The General Covid19 Thread

Along_the_Wire

LT42 Yup. They aren’t buying editorial comment and to be fair to the British media, all of them are giving the government a pasting.

bosstrabs

Along_the_Wire Except the Telegraph, which nowadays seems to be Tory Pravda (unlike the old days when they were small ‘c’ conservative and often deeply critical of the Tory party).

Along_the_Wire

bosstrabs they’re critical, have you read it recently? They certainly wouldn’t write the branded content that the government are buying in their paper

bosstrabs

Along_the_Wire I don’t read it often. 1. It’s paywalled, 2. I think it’s gone right down the pan.

Whenever I’ve picked it up it seems to love the government, basically for Brexit. Apart from Tom Harwood and Ambrose whatever his name is (Economics guy), whose positions I can’t even figure out - they’re just nutcases/amateurs.

Along_the_Wire

bosstrabs I agree with you, just not on Covid - they’re going after the government on that one. The Telegraph is a pile of shit, completely agree - it may not survive this crisis.

Smallman1

The Grauniad has been going down the pan for years now.

Click bait for middle class lefties.

Along_the_Wire

Smallman1 It’s been genuinely atrocious during this crisis. Absolute shite.

Smallman1

Awful.

Jules72

Went to meet some mates on Southbank tonight…60% masks compliance on the way to Waterloo from Wimbledon (overground)… asked platform attendant at Waterloo why there was no enforcement - he said it was police’s job… found 3 police bods walking around.. they said it was transport police’s job… found one transport police who said he is concerned but they don’t have the manpower… on the way back, loads of people getting on train without a mask… found 3 transport police standing 30 metres away from the ticket barriers talking amongst themselves… challenged them as to why they weren’t enforcing masks and they just got all antsy. Took down their PC numbers and will complain. Fuck you Boris Johnson.

Jules72

Makes my blood boil more than Brexit - the fucking incompetence is just incredible… people will die and the economy will suffer. I actually wrote to my MP earlier in the evening to complain that the government has given the population the impression the pandemic is over. She replied and pushed back.. I said to her dont defend the indefensible - raise your voice….

Smallman1

Every pub I went past earlier was rammo.

Everyone was 30 or younger, they’re thinking they’re immune to it not considering the wider implications.

The idiots are winning.

Jules72

Smallman1 surprised then Southbank quite empty.. Guess people going out in their neighbourhoods… what I don’t get is why you would drink inside when you can do so outside… that’s really fckng empty headed

hugopal

Smallman1 I’ve just been onto National Rail and if you’ve got 5+ cans of Nelson on you, you can take your mask off.

Winning.

Smallman1 The idiots are winning.

Smallman1

Agreed.

Insane.

LT42

Smallman1

Have to say though Jules I’m not sure how keen I’d be on getting on public transport to go to the Southbank either.

No judging brother, just saying.

Jules72

Smallman1 well… there aren’t that many people on the overground .. if you see someone without a mask you walk away. The challenge for me is getting wound up - is it worth the anger/stress?

Smallman1

That photo is genuinely terrifying LT!

Millsy

Ffs

Jules72

Got to say, this is the first time I’ve ever felt unsafe in my own country… that law and order has imploded

Smallman1

Jules72 well… there aren’t that many people on the overground .. if you see someone without a mask you walk away. The challenge for me is getting wound up - is it worth the anger/stress?

As Liam so wonderfully sang.

Is it worth the aaaaaaagravashuuuun?

Smallman1

Common sense.

Two words that have vacated thought process.

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