When will this shit end?

[squirrelarmy]

3 minutes ago, Leyrulion said:

Woo! The new testing system to get back to normal is piloting in Salford

So they’re testing the new pilot scheme in the part of the country that’s currently being affected the most. 
 

It’s either going to fail completely or prove that it works even in a high risk area. 

[Ozanne]

Why does Vallance say 'Steroids' so weirdly?

[Crazyfool01]

5 minutes ago, Leyrulion said:

Woo! The new testing system to get back to normal is piloting in Salford. 

Happy to do my bit by going to as many test events, theatres or sports as possible. 

 

Show off !!  

[Zoo Music Girl]

1 minute ago, Ozanne said:

Why does Vallance say 'Steroids' so weirdly?

Haha was just wondering the same thing 

[stuie]

11 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

That’s been in for a while .. u must have missed it ... in amongst the flannel 

It seems to be new in some way...

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-09-09/hands-face-space-campaign-launched-as-positive-coronavirus-cases-rise
 

Either way, if anyone doesn’t know those three things by now, a slogan isn’t going to help them!

[ace56blaa]

Is this the first time questions from the public have actually been useful

[DeanoL]

Wait so the 2 household rule is gone then? It's just the 6 people rule? So what they've actually done is loosen restrictions for the majority of cases?

[Ozanne]

'This will be legally enforced'

aka this will be barely enforced.

[philipsteak]

20 minutes ago, Fuzzy Afro said:

Only in a limited and specific way 

It's the only way

[Crazyfool01]

Peston ... just one question ... Boris will avoid the important one 

Edited September 9, 2020 by crazyfool1

[Zoo Music Girl]

Fucking hell Peston

[Ozanne]

1 minute ago, DeanoL said:

Wait so the 2 household rule is gone then? It's just the 6 people rule? So what they've actually done is loosen restrictions for the majority of cases?

Depends on the size of your household. I'd say it limits more, however it goes against their previous comments of household transmissions.

[Matt42]

Laura challenging the rules? She must be a labour activist! Only a labour activist can challenge or think these rules are faulty!

[ace56blaa]

Why ask about christmas now, like they'll be any answer that could predict what would happen in 3 months. 

It still seems to me that the government are expecting to be able to keep infections under control and that we will not be restricted further.

By the end of the month, the government will be saying not enough people followed the rule of 6 and they need to close pubs and w/e else

[philipsteak]

28 minutes ago, stuie said:

We’ve got a new 3 point slogan:

Hands - Face - Space

People get paid for this shit! 

 

There was a point where he said it in quite a sing song way (something like "wash your hands, cover your face) and my brain immediately went to " Thank you baked potato"

[DeanoL]

3 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

Depends on the size of your household. I'd say it limits more, however it goes against their previous comments of household transmissions.

It's more the number of people wanting to meet? It's more restrictive for outdoors, but now two people in my household can go to another couple's house, and a third couple can join us. Which couldn't happen before. Or six people from different houses can all go to the cinema together. 

I know the reality was the "only two households" bit was being ignored, but presenting this as a tightening of the rules when, making it a law aside, it's the opposite is bizarre.

[Ozanne]

Just now, ace56blaa said:

Why ask about christmas now, like they'll be any answer that could predict what would happen in 3 months. 

It still seems to me that the government are expecting to be able to keep infections under control and that we will not be restricted further.

By the end of the month, the government will be saying not enough people followed the rule of 6 and they need to close pubs and w/e else

Because it's the last time they had a chance to ask Johnson about it. It's important too for many people.

 

So Boris just said it's early to tell about Christmas, however he himself said about returning to normality by Christmas in July! If it's too early now, it certainly was then.

[DeanoL]

1 minute ago, Ozanne said:

Because it's the last time they had a chance to ask Johnson about it. It's important too for many people.

 

So Boris just said it's early to tell about Christmas, however he himself said about returning to normality by Christmas in July! If it's too early now, it certainly was then.

I mean he literally started the conference by saying it's an update as "we go into autumn and winter" - from that I'd be surprised if he plans on bothering to do another one himself before Christmas.

[efcfanwirral]

17 minutes ago, Leyrulion said:

Woo! The new testing system to get back to normal is piloting in Salford. 

Happy to do my bit by going to as many test events, theatres or sports as possible. 

 

Didnt see the press conference- is he on about testing at the event or before? 

[Zoo Music Girl]

Whitty basically saying they can't keep up with the demand for testing at the moment there 

[ace56blaa]

2 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

Because it's the last time they had a chance to ask Johnson about it. It's important too for many people.

 

So Boris just said it's early to tell about Christmas, however he himself said about returning to normality by Christmas in July! If it's too early now, it certainly was then.

For me it just seems like they are hoping to have a huge headline to write "Johnson says christmas is cancelled" etc. Or get him to slip up and promise christmas so they can call him out when he doesn't deliver. 

Journalists seem to be more obsessed with using loaded questions to get a specific answer from Boris, it always frustrated me about these conferences. 

Christmas is important, but there is so much stuff you could ask and get legitimate answers, anyone with half a brain should know that the answer to questions about christmas, depends on the state of uk closer to the time. we could curb the virus or have a significant second wave. but we just dont know now and yet two separate journalists have asked about it. 

[Ozanne]

1 minute ago, ace56blaa said:

For me it just seems like they are hoping to have a huge headline to write "Johnson says christmas is cancelled" etc. Or get him to slip up and promise christmas so they can call him out when he doesn't deliver. 

Journalists seem to be more obsessed with using loaded questions to get a specific answer from Boris, it always frustrated me about these conferences. 

Christmas is important, but there is so much stuff you could ask and get legitimate answers, anyone with half a brain should know that the answer to questions about christmas, depends on the state of uk closer to the time. we could curb the virus or have a significant second wave. but we just dont know now and yet two separate journalists have asked about it. 

He already said that about Christmas which is why they are pressing him on it. If he doesn't want to be pressed on something then he should chose his words more carefully.

[ShakeyCrash]

23 minutes ago, Leyrulion said:

Woo! The new testing system to get back to normal is piloting in Salford. 

Happy to do my bit by going to as many test events, theatres or sports as possible. 

 

I'd be happier if they piloted this in Pilton in June

[Crazyfool01]

Boris doesn’t want to blame people ... that made me lol 😆 

[Fuzzy Afro]

18 minutes ago, DeanoL said:

Wait so the 2 household rule is gone then? It's just the 6 people rule? So what they've actually done is loosen restrictions for the majority of cases?

Key point is that it’s an actual rule now. Guidelines will just by widely ignored. This is enforceable.