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Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by Smug in Boots, Nov 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM.

  1. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    ... 'Toxic and chaotic' culture at the heart of government with thousands dying needlessly.

    The bad news is that no one will be surprised.

    .The good news is that quite a few millionaires made millions out of the dead and dying.
     
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    Aye let the bodies pile high in the streets iirc. Bonko invented the vaccine though, so it wasn't all bad
     
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    Damning indeed.

    Wonder what we will learn, if anything.
     
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    Never vote for silver spooned corrupt and incompetent bstards hopefully.
     
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    Pretty sure the elite will learn to hide the fact they are making money off the back of a public crisis. Other than that, probably not much.
     
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    I know it's not as severe as all the people who lost loved ones, but I was annoyed by the furlough system.

    Furlough was optional for employers to claim and pay. The main company I was working for decided not to bother claiming it. I was one of the shielding group as I'm severely immunocompromised. I was stuck with nothing as the Government said I wasn't entitled to claim benefits for shielding as I was entitled to furlough. My employer said they were not claiming furlough and told me to claim benefits. I ended up with no money coming in and built up credit card debit just buying the basics like food and paying bills until it was safe for me to go back to work.

    I do think furlough should have been mandatory for employers to pay to shielding people, or some other form of benefit payment to cover living costs should have been paid.
     
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    And yet Labour got elected.
     
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    As an Island and the resources the UK has at its disposal we should have had the best covid numbers in the world. When it became clear what was happening the borders should have been shut down...full stop, as it was in Australia and New Zealand. Instead, planes where still landing from China. Thousands and Thousands of people died needlessly because of the misguided policies by Bojo and his cronies. Not to mention the millions made by tories for PPE etc etc
     
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    They didn’t kill 10,000s like the Tory boys so there’s a start
     
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    No, but they are doing their best to catch up<ok>
     
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