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I wouldn’t under estimate the pressure from the unions, schools and also staff invoking Section 44 of the Employment Act. Schools cannot open without sufficient staff and many have been spooked by the new variant. Sometimes events overwhelm policy makers and policy is changed. It’s a positive...

To be fair it wasn’t a ridiculous question. There is still plenty that can go wrong ie unknown unknowns such as the virus becoming resistant to the vaccine or antibodies proving to disappear sooner than hoped. I’m sure there are others. There is no way Boris should be dismissing that question or...

He gave the realistic answer people have been demanding. No over promising. Sounds like he can’t win !!

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.tes.com/news/exclusive-teacher-covid-rates-333-above-average%3famp The source is TES which is reliable. If the Government has data that conflicts then presumably it will be published.

And you can’t think of any other reasons that would give you any doubts at all about the validity of your unsubstantiated conspiracy theory ?

I’m not alienated old chap :thumbsup:

Saturday, Sunday it doesn’t matter. Nothing changed over the weekend so Starmer was behind the curve just like the PM. As recently as yesterday he was stonewalling very straight questions from Sky on whether schools should re-open today. I am not criticizing him. My instinct tells me that he...

But Harry, who is this ‘NSC pig in a blue rosette is great by me contingent ?’ I don’t see even one post that could be construed that way. I do see quite a bit of vitriolic abuse from anti Boris posters and responses from others pointing out the difficulties of managing through this crisis but...

Can I very gently point out that you are basing your view on very limited data. In my professional life I have seen some very different outcomes from the work done by CAMHS.

Both equally culpable in that regard. Starmer was calling for schools to remain open until late yesterday. It doesn’t matter though; as long as we get through this

Yep, I was very unhappy with the school re-opening today. That mistake has been swiftly rectified and whilst a little bemused by the ‘schools are safe’ mantra I am not going to kick Boris for making the correct decision.

This game seems to be make up a false fact about something else, then some made up consequences and finally loosely link it to the Government handling of Covid. I won’t be discussing this conspiracy theory in detail as it is probably better addressed by the creatures who frequent the Bear Pit.

We may be able to blame Margaret Thatcher for this which will please everybody. ‘This lady is not for turning’ put the kybosh on the acceptability of political u turns. The negative Nancys will be thrilled at the identity of their mentor.

Remember those halcyon days when we were all arguing about which ballot priority group for match tickets we were placed in.....Just relieved there is any footie on at all now

Yes, we get it. You don’t like Brexit.

Oh dear. I suspect you have been whooshed.

We’ll see. Don’t want to derail the thread but something tells me that the currency issue won’t be going anywhere regardless of what the anti Boris gang want to believe.

And Sky News has just corrected Sam Coates’ assertion earlier that it was stopping

The Championship ?

Sure, but they have put football above the parapet