What and no one took the piss at our level. How about those getting pilloried by yourself. When this is investigated I'm sure that mistakes were made but there was not the time for real due diligence. If fraud happened it costs all of us but c19 has and is a very exceptional once in a 100 year event. To any family who had a loved one saved I'm sure they don't really care how much it costs.

I think you make a fair argument in that whoever was leading would've likely taken advantage of this (to varying degrees anyway). It is telling though (and not a mistake), that at the start of a pandemic where there was no real knowledge of how horrendous or otherwise this would be, that our politicians first thoughts were not for the general public but instead how much easy money they could make.

If they do that at a time of peril, imagine what they're up to day in, day out.

Thank you for confirming that you ‘mis-spoke’ croydon proud.

I like to remain open minded and neutral in terms of the Politics of this Country, hence my noticeable lack of participation in this News/Politics message board sub-section.

One thing I do take issue with though is when people invent facts or make things up purely to support their argument. It is not helpful and makes people a lot less likely to take notice of anything else that they say.

Boris promised all student nurses £5,000 per year, tax-free, for each of their 3 years training in a triumphant press conference in Dec 2019. Many though aren't getting it because of "eligibility criteria" they quietly introduced, announced, in Feb 2020 when everyone had their eyes elsewhere.

He is as big a con man as any politician I have ever witnessed.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

70 odd billion wasn't enough then? And your lovely party would have saved everyone and we'd all be equally fecked ,emotionally,physically and financially about now.
Fairy stories are works of fiction.

I don’t care to comment Wisbech.

The one and ONLY point I specifically outlined for clarification or supporting evidence on was the claim made by croydon proud that ‘Boris had promised them (doctors) a big pay rise.’

At no time did the PM do such a thing.

If people are going to debate a topic then the participants should stick to the facts and not make false claims or fabricate things.

Edited by Phil’s Barber (11 Oct 2021 1.41pm)