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ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 19 Apr 20 6.06pm | |
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Originally posted by Spiderman
Of course there is another type of fraud affecting the NHS. I know some on here won't want to hear it but it is foreign nationals utilising the NHS when they have no entitlement. I workd on the NHS fraud unit for several year so I do know what I am talking about.
I fully understand as I work with immigrants and refugees and see this kind of thing all the time. Whenever I tell people that honestly 90% of 'refugeess' are not at all genuine - I'm called racist. That's because all the hipsters must know better than me. I only work with them everyday of the week.
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Stirlingsays 19 Apr 20 6.09pm | |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
Looks like we are sleepwalking into another great depression. But this time we had a choice. I hope I'm entirely wrong. I remember well how poor we were at times in the past. Thought my kids would never have to live the way I had to but they could even face worse now. Yep, this one was actually campaigned for. It's surreal...the reinforcement of hysteria...In my view Government and the media will have a lot to answer for once this is all over.
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Spiderman Horsham 19 Apr 20 6.16pm | |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
I fully understand as I work with immigrants and refugees and see this kind of thing all the time. Whenever I tell people that honestly 90% of 'refugeess' are not at all genuine - I'm called racist. That's because all the hipsters must know better than me. I only work with them everyday of the week. I think this is very close to the truth, not racist at all. Having interviewed hundreds over the years, very few can I say were genuine refugees, sad but true
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Eustace H. Plimsoll Aldershot 19 Apr 20 6.37pm | |
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Originally posted by Cucking Funt
As irony would have it, I actually did at the last election, as they were the only ones with a realistic chance of unseating the incumbent arsehole Tory. Enabler. (Someone once said something very perceptive about encouraging. I forget who. Definitely not a straighter though.)
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cryrst The garden of England 19 Apr 20 6.58pm | |
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How many dead is a good number if we had not locked down. Protect the vulnerable and distancing being the methods.? How many would you think there would have been and would that number be acceptable to prevent the financial issues we may face.
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SavoyTruffle 19 Apr 20 7.27pm | |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
Yes, they must be thick hicks. Imagine still wanting to work and earn money in a country with limited welfare. Strange, no one implied that but you... It’s ironic they are out in support of a party that was in favour of cutting that welfare. I would like them to be in a situation where they can support their families and maintain their health. Not forced into work by bad governance
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ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 19 Apr 20 8.07pm | |
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Originally posted by SavoyTruffle
Strange, no one implied that but you... It’s ironic they are out in support of a party that was in favour of cutting that welfare. I would like them to be in a situation where they can support their families and maintain their health. Not forced into work by bad governance If I was implying anything I would hardly have overtly stated it by typing it out would I? Unless I just didn't understand the proper use of language, which is implying something. You're stating that they are out in support of one party when there could be many different motives involved. Including the one you stated about wanting to support their families.
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Rudi Hedman Caterham 19 Apr 20 8.14pm | |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
We haven't got any "dough" now have we? It's all being borrowed. This crisis is well beyond normal tribal politics, or it really ought to be. Our politicians, in stark contrast to some elsewhere, are actually behaving pretty responsibly and trying to work together. Mistakes will have been made and realised with the benefit of hindsight. As I said a while back the Brexit deadline of 31st Jan turned out to be unfortunate as it took some eyes of the virus ball. That's life. We are all human and get things wrong. If you watched the Marr programme this morning you would have seen Gove explaining that the PM does not routinely attend Cobra meetings. The minister responsible for the area under review does and chairs them, then reports to the PM. So Johnson wasn't "missing" them at all. The most interesting interview though was with Prof Sarah Gilbert, who is leading the vaccine trial at Oxford University. She was detailed, straightforward and really positive. Try to watch it if you can. Much to be hopeful about from what she said. I definitely saw a glint of light at the end of the tunnel after hearing her. The trials should start this week and they have already recruited the volunteers. They want the government to start to plan which facilities will need to be diverted to manufacture at scale and to start to recruit and train the staff needed. Not just for us but around the world. This isn't a commercial venture but is 100% based on public health. (The interview with David Attenborough was also very good, but a different subject). I’ve just seen Andrew Marr on the Parliament channel. I didn’t get round to watching it on iplayer. [Link] Somehow I missed it this morning. There is just a glint of light at the end of the tunnel so I’d be crossing all fingers and toes on a vaccine. Plus this could go on for quite a long time. Interview transcript: The guy from the OECD played down a depression and believes it’ll be more like a usual recession that’ll last this year, come out of it next year but have some scars to heal in the 2 years after. Something like that. Another economic spokesperson stating governments first responsibility is the lives of its citizens.
