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sb_73 said:
I’m just watching what countries a bit ahead of the UK are doing and assuming that we will do it next. 100% accurate so far. Mind you, Macron doing his de Gaulle impression I could live without.
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But we are at war. (said quietly but firmly looking straight into the camera.)
Make no mistake, we are at war. (said louder and with a bit more aggression this time.)
...Rest of the speech...
We are at war. (said calmly and reassuringly, as he is our leader who will keep things calm and safe.)
 
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daverangers said:
But we are at war. (said quietly but firmly looking straight into the camera.)
Make no mistake, we are at war. (said louder and with a bit more aggression this time.)
...Rest of the speech...
We are at war. (said calmly and reassuringly, as he is our leader who will keep things calm and safe.)
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He’ll be coming to see the war out in London soon then.
 
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Gutted that just got home to floods of tears from twin 1 who has ASD.
He doesn’t know why he feels sad and upset but apparently he has been like it all day at school..
This **** is really hitting home now :(
 
sb_73 said:
I really hate to say this, because he is a self serving shallow bastard, but Johnson is fronting this up well. As long as he just keeps listening to the medics, great. He has made the big decision - try to save around 250,000 or more lives, avoid the embarrassing public collapse of the NHS (think he’ll still lose on this one) in a swap for the economy. To be fair this is the choice that it seems every other country has made. Staggering the gradual shut down of everything as he suspects we won’t tolerate it for long. Next week we will have the no leaving the house unless you are buying food etc stuff, and in some towns, no leaving.

I hope it works and the elderly are grateful to the young who will end up paying for many, many years.
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Unless I'm unwell, I'll be leaving the house to work, as I have no choice.
 
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rangercol said:
Yep.
I get all that.

However, these are unprecedented times and the government are spending incredibly to try to prevent a complete economic crash.
If these payments were just for two or three months I would be in favour, whilst completely understanding the huge costs involved.
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Sorry, to be clear, the current Govt policy makes complete sense and I fully support it. It's time limited and needed to prop up the economy. I was referring to UBI in 'normal times'. I don't really count what the Government has done as UBI, it's a short term cash injection rather than a universal and indefinite commitment. Think we were talking cross purposes.
 
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rangercol said:
Unless I'm unwell, I'll be leaving the house to work, as I have no choice.
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You and me both Col. Seeing little evidenxe so far that us self employed are being even thought of. FFS, £400 a month, not good even if I managed to freeze my mortgage and every other bill.

I'm fortunate that my sector (telecoms) has now been deemed an essential service, so unless I'm ill I will be out working. I only work with one other person, and a delivery driver first thing most days, so very little social interaction anyway.
 
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Steelmonkey said:
You and me both Col. Seeing little evidenxe so far that us self employed are being even thought of. FFS, £400 a month, not good even if I managed to freeze my mortgage and every other bill.

I'm fortunate that my sector (telecoms) has now been deemed an essential service, so unless I'm ill I will be out working. I only work with one other person, and a delivery driver first thing most days, so very little social interaction anyway.
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I can work on my own all day and not get anywhere near anyone.
If they don't offer more help for the self employed that's what I'll be doing.
 
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That’s email is what the MD sent this morning to us all, disgusted with it, I was off today & my workmate sent it, I’ve quit work until further notice as my wife has copd & I don’t want I infect her if I get as she vulnerable
 
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rangercol said:
I can work on my own all day and not get anywhere near anyone.
If they don't offer more help for the self employed that's what I'll be doing.
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Is the work still there Col? If so I don’t think you have been asked to stop yet, unless you or a member of your household is ill. Who knows how long that will last.

Quite relieved that my wife put her one person company into mothballs and took a PAYE job after Christmas. But as she is still in her probation period chance that she will be laid off.

Good luck mate.
 
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Staines R's said:
Gutted that just got home to floods of tears from twin 1 who has ASD.
He doesn’t know why he feels sad and upset but apparently he has been like it all day at school..
This **** is really hitting home now :(
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As you are a key worker will he still be able to go to school? Might be a bit odd for him as it looks more like childminding than school.
 
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sb_73 said:
Is the work still there Col? If so I don’t think you have been asked to stop yet, unless you or a member of your household is ill. Who knows how long that will last.

Quite relieved that my wife put her one person company into mothballs and took a PAYE job after Christmas. But as she is still in her probation period chance that she will be laid off.

Good luck mate.
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Thanks.
Yes, by and large the work is still there.
Just got to keep going, whilst being as sensible as possible.
The biggest problem for me is all the thick ****ers who invade my space when I'm forced into a shop!
 
sb_73 said:
As you are a key worker will he still be able to go to school? Might be a bit odd for him as it looks more like childminding than school.
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As the Mrs is not working I don’t think he can go in. To be honest, I think he’s just finding it a bit too much as he really loves his teacher, who is a great guy and looks after him so well. He did talk of wanting to go in but think that will pass.....it’s just becoming too much for his head at the moment.
 
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