NPR

Insane_Homer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 2:16 pm for 3,105 to reach the 17,234 as per above the weekly reproduction factor was ~1.535 per week as opposed to the do nothing, doubling, worst case scenario of 2.

dpedin wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 8:32 am Third visit to gym last night - managed 25 min cycle and 40 mins of weights whilst wearing surgical mask each time and I didn't fall down dead! In fact no discernible difference whatsoever. Gym is well ventilated and has excellent distancing and cleaning processes in place i.e. clean equipment before and after use. Everyone following the rules but as a 61 year old with mild asthma why not wear a mask? Most don't wear one but a few older ones of us do - no comments or even strange looks from anyone just everyone going about their business.

From figures I have seen it looks like we (Scotland) are right on track for a second peak of cases around end of December time just as the modellers said. Interim lock down will slow the numbers and NHS demand down a good bit hopefully but there will still be significant pressure on ICU and acute beds well into Jan and Feb. Central belt already under pressure with existing covid19 designated beds full in some places - St Johns, Livingston - and the most looking to expand covid19 bed and ICU capacity at the expense of routine care. Stay safe.

Also see the Spector app/Kings college study providing even more evidence about the longer term effects of covid19 and says we need to focus not just on excess deaths but also need to consider the health and economic impact of the longer term impact of covid19. Just as well folk were worrying about it now rather than waiting until later?

I see that the dodgy 'bra wummin from Glasgow' Michelle Mone and hubby's business mate Mr Page - is getting in on the crooked PPE contract game via her Tory contacts. Sets up shell company and gets multi million contract to supply PPE via sub contractors a month after setting the company up. £122m to supply 25m gowns. Will probably clear a bigger profit than Burnham was looking for whole of Manchester.

And finally US study of excess deaths suggests that the US has c290,000 excess deaths due to covid19 and its impact - way to go Tango Twat!

I am not even going to mention Brexit and impact on supply chains at same time as all this is happening, I will however be making sure I have sufficient supply of drugs and certain products in run up to new year.

So it is all going well then! Just as well the Blonde Bumblecunt has it all under control and the messaging is clear and concise. Good luck everyone.

Insane_Homer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:57 pm 26,688 new cases
191 deaths

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 4:05 pm

Insane_Homer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:57 pm 26,688 new cases
191 deaths

Still no where near.


Fear mongering .

Insane_Homer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 5:10 pm 512 deaths reported in the last 3 days

fear mongering

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 5:29 pm

Insane_Homer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 5:10 pm 512 deaths reported in the last 3 days

fear mongering

As I said you’re a poor mans Piers Morgan.

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:42 pm

Hal Jordan wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:19 pm I see some cunt Tory MP's response to the suggestion that we give food to hungry kids via an extension to the free school meals into the holiday is, "Children have been going hungry under a Labour Government for years" and then some bullshit about Universal Credit.

It’s a parents job to feed their children.

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:59 am

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:42 pm

Hal Jordan wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:19 pm I see some cunt Tory MP's response to the suggestion that we give food to hungry kids via an extension to the free school meals into the holiday is, "Children have been going hungry under a Labour Government for years" and then some bullshit about Universal Credit.

It’s a parents job to feed their children.

And if they are unable to do so for whatever reason, how would you suggest we deal with the situation?

frodder wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:53 am

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:59 am

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:42 pm


It’s a parents job to feed their children.

And if they are unable to do so for whatever reason, how would you suggest we deal with the situation?

Point of order: Did Bimbo say that?

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:59 am

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:42 pm

Hal Jordan wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:19 pm I see some cunt Tory MP's response to the suggestion that we give food to hungry kids via an extension to the free school meals into the holiday is, "Children have been going hungry under a Labour Government for years" and then some bullshit about Universal Credit.

It’s a parents job to feed their children.

And if they are unable to do so for whatever reason, how would you suggest we deal with the situation?

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:05 am

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:59 am

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:42 pm


It’s a parents job to feed their children.

And if they are unable to do so for whatever reason, how would you suggest we deal with the situation?

There’s plenty of safety nets available, and should go through the correct agency so the other potential issues are noted and dealt with. Covering up this potentially dangerous parenting with mass feeding is irresponsible.


Plus it’s is a parents responsibility to feed their children. Not yours or mine.

The emotive nonsense about the moral decision is very misplaced. If you’re angry with anyone be angry with Parents who treat their children this way.

There’s plenty of safety nets available, and should go through the correct agency so the other potential issues are noted and dealt with.

Does anyone really think people are spending their dough on BetFred and takeaway pizzas, whilst letting their children go hungry?

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:48 am

Does anyone really think people are spending their dough on BetFred and takeaway pizzas, whilst letting their children go hungry?

Well yes, that’s exactly what happens. I know these poor families and poor parents exist.

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:48 am I know these poor families and poor parents exist.

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:43 am

There’s plenty of safety nets available, and should go through the correct agency so the other potential issues are noted and dealt with.

Only someone who has never had to deal with said safety nets and agencies could say something this crass.

Insane_Homer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:53 am

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:48 am I know these poor families and poor parents exist.

Some parents are cunts, so their children should suffer.

Conservative MP quits government job over free school meals

A Tory MP has quit her government job after voting for a Labour motion to offer free school meals during holidays until Easter 2021. Caroline Ansell said vouchers were not a long-term solution - but they helped families struggling with the pandemic.

