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Off Topic Coronavirus and NOTHING to do with football thread

Discussion in 'Watford' started by andytoprankin, Mar 21, 2020.

  1. colognehornet

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    The kind who think that the world is stupid enough to believe the nonsense videos they produce as 'evidence' - like this -

     
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  4. Toby

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    After apparently sucking on a few lemons, Braverman responds to Sunak...

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    I think Bobby DeNiro has been slightly more complementary about the mango mussolini across the Pond...<laugh>
     
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  7. oldfrenchhorn

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    Can I assume that, following the Supreme Court ruling today, the government will get the £150M it has given to Rwanda back? There is also a likely £3M cost in legal fees. Perhaps a Tory donor could be asked to stump this up.
     
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    Sunak's quote sounds ominous - " if it becomes clear that our domestic legal frameworks or international conventions are frustrating our plans then I am prepared to change our laws and revisit those international relationships". To my mind, the words of a would-be dictator.
     
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    Yep... . but a number of Tories are against this...and the Party is in a poor state...so you never know
     
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    A sobering thought for voters in England - am not too sure where they go from here.

     
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    As much as dislike Streeting, that's not an accurate quote

    “I want those entrepreneurs that are coming up with cutting edge treatments and technologies to know that when they come up with a great idea that can deliver better outcomes for patients and better value for taxpayers’ money, they’re not going to struggle to get through the front door of the NHS,” Streeting told the paper.

    This anti-Starmer stuff the Corbynites are throwing around is dangerous, this country can't afford more Tory rule.
     
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    There is so much misinformation swirling around from both left and right, it is dangerous to take it as fact before looking for some second or even third source. Although I fully respect the people who voted for the Corbyn brand of socialism, it was rejected big time by the voters. It was suggested that after the scale of the defeat, there would be no way back into office at the next election.
    It will be a choice next year between Sunak and Starmer unless something happens in the meantime. One might not like either of them, but looking at what has happened over the past decade, change is badly needed.
     
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    Lots of Corbyn's policies aligned with my views, and he's a decent human being. I voted for him and would do so again, his fanatical supporters are ridiculous though. Starmer isn't who I'd want in an ideal world, but Pol Pot would probably be a better alternative than the current lot governing us.
     
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    I wouldn't agree that the public rejected Corbyn's brand of socialism Frenchie - I lot of his ideas were in accord with the wishes of the people but the media destroyed him personally, also the playing of the ''Anti Semitist'' card didn't help. In Britain you have to win the media battle to get into number 10 because people don't read party manifestoes before deciding elections.
     
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    I am simply quoting the numbers cologne. For whatever reason, Labour received a thrashing at the last election. Looking at the current polling figures, OK I know about them, while most of the media are still supporting the Tories, it would appear that most of the public have had enough of them. Blair was elected for the first time by not proposing radical change, and gained support from some of the papers. You need seats in Westminster to change the direction of the country, and Corbyn was too radical to get the media behind him.
     
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    Today at the covid hearing, things that we suspected were confirmed.

    Seems that, on one issue, the then PM and Chancellor Johnson and Sunak were in full agreement. Letting people die was no big deal. Apparently, the thousands who died because of "Eat Out to Help Out" had "a good innings".

    Johnson was unable to read a graph, or understand basic science.

    Hancock was living in a world of fantasy.

    Lockdowns could have saved lives if enacted earlier.

    It made one wonder how such a bunch of inadequates were elected to power. No wonder that Sunak is refusing to hand over his messages. Still two down, and one to go.
     
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    Autumn statement day today, so get ready to tighten your belts folks - except for Jeremy Hunt of course...

     
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    yup
     
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