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The Covid enquiry ...

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

  1. Random lad

    Random lad Well-Known Member

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    Arrogant , self serving, corrupt,incompetent, vile Tory politicians
    They spoke to us on TV every night at one stage, and what struck me was the fact that a lot of what they said was clearly lies, and how useless and untalented they appeared to be
    Career politicians (most of whom were ridiculously young)who would do almost anything to stay in power
    Bojo had used the same tactic as a lot of dictators and kings,surrounded himself with a group of people who relied on him for their position, and if they went against him they would lose their job
    Why on earth did we vote the awful BJ into power, what a mistake that was
     
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  2. OldNewtown

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    Don't forget those "Nightingale Hospitals", must have cost a pretty penny
    Only one problem, no spare staff to operate them.
     
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  3. rooch 3

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    The alternative was worse maybe?
     
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  4. rooch 3

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    Did any ever get used?
     
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    the stories I have heard from doctor/nurses I know are shocking,
     
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  6. rooch 3

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    Frightening isn’t it, and to think the Tories are only 2points behind Labour at the moment in the polls tells you an even more frightening story.
     
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  7. Bucky1989

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    oh if there was a GE now, Reform would get it in,

    and that scares the crap out of me
     
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  8. rooch 3

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    A lot can happen between now and Starmer getting the boot, sorry I mean the next general election <laugh><laugh>
     
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    Couldn't find this on Robbie Gibbs BBC when I did a scan and search. Funny that
     
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    Who was that!!

    Oh yes Corbyn.
     
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  11. Northumberland Rocks

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    If people vote for a clown expect a circus.

    Those that are impressed with Get Brexit Done and Build Back Better rubbish need to be very wary of populist right wing politicians who wouldn’t piss on working class people if they were on fire.
     
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  12. becs

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    They used the one near Nissan as a vaccination centre. I had my first two jabs there.

    I don't think it was ever used as a hospital though.
     
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  13. FellTop

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    I am in no way claiming the govt did a good job. I genuinely dont know how you judge such a thing.

    I am always a little wary of public enquiries. We do spend an awful lot of money on them. And I am never sure lessons learned are taken forward.

    That said, seeing laid bare some of what went on is maddening. Other stuff I can forgive, e.g. the app - a well intentioned tool to combat spread. I doubt anyone can put a figure on lives saved. Seems a bit unreasonable to call it out as wasteful. But just a thought.

    I just hope we dont see another pandemic. I would be certain once again we lose lives that will be judged unnecessary. Nature has a funny way of showing mankind up to be foolish and somewhat irrelevant.
     
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  14. RTB

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    Has this actually revealed anything that we didn't know already?
    If Jezza had won the election, would he have dealt with it any better?
     
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  15. John Wick

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    Pretty sure the one along the road from me in Washington never seen a patient.
     
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  16. Norway

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    23,000 died of covid. How many died of flu or heart attacks? How many would have died if there was NO lockdown like Sweden?
    Sweden did have a slight upsurge in deaths, but they have an upsurge every so often especially winter time. They didn't have people dying of covid where there was no covid reported in care homes. The whole lockdown was a complete shambles! The Covid enquiry an even bigger shambles!
     
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  17. Norway

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    23,000 died of covid, how many died of flu or heart attacks? How many died of covid in care homes where no covid was detected? How many would have died if there was NO lockdown like Sweden? Sweden had a slight upsurge of deaths, nothing like 23,000, and after covid the country just went back to normal. Without all of the financial scandle that followed the British lockdown. IMO the lockdown was a complete shambles. The covid enquiry an even bigger expensive shambles!
     
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  18. Norway

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    Sorry posted twice, couldn't delete it!
     
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