news & politics:discussion

[steviewevie]

4 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

I would suppose London has more tourists which isn't really going too be thriving at the moment along with the WFH order is keeping many away. That's what happen when the virus is allowed to run rampant though, the remaining amount of people will be put off and/or self isolating.

Anyone on here live/work in London? Is it really that quiet? I was down there in early December, admittedly before plan B and omicron started really taking off, and on a Saturday before christmas, but it was really busy.

[Crazyfool01]

1 minute ago, steviewevie said:

Anyone on here live/work in London? Is it really that quiet? I was down there in early December, admittedly before plan B and omicron started really taking off, and on a Saturday before christmas, but it was really busy.

@Homer 

[steviewevie]

9 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

I would suppose London has more tourists which isn't really going too be thriving at the moment along with the WFH order is keeping many away. That's what happen when the virus is allowed to run rampant though, the remaining amount of people will be put off and/or self isolating.

Very rare to see tourists in Manchester. Occassionally you see them and they just look scared.

[Guest]

Back on topic - 

So it seems that Lord Geidt is a stooge. Shocker.

[kingbadger]

8 minutes ago, Barry Fish said:

You don't think hospitals struggling to function and mass removal of civil liberty is not on topic in a politics thread? strange man...

Not in one titled Non-Covid News, no. 

[tigger123]

51 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Anyone on here live/work in London? Is it really that quiet? I was down there in early December, admittedly before plan B and omicron started really taking off, and on a Saturday before christmas, but it was really busy.

Yep, I was in holborn today, pretty quiet, a lot of the cafes aren’t open, not sure about shops as there aren’t many high street shops in holborn 

[philipsteak]

1 hour ago, Barry Fish said:

The video is taken in a spot in London where all you can do is shop...  Its usually quiet in Jan for obvious reasons.  Maybe not that quiet but its hardly busy in Jan.

There'd be January sales though. 

[Guest]

 

So the tax rise is apparently to pay for Brexit and not Covid.

[steviewevie]

5 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

 

So the tax rise is apparently to pay for Brexit and not Covid.

Brexit dividend.

[steviewevie]

[steviewevie]

[steviewevie]

These are the sort of culture wars the tories are desperate to keep going...try and distract from all the other shit.

 

[squirrelarmy]

19 hours ago, Ozanne said:

So the tax rise is apparently to pay for Brexit and not Covid.

I didn’t vote for Brexit so I’d prefer not be paying the extra tax. 
 

Let those that voted for it foot the bill. 

[Guest]

57 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

I didn’t vote for Brexit so I’d prefer not be paying the extra tax. 
 

Let those that voted for it foot the bill. 

I’d go for that. 

[Guest]

Cummings is back. 

 

[Zoo Music Girl]

22 hours ago, steviewevie said:

Anyone on here live/work in London? Is it really that quiet? I was down there in early December, admittedly before plan B and omicron started really taking off, and on a Saturday before christmas, but it was really busy.

I live in London and used to sometimes work from an office right around the corner from that video. However I'm fully WFH at the moment (only been back there twice since 2020) so it's hard to say. I live in zone 3 which feels about normal for a damp January. My gym is busy.

My partner and I have been to a couple of big stations lately while visiting family and felt pretty busy, but it's so hard to tell as London is always quieter over Christmas in my experience.

We cancelled most social stuff in the week before Christmas to ensure we wouldn't have to isolate or anything before Christmas so haven't been out in central for a while. I did have plans tonight in Waterloo and was curious to see how busy it was, but have had to cancel.

That doesn't help much, does it? Ha.

I have been pinged by the app twice this week so clearly a lot of it about as I've barely been anywhere really.

[steviewevie]

13 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

I live in London and used to sometimes work from an office right around the corner from that video. However I'm fully WFH at the moment (only been back there twice since 2020) so it's hard to say. I live in zone 3 which feels about normal for a damp January. My gym is busy.

My partner and I have been to a couple of big stations lately while visiting family and felt pretty busy, but it's so hard to tell as London is always quieter over Christmas in my experience.

We cancelled most social stuff in the week before Christmas to ensure we wouldn't have to isolate or anything before Christmas so haven't been out in central for a while. I did have plans tonight in Waterloo and was curious to see how busy it was, but have had to cancel.

That doesn't help much, does it? Ha.

I have been pinged by the app twice this week so clearly a lot of it about as I've barely been anywhere really.

live reporting from London.

[steviewevie]

 

[Zoo Music Girl]

55 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

live reporting from London.

You're welcome!

[fred quimby]

4 hours ago, steviewevie said:

What a stupid quote

[steviewevie]

 

[Guest]

11 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

 

Is the TL:DR, the Tories happened for the past 10 years?

[Zoo Music Girl]

Back to US politics, would really recommend the podcast The Coming Storm on BBC Sounds, all about QAnon, Pizzagate etc. Have been racing through it.

[stt11]

This morning I awoke to find an enormous blister on the palm of my left hand. I spent hours fretting about where it came from. I was totally convinced it was a Covid thing. I panicked!! I really hated myself for ordering a takeaway from KFC, yesterday. And I felt really stupid for catching Covid while sitting at home.

I took a Covid test and shoved something into the microwave. Then I remembered I’d removed a hot bowl from it yesterday!!! I then realised this had caused the blister. I then received a negative test result! I was then left contemplating a little red mark, that was bowl shaped, on the heel of my hand. This confirmed my hypothesis. I thought I’d share this moment with you guys. I’m cutting down on KFC.

Edited January 8, 2022 by stt11

[steviewevie]

53 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

Back to US politics, would really recommend the podcast The Coming Storm on BBC Sounds, all about QAnon, Pizzagate etc. Have been racing through it.

Yeah have listened to first couple of episodes of that...utter mad shit.