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Stirlingsays 19 Apr 20 8.17pm | |
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Originally posted by cryrst
How many dead is a good number if we had not locked down. Protect the vulnerable and distancing being the methods.? How many would you think there would have been and would that number be acceptable to prevent the financial issues we may face. I think your personal situation is different just as the elderly should isolate as much as possible.....but outside of that it's not about acceptability it's about how we live. Why don't we have a speed limit of 25mph? We could reduce traffic deaths by huge amounts. Life is and has always been about risk and its management....but because we live in the 'Diana' age no one in power is willing to be the adult that spells that out. Instead of being politicians and taking decisions they will hide behind one set of 'expert advice'....craving certainty where none exists. Some might say....why not just get rid of the politicians then. The actions we have taken are definitely going to have a severe economic and life impact on the most vulnerable the longer we carry on. That's already going to be baked in now. Edited by Stirlingsays (19 Apr 2020 8.31pm)
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Rudi Hedman Caterham 19 Apr 20 8.25pm | |
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Originally posted by cryrst
How many dead is a good number if we had not locked down. Protect the vulnerable and distancing being the methods.? How many would you think there would have been and would that number be acceptable to prevent the financial issues we may face. I do wonder how much we would have protected the elderly and vulnerable if everyone was at work and school as normal. I still wonder when everyone goes back, although there will be lots of regular local providers of groceries and prescriptions now that can continue. It’s just going to be much more difficult when lots of people go back to work. And don’t rely on supermarkets delivering to those who need a delivery. That didn’t last longer than a week before they reverted back to delivery slots for anyone lucky enough to get one, and at that point they order 3-4 weeks of cupboard food and booze, compared to the more likely small shop by many of the elderly and vulnerable, apart from of course the big wine drinking baby boomers and big families with a child during treatment or a low immune system. Twitter is full of people bragging or envious of people booking a delivery slot after all the supermarkets have done is politely ask customers to go to the shop and leave the delivery slots for those who need them. No, I do not believe the elderly and vulnerable would have been protected without a lockdown and many people have needed the lockdown to get some grasp of social distancing. Some still don’t get it or are bored of it. That’s mainly teenagers but they aren’t alone on this.
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cryrst The garden of England 19 Apr 20 8.55pm | |
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Originally posted by Rudi Hedman
I do wonder how much we would have protected the elderly and vulnerable if everyone was at work and school as normal. I still wonder when everyone goes back, although there will be lots of regular local providers of groceries and prescriptions now that can continue. It’s just going to be much more difficult when lots of people go back to work. And don’t rely on supermarkets delivering to those who need a delivery. That didn’t last longer than a week before they reverted back to delivery slots for anyone lucky enough to get one, and at that point they order 3-4 weeks of cupboard food and booze, compared to the more likely small shop by many of the elderly and vulnerable, apart from of course the big wine drinking baby boomers and big families with a child during treatment or a low immune system. Twitter is full of people bragging or envious of people booking a delivery slot after all the supermarkets have done is politely ask customers to go to the shop and leave the delivery slots for those who need them. No, I do not believe the elderly and vulnerable would have been protected without a lockdown and many people have needed the lockdown to get some grasp of social distancing. Some still don’t get it or are bored of it. That’s mainly teenagers but they aren’t alone on this. Psychology will play a part short to mid term. Awareness is going to stick for most with distancing etc.
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Tom-the-eagle Croydon 19 Apr 20 9.27pm | |
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