So, coronavirus...

[Jb1981]

At a press conference today Professor Chris Whitty stated “the U.K. is heading in the wrong direction”. He also stated we could be seeing 49,000 new cases a day in coming weeks.

Fearmongering!!!! WTF does he know!!!! He's just a lefty

Happy to have a flounce bet with you that we don’t get to 49,000 cases a day in October.

That’s the “without further action” number and they are presumably not going to sit on their hands. Did they specify a target state by mid-October considering any action being put in place?

[Hong Kong]

Fearmongering!!!! WTF does he know!!!! He's just a lefty

Happy to have a flounce bet with you that we don’t get to 49,000 cases a day in October.

That’s the “without further action” number and they are presumably not going to sit on their hands. Did they specify a target state by mid-October considering any action being put in place?

They’ll stop counting to prevent the figures going through the roof a-la orange shitgibbon style and then claim they did a marvellous job

[Bimbowomxn]

Fearmongering!!!! WTF does he know!!!! He's just a lefty

Happy to have a flounce bet with you that we don’t get to 49,000 cases a day in October.

That’s the “without further action” number and they are presumably not going to sit on their hands. Did they specify a target state by mid-October considering any action being put in place?

No where is he saying that. So my flounce bet stands.


Btw, you do realise the figure presented (in red ) was complete and utter fiction and out medical officers should be ashamed of themselves.

[Insane_Homer]

Happy to have a flounce bet with you that we don’t get to 49,000 cases a day in October.

I don't think Chris or Pat post here.

[Bimbowomxn]

Happy to have a flounce bet with you that we don’t get to 49,000 cases a day in October.

I don't think Chris or Pat post here.

If you post their work with no comment or criticism then they do.

Is that a no then?

[Jb1981]

Happy to have a flounce bet with you that we don’t get to 49,000 cases a day in October.

That’s the “without further action” number and they are presumably not going to sit on their hands. Did they specify a target state by mid-October considering any action being put in place?

No where is he saying that. So my flounce bet stands.


Btw, you do realise the figure presented (in red ) was complete and utter fiction and out medical officers should be ashamed of themselves.

What was the figure in red? I was going off the BBC reporting re. potentially 49,000 a day by mid-October if action wasn’t taken. I’m not sure what the modelling was behind that.

[andyrandy]

What was the figure in red? I was going off the BBC reporting re. potentially 49,000 a day by mid-October if action wasn’t taken. I’m not sure what the modelling was behind that.

hypothetical exponential growth

[Insane_Homer]

Happy to have a flounce bet with you that we don’t get to 49,000 cases a day in October.

I don't think Chris or Pat post here.

If you post their work with no comment or criticism then they do.

Is that a no then?

From their press conference, "speaking at a televised address from Downing Street" by the Governments 2 leading Covid advisors, broadcast to the nation yesterday. Did the Spectator not cover it?

I can see how you got confused when I quoted

At a press conference today Professor Chris Whitty stated “the U.K. is heading in the wrong direction”. He also stated we could be seeing 49,000 new cases a day in coming weeks.

There's a video of it here
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus- ... y-12078125

Of course, you clearly know WWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY more than our 2 leading advisors

[Bimbowomxn]

IH - “Boris and the Tories have been terrible “

Real world - “ they’ve followed the advice of Witty and Valance”

IH - “Witty and Valance know best”.


So let’s be clear , you post again support for the 49,000 cases a day by mid Oct, and in no way think it’s a terrible message made for PR purposes to try and scare adherence to ever confusing government message regarding behaviours and Covid.


But not supportive enough to actually put a value on it. ?

[Green light echo]

Happy to have a flounce bet with you that we don’t get to 49,000 cases a day in October.

That’s the “without further action” number and they are presumably not going to sit on their hands. Did they specify a target state by mid-October considering any action being put in place?

No where is he saying that. So my flounce bet stands.


Btw, you do realise the figure presented (in red ) was complete and utter fiction and out medical officers should be ashamed of themselves.

Who would have thought the English turned out to be a bunch of selfish, deluded, corrupt, and inhumane cunts.

Who would have thought?

Shattered England

[Insane_Homer]

IH - “Witty and Valance know best”.

I didn't state they know best, I stated that you think you know better than them.

[Bimbowomxn]

IH - “Witty and Valance know best”.

I didn't state they know best, I stated that you think you know better than them.

Paraphrasing IH ....

Anyway flounce bet is a no then ? These guys know “best” but not enough for you to gamble on.

Gotcha.

Like the fake quotes. There’s something not quite right.

[Insane_Homer]

IH - “Boris and the Tories have been terrible “

https://skwawkbox.org/2020/09/21/sage-s ... to-listen/

Both of the government’s top advisers in the pandemic are on the verge of resigning because of Boris Johnson’s reckless refusal to implement tighter restrictions as scientists warn of 50,000-100,000 new cases per day by October if the spread of the coronavirus is not controlled, according to sources in and around the government’s ‘SAGE’ science group.

Whitty has gone public recently with recommendations for reduced social contact and is reportedly deeply frustrated with the determination of Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock to ignore advice.

....

