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They are gonna lock us up...

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    They are gonna lock us up...

    I predict a riot. Johnson is good at getting those going.

    Coronavirus UK: 'Total social lockdown' possible for London and North | Metro News

    Ministers are reportedly considering a ‘total social lockdown’ for London and parts of the North if coronavirus infection rates do not fall. A senior Government source told The Times the country ‘wasn’t ready’ to hear the plans last week, but they have been suggested to help stop the second wave in its tracks. Under the emergency plan, pubs, restaurants and hospitality venues would be forced to shut for at least two weeks and households would be banned from meeting each other in any indoor location. Schools, essential shops and offices where people cannot work from home would be left open.

    Currently, areas with local restrictions are in partial social lockdown as mixing households is banned – but pubs, hospitality venues and non-essential shops usually remain open for people visiting in their own ‘bubbles’. The measures were initially presented to the Government last week, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejected them fearing a backlash from MPs and the public. ‘The nation and the party wasn’t ready for us to go any further last week,’ the Government source added. ‘There wasn’t a wide enough understanding of how substantial the second wave could be.

    ‘Unlike the first lockdown, nobody has seen pictures of body bags in Spain or France on the TV yet, which had a very powerful effect. You have to take people with you. ‘Tougher measures on social interaction will have to come though. They’re inevitable in some parts if you look at the numbers.’ The emergency measures could be imposed in Covid-19 hotspots including the whole of London, Merseyside and north-east England as early as this week. Liverpool recorded 146.3 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people last week, up from 95.8 the week before, while South Tyneside recorded 137.8 cases per 100,000 last week, up from 86. Downing Street reportedly hopes to avoid a national social lockdown, with infection rates remaining low in the country’s southwest and southeast, outside of London.
    "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

    #2
    People soon forget this:

    Coronavirus: Spanish army finds care home residents '''dead and abandoned''' - BBC News.

    Maybe they need to see it on their doorstep.

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      #3
      You could always go for a lock in: (paywall) Parliament’s bars exempt from 10pm coronavirus curfew | News | The Times

      Boris Johnson's restrictions for pubs will not apply to bars in parliament.

      Despite requiring pubs to close at 10pm, and encouraging drinking establishments to collect data for the track and trace system, the Times reports the same rules will not apply where politicians frequent.

      That is because parliament is using a loophole which claims “workplace canteens may remain open where there is no practical alternative for staff at that workplace to obtain food”.


      One parliamentary source called it a "massive own goal" as Commons authorities insisted the arrangements are continually under review.


      One of those to criticise the news is Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan, who told viewers: “It’s kicking out time for the entire country, apart from MPs…. Is that a joke? It’s one rule for us and one rule for them.”


      A spokesperson for the House of Commons confirmed the arrangements, telling the newspaper: "We continue to follow social distancing and cleaning measures as a Covid-secure workplace in order to reduce the transmission of the disease through social distancing signage, one way systems, socially distanced seating arrangements, contactless payments, marshalling and additional cleaning".
      Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.

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        #4
        If they are doing a late sitting in parliament then I think it's right to ensure refreshments are available, otherwise, I see no reason for MPs to need to be on site of an evening. Don't they have mistresses to go home to?

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          #5
          Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
          If they are doing a late sitting in parliament then I think it's right to ensure refreshments are available, otherwise, I see no reason for MPs to need to be on site of an evening. Don't they have mistresses to go home to?
          If your Mistress is at your home then you're very brave, very stupid or you have a very understanding wife.
          Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Zigenare View Post
            If your Mistress is at your home then you're very brave, very stupid or you have a very understanding wife.
            2nd home presumably.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Zigenare View Post
              If your Mistress is at your home then you're very brave, very stupid or you have a very understanding wife.
              Clearly you have no experience in having a mistress and how to keep her.
              "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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                #8
                Originally posted by Zigenare View Post
                If your Mistress is at your home then you're very brave, very stupid or you have a very understanding wife.
                Or you're the PM....

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
                  People soon forget this:

                  Coronavirus: Spanish army finds care home residents '''dead and abandoned''' - BBC News.

                  Maybe they need to see it on their doorstep.
                  Yes, i'm not sure anyone has made us aware that people die from this.

                  People are beginning to make personal judgments about risk and quality of life after 6 months of hardship.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by minestrone View Post
                    Yes, i'm not sure anyone has made us aware that people die from this.

                    People are beginning to make personal judgments about risk and quality of life after 6 months of hardship.
                    Risks to themselves or risks to the broader public?

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