I’m sure you have seen this
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politic...dent-sage-run-left-wing-group-including-anti/
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- Thread starter GingerBeerMan
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I’m sure you have seen this
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politic...dent-sage-run-left-wing-group-including-anti/
Yes….was listening to something like this on the radio earlier as well.
I’ve not seen that account for a while
This was fairly interesting - it’s still the older people sadly dying despite the cases - which is what you would imagine if the vaccine is working well
Exactly………..death rates gravitate towards age profile. If you’re very old you are more likely to die……..
nicko31
Well-known member
Second day in a row with highest cases on earth, suspect the real number is circa 100k
Ah ok, ignore the published number and make up your own.
Good old SAGE, they were spot on
Because and I don’t know why, we’re obsessively testing far greater numbers than the rest of planet earth.
Literally millions and millions being tested for Covid in the UK and yet just a rolling 7-days deaths average of a tiny 41.
Something’s working well. The vaccine programme obviously and perhaps all the young males who’ve ignored social distancing in the last three months simply don’t die from the Delta Variant?
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Well it’s here
I hope those that are nervous are ok today
I hope those that are happy it’s here are responsible
I hope those that are nervous are ok today
I hope those that are happy it’s here are responsible
Rodney Thomas
Well-known member
This is probably one of the most reasonable posts on here for a while.
Weekly tests per capita, we’re carrying out 11x that in Germany and 4x that in France. In itself explaining part of the higher case rate.
UK:
Separately, latest positive test rates - 4.4% in the UK, hovering around 1 - 1.5% in most of the continent, but greater than 4% in the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal. All shirley to rise with the opening up of most borders to tourism.
UK:
Separately, latest positive test rates - 4.4% in the UK, hovering around 1 - 1.5% in most of the continent, but greater than 4% in the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal. All shirley to rise with the opening up of most borders to tourism.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 35,347
some chap on the radio this morning saying there will be chaos today especially on transport.
i understand people dont want masks removed or social distance rules lifted (like thats been followed the past 3 months). what is the hyperbole of "chaos" trying to achieve, other than whip up anxiety?
i understand people dont want masks removed or social distance rules lifted (like thats been followed the past 3 months). what is the hyperbole of "chaos" trying to achieve, other than whip up anxiety?
I switch stations for a few minutes when they interview a non-factual grim reaper.
Just heard a more sensible debate on the radio….essentially the outcome was that we remain cautious, wear masks if anywhere asks us to, keep a bit of distance where we can etc. The main part of the discussion was around case numbers where there was basically agreement that they aren’t overly relevant and we shouldn’t be attaching much importance to them - as above in comparison with other nations we are testing so many more any comparison of cases is quite flawed, and it’s hospitalisations and deaths that are key as we move from pandemic to endemic (ie we are living with it, not trying to eliminate it).
We have Sky news on in the office and they have reporters at a couple of stations, they clearly wanted there to be packed stations and trains full of unmasked people so they could tut at them.
Sadly for them, thats not the case
cheshunt seagull
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- Jul 5, 2003
- 2,503
I agree. The term chaos is unhelpful and alarming. There will be some confusion, particularly where I live where some trains are TFL (masks compulsory) and some West Anglia (masks optional) but I am hoping that some common sense breaks out.
Stuart Munday
Well-known member
I can’t believe anybody working from home last week will be forced into the office this week so the trains shouldn’t be too busy, sitting in a cafe this morning it looks like 75% have ditched the mask already.
R4?
I’ve found the cerebral shows fronted by the likes of Evan Davis to be a calm oasis, in a malestrom of stirring everywhere else.