US with different militia groups on the streets?

[Matt42]

1 minute ago, shoptildrop said:

Oh and another part in the BBC

Several exemptions apply to the new rules - which come into force on 14 September - with households and support bubbles bigger than six people are unaffected.

I want to repeatedly bang my head against the hardest brick wall

[steviewevie]

let's face it, the 30 people thing is to stop house parties. That's it for now.

[shoptildrop]

1 minute ago, zahidf said:

So.... people will lie and say its two households?

Its gonna be interesting

[steviewevie]

2 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Wow - anyone just saw the report from a city in US with different militia groups on the streets?

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-09-08/the-wild-west-without-a-sheriff-itv-news-witnesses-a-brazen-display-of-militia-power

[shoptildrop]

Daily Fail getting the Christmas scares in early

meaning Christmas family reunions have been put under threat. 

[squirrelarmy]

1 minute ago, steviewevie said:

Wow - anyone just saw the report from a city in US with different militia groups on the streets?

Again? Last time it was two sets of armed protesters facing off against each other with no intervention from the police because “freedom”

[shoptildrop]

1 minute ago, steviewevie said:

let's face it, the 30 people thing is to stop house parties. That's it for now.

do you really thing it will though given all the exemptions? if anything I think it will make it worse as there will be a lot of f**k being said (folk will feel safer at home that a place full of strangers)

[steviewevie]

2 minutes ago, shoptildrop said:

do you really thing it will though given all the exemptions? if anything I think it will make it worse as there will be a lot of f**k being said (folk will feel safer at home that a place full of strangers)

it will keep police busy once students are back at Uni.

[Ozanne]

You can’t hang out with more than 6 members of your family but you can still go to work then go to the pub after with plenty of other strangers. Dumb. 

[squirrelarmy]

Why not start it tomorrow as you know everyone will be having parties this weekend while they still can or do they only bring in immediate restrictions when they are wanting to contain specific groups of our society. 

[Waterdeep]

Hopefully just a blip

https://www.statnews.com/2020/09/08/astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-study-put-on-hold-due-to-suspected-adverse-reaction-in-participant-in-the-u-k/