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I think it's a bit of both mate. Yes we've got idiots but we also lack good leadership at times. When we have strong leadership the public will largely follow.

That's not a dig at any party or anything, that's a general feeling.
I would never take the truth as a dig at anybody <ok>
 
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There is no way to come out of this looking good for any country leader (possible exception with New Zealand), people are dying and others need someone to blame, usually those that live in that country.


Probably true. But you’d have to go a long way to find a democratic country with worse leadership than ours right now.

And an even longer way to find a free country with a worse press than ours; these two contingencies may be related
 
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Sure mate ... 4,000 deaths versus 50,000 ... spin it any way you like but they have coped way better than us ... now trot off and remove that omelette from yer mush <laugh>
What you changing the subject for? <laugh>

You said folk who doubted the Chinese figures were deep rooted in xenophobia. The Chinese then admitted their numbers were wrong and added 50% to their tally a few days later.

This did happen but when it’s put to you, you just change the subject and pretend it didn’t happen. Not a good look.
 
No mate ... apparently me mentioning that the Chinese response to the pandemic was more effective than our own governent's has resulted in me having egg on my face .... if so, then well worth that particularly unusual face pack in my mind .. because it's ****ing obvious that it was ... and still is <ok>
Again you’re lying. I honestly thought you were better than this? You’re actually a liar Fosse and I’m disappointed. I thought you were better than that. Genuinely.

You have egg on your face because you said anybody who doubted the Chinese figures was deep rooted in xenophobia. The Chinese then added 50% to their total and admitted their numbers were wrong a few days later. This is the reason you had egg on your face.

Just tell the truth.
 
Any of you lot got young kids and having to do homeschooling ?

Started off pretty bumpy in our house, my daughter did not like the fact that her Dad had suddenly become her teacher. But bit by bit we're getting there with it. There's a definite line though, if I push it too much then it just ends up in tears.












and then I have to go and sulk in my room for an hour
 
I don't see much of Trump's wife these days.Is he pissed with her as well?

she`s probably going through the process
Probably true. But you’d have to go a long way to find a democratic country with worse leadership than ours right now.

And an even longer way to find a free country with a worse press than ours; these two contingencies may be related

But yet people will vote for this and take the word of the media as Gospel
 
Again you’re lying. I honestly thought you were better than this? You’re actually a liar Fosse and I’m disappointed. I thought you were better than that. Genuinely.

You have egg on your face because you said anybody who doubted the Chinese figures was deep rooted in xenophobia. The Chinese then added 50% to their total and admitted their numbers were wrong a few days later. This is the reason you had egg on your face.

Just tell the truth.

I've told the truth all along mate ... even allowing for some manipulation of figures by the Chinese (and us) their Government has handled this way better than ours due to fast effective lockdown and testing, resulting in far fewer deaths ... not sure why you can't accept that and why me reiterating it bothers you so much ... even you must now realise how utterly crap, disjointed and inadequate the UK's response has been? <cheers>

I qualified the 'xenophobia' comment yesterday conceding that 'deep and irrational mistrust' was likely a more appropriate (and politically correct) phrase ...

As to numbers ... China doubled their figure from 2000 to 4000 to take into account deaths outside of hospitals ... the UK government is saying 35k (and initially were not including those outside hospital in figures) have died from it yet excess average deaths to 8th May are actually 55k ... whichever way you cut it our numbers were just as unreliable as China ... so what's the real reason for the 'mistrust'?
 
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Any of you lot got young kids and having to do homeschooling ?

Started off pretty bumpy in our house, my daughter did not like the fact that her Dad had suddenly become her teacher. But bit by bit we're getting there with it. There's a definite line though, if I push it too much then it just ends up in tears.












and then I have to go and sulk in my room for an hour

Between his mum and myself we do some reading, writing, numbers n art stuff. Not always...it's not regimented.

He's only 5...I let him roam and be free. He's very good at some PS4 games...knows his prayers and is getting into kicking a ball...he's defo learning things. His spatial awareness is superb...that's thanks to Lego marvel super heroes.
 
Theres a few down there but the one most known is spice island? That's old Portsmouth, from the days of press gangs and drunken harlots.
My old man has a caravan down one of the sites on Hayling island, its alright down there as long as you avoid the pubs :bandit:
 
Between his mum and myself we do some reading, writing, numbers n art stuff. Not always...it's not regimented.

He's only 5...I let him roam and be free. He's very good at some PS4 games...knows his prayers and is getting into kicking a ball...he's defo learning things. His spatial awareness is superb...that's thanks to Lego marvel super heroes.

As much as I respect your right as an adult too use religion as a bit of hope that this ain't the end once dead...I'm no fan of kids being doctored into a small box..... Its probably something you never questioned because the same happened to you by your parents.

No offence meant dude, just I'm up for people being free from a narrow band of truth until old enough to make thy own open minds up on life and its meaning of.
 
Justice Secretary Robert Buckland this morning admits that Therese Coffey was talking out of her fart pipe when claiming we are meeting the 100,000 tests per day ... never thought I'd say this but I'm beginning to like Piers Morgan <yikes> ... he's not standing for any Tory Government spin bollocks and is calling them out every time they attempt to 'stretch the truth' ... fair play to the man ... <cheers>
 
As someone who thanks to the outsourced wheelchair services has spent the last week in a wheelchair which has both health & safety issues following a botched repair due to missing parts and incorrect parts and despite ringing everyday i still have no idea if / when they will order the correct parts let alone fit them .
Leads me to sometimes wonder if the worst of both worlds is the half & half we often have with the NHS when the outsourced services are given to the lowest bidder who cannot then meet minimum standards .

sermon over .
and today i had my 4th or 5th visit from wheelchair services and quelle surprise he had the forks but not the bearings but after convo with his base assured me they had them and he will be back first thing tomorrow . As for the back they still haven't got the parts apparently .
Only good thing was me and the engineer trying to decide which of us had the lower opinion of his employer ........... He just won .
 
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