Five Conservative MPs rebelled against their party by voting with Labour - including Ms Ansell who has now stepped down as parliamentary private secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

'Not perfect'
Explaining her decision, she said: "In these unprecedented times I am very concerned to be doing all we can to help lower income families and their children who are really struggling due to the impact of the virus."

She said that food vouchers were "not perfect" arguing that it is better to link meals to activities so children "can also benefit from extra-curricular learning and experience".

However. she added that vouchers could help families in her Eastbourne constituency who were struggling as a result of the pandemic.

The government's stance has also been criticised by Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage, who tweeted: "If the government can subsidise Eat Out to Help Out, not being seen to give poor kids lunch in the school holidays looks mean and is wrong."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-54642788

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:54 am

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:43 am

There’s plenty of safety nets available, and should go through the correct agency so the other potential issues are noted and dealt with.

Only someone who has never had to deal with said safety nets and agencies could say something this crass.

So avoiding these agencies is the answer.

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:57 am

Insane_Homer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:53 am

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:48 am I know these poor families and poor parents exist.

Some parents are cunts, so their children should suffer.

They should be in the system and not allowed to carry on with their poor decisions.


Feed your own children ffs.

ASMO wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:51 am

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:48 am

Does anyone really think people are spending their dough on BetFred and takeaway pizzas, whilst letting their children go hungry?

Well yes, that’s exactly what happens. I know these poor families and poor parents exist.

What is your evidence to support that statement? and i dont mean the Daily Mail either, nothing published by that shitrag can be trusted.

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:40 am We have a situation where up to a third of Universal credit claimants are in work, likewise a similar proportion of foodbank users working. Trussell Trust is one of three big foodbank providers and they gave out 1.9 million parcels during the year to 31st of March 2020.

Does anyone really think people are spending their dough on BetFred and takeaway pizzas, whilst letting their children go hungry?


I always thought that the Tories were good at spin, dog knows they got a lot of people to vote for them, but this school meals issue is a PR disaster for them, obviously not to the wing nuts who can't see beyond their own privet hedge, but out here in the real world this plays very badly for them, and all for not a lot of money.

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:02 pm

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:57 am

Insane_Homer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:53 am
Some parents are cunts, so their children should suffer.

They should be in the system and not allowed to carry on with their poor decisions.


Feed your own children ffs.

Again, repeating this is piss easy, but it doesn't actually address the problem.

Congratulations on being less empathetic than Nigel fucking Farage.

Slick wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:06 pm

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:40 am We have a situation where up to a third of Universal credit claimants are in work, likewise a similar proportion of foodbank users working. Trussell Trust is one of three big foodbank providers and they gave out 1.9 million parcels during the year to 31st of March 2020.

Does anyone really think people are spending their dough on BetFred and takeaway pizzas, whilst letting their children go hungry?


I always thought that the Tories were good at spin, dog knows they got a lot of people to vote for them, but this school meals issue is a PR disaster for them, obviously not to the wing nuts who can't see beyond their own privet hedge, but out here in the real world this plays very badly for them, and all for not a lot of money.

This is an issue that does my head in. How can, for instance, a full time employee of Tesco which makes 100's of millions in profit every year, be so low paid that they need government assistance to live. It's crazy.

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:08 pm

Slick wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:06 pm

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:40 am We have a situation where up to a third of Universal credit claimants are in work, likewise a similar proportion of foodbank users working. Trussell Trust is one of three big foodbank providers and they gave out 1.9 million parcels during the year to 31st of March 2020.

Does anyone really think people are spending their dough on BetFred and takeaway pizzas, whilst letting their children go hungry?


I always thought that the Tories were good at spin, dog knows they got a lot of people to vote for them, but this school meals issue is a PR disaster for them, obviously not to the wing nuts who can't see beyond their own privet hedge, but out here in the real world this plays very badly for them, and all for not a lot of money.

This is an issue that does my head in. How can, for instance, a full time employee of Tesco which makes 100's of millions in profit every year, be so low paid that they need government assistance to live. It's crazy.

The answer isn’t likely to be more benefits.

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:08 pm

Slick wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:06 pm

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:40 am We have a situation where up to a third of Universal credit claimants are in work, likewise a similar proportion of foodbank users working. Trussell Trust is one of three big foodbank providers and they gave out 1.9 million parcels during the year to 31st of March 2020.

Does anyone really think people are spending their dough on BetFred and takeaway pizzas, whilst letting their children go hungry?


I always thought that the Tories were good at spin, dog knows they got a lot of people to vote for them, but this school meals issue is a PR disaster for them, obviously not to the wing nuts who can't see beyond their own privet hedge, but out here in the real world this plays very badly for them, and all for not a lot of money.

This is an issue that does my head in. How can, for instance, a full time employee of Tesco which makes 100's of millions in profit every year, be so low paid that they need government assistance to live. It's crazy.

The answer isn’t likely to be more benefits.

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:10 pm And next week Harry Kane demands free holidays for people in council housing. Only a cunt would disagree,

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:07 pm

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:02 pm

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:57 am

They should be in the system and not allowed to carry on with their poor decisions.


Feed your own children ffs.

Again, repeating this is piss easy, but it doesn't actually address the problem.

Congratulations on being less empathetic than Nigel fucking Farage.

Congratulations on infantilising millions of people.

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:12 pm

Bimbowomxn wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:08 pm

Slick wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:06 pm

This is an issue that does my head in. How can, for instance, a full time employee of Tesco which makes 100's of millions in profit every year, be so low paid that they need government assistance to live. It's crazy.

The answer isn’t likely to be more benefits.

So what should the answer be?