Both men are reportedly wary of the likelihood that Johnson will try to saddle them with the blame for his failings – which his attempts to claim every decision is because of ‘the science’ have long preferred.

Like the fake quotes. There’s something not quite right.

"paraphrasing"

[Northern Lights]

At a press conference today Professor Chris Whitty stated “the U.K. is heading in the wrong direction”. He also stated we could be seeing 49,000 new cases a day in coming weeks.

Fearmongering!!!! WTF does he know!!!! He's just a lefty

Happy to have a flounce bet with you that we don’t get to 49,000 cases a day in October.

It wont get to half that imo.

[Hal Jordan]

So are we listening to experts now?

[JM2K6]

Please don't quote Skwawkbox, they're not a credible source for anything.

[Insane_Homer]

meanwhile back in March on PR when the DailyMail reported we'd give herb immunity a go.

You know better than our chief medical officer.?

Where did I say I did?

Johnson is acting on the expert advice.

AFAIK the expert advisors where the same then as they are now. But someone's narrative is now a bit upside down.

[Insane_Homer]

Please don't quote Skwawkbox, they're not a credible source for anything.

DailyMail any better?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... kdown.html

[JM2K6]

Please don't quote Skwawkbox, they're not a credible source for anything.

DailyMail any better?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... kdown.html

I mean honestly no not really but just to be clear, Skwawkbox is/are a psychopathic extreme pro-Corbyn cult who've repeatedly bent/twisted the truth (or lied) and cannot be trusted in the slightest

[Biffer]

Looking forward to herb immunity. I don't much like oregano.

[Margin__Walker]

To be fair, the 49,000 cases a day figure is the hypothetical, worst case based on no action and exponential growth (which I'm guessing isn't a given even with no action). Would also depend of testing capacity etc.

We're not getting near it in that time-frame imo.

There's clearly a problem with the way things are trending though and it will be interesting to see which levers they pull this week.

[Margin__Walker]

Testing really is the key to everything and that's the biggest frustration at this point. If everyone could get a quick reliable local test, the disruption can be massively reduced.

They've had six months to get their shit together on it and it doesn't seem to be working.

[SaintK]

Testing really is the key to everything and that's the biggest frustration at this point. If everyone could get a quick reliable local test, the disruption can be massively reduced.

They've had six months to get their shit together on it and it doesn't seem to be working.

It's a shambles and has been incredibly badly managed

[Raggs]

Looking forward to herb immunity. I don't much like oregano.

Alas, I have an issue with basil now. Had a meal with too much pesto (that probably wasn't the problem) and was dog sick for a day or so after, now that flavour often brings it to mind. Is Herb immunity only specific herbs? Or is it a general immunity?

[fishfoodie]

Testing really is the key to everything and that's the biggest frustration at this point. If everyone could get a quick reliable local test, the disruption can be massively reduced.

They've had six months to get their shit together on it and it doesn't seem to be working.

If you had a moderately efficient track & track app & service, you could at least be more efficient with targeting who gets the tests too.

[Insane_Homer]

Weatherspoons claimed to have served 32 million customers recently, but we've only tested 18.7 million so far, so why don't we just test everyone going to a Weatherspoons and give em a free pint, win-win?

[tabascoboy]

Looking forward to herb immunity. I don't much like oregano.

It's just a matter of thyme.

[Bimbowomxn]

The testing has been a Dido success . We’ve tested more people than anywhere else, using a test that doesn’t really work on people that don’t need a test.

[Bimbowomxn]

Weatherspoons claimed to have served 32 million customers recently, but we've only tested 18.7 million so far, so why don't we just test everyone going to a Weatherspoons and give em a free pint, win-win?

Community testing is actually a good
Idea.

[Saint]

So it's back to work from home if possible then. Not the mandatory closing of offices of the lockdown (yet)........

[Raggs]

So it's back to work from home if possible then. Not the mandatory closing of offices of the lockdown (yet)........

Bet's on them closing the schools before they close the pubs completely?

[Jb1981]

Looking forward to herb immunity. I don't much like oregano.

It's just a matter of thyme.

Sage advice.

[Saint]

So it's back to work from home if possible then. Not the mandatory closing of offices of the lockdown (yet)........

Bet's on them closing the schools before they close the pubs completely?

I think they're desperately trying to avoid closing things down - so move faster, but less harshly than last time. It should be possible to keep the pubs, schools, retail, offices all open if limited restrictions are in place.

[fishfoodie]

Weatherspoons claimed to have served 32 million customers recently, but we've only tested 18.7 million so far, so why don't we just test everyone going to a Weatherspoons and give em a free pint, win-win?

Call it "Operation Shitfaced"

[Insane_Homer]

It was mint to be.

[sturginho]

Looking forward to herb immunity. I don't much like oregano.

It's just a matter of thyme.

Sage advice.

So what's the dill?

[tabascoboy]

It's just a matter of thyme.

Sage advice.

So what's the dill?

Still need to keep it at Bay

[Insane_Homer]

but do be careful, you might be tarragon tomorrow.

[TB63]

Oh cumin now..

These puns s parsley deserve quoting..

[Insane_Homer]

we cayenne keep it up much longer.