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  1. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Put not your trust in princes And certainly not Tory policians From the Guardian a year ago The business secretary has been forced to admit the existence of a previously secret package of state aid to Nissan that could have been worth up to £80m had the carmaker gone ahead with plans to...
  2. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    No but it is in here https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/bulletins/personalandeconomicwellbeingintheuk/june2020 "By contrast, there was some improvement in finances for high-income individuals. For those with total annual income of £40,000 or higher, only 3.2% could not...
  3. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I have taken some flak over this, haven't I? This is what motivated me, not personal greed, fear of unqualified risks. Remember, there are old and there are bold engineers, but there aren't many old and bold ones There are good reasons for that Well done my friend I agree with you on this 100%...
  4. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Morning tweet Gerald Bell@GOldcodger Replying to @SkyNews Everyone who tests positive for coronavirus could soon receive a one-off payment of £500, in a government move to persuade more people to get a test and self-isolate after a positive result Spaffing season opened early this year :cool:
  5. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    You're not the messiah, You're a very naughty boy! :D :D :D :D
  6. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Will there ever be any good news? Huge fire breaks out at world’s biggest Covid vaccine facility And this is where they produce the Oxford Vaccine. Very odd to say the least at the moment they suggest production won't be affected
  7. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Another "Nothing to see here" story Firm linked to Tory donor Lord Ashcroft wins £350m Covid contract Contract for Medacs Healthcare, an existing supplier to NHS, is one of largest awarded during pandemic he lists residence as Belize He's writing a book on the need to 'reform' the NHS
  8. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Thanks for the vote of confidence, much appreciated :cool:
  9. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I agree and we could certainly do without this sort of issue at a time like this, what did you make of Hunt? he seemed to have the right idea to me.
  10. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Further to that he stated he had the first injection on 18th December and his second on Jan 11th. We had ours on the 7th Jan 1 Jan 2021 — The UK will now leave a 12-week gap between both parts of the Covid vaccination, rather than 21 days. Fascinating....why did he get the second injection?
  11. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I suspect that before long Hunt will be replacing the Ventriloquists Dummy as the Front man of the Circus And no I'm not a fan, but he's making noises that will unseat Boris and of the face of it SEEM to make sense
  12. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    No 10 defends Stanley Johnson receiving two coronavirus vaccines while others don't Downing Street has defended Boris Johnson's father receiving two coronavirus vaccines - insisting the move was made before a change in policy. The prime minister’s press secretary Allegra Stratton said: “This...
  13. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Incidentally I have just read that Israel is now giving second doses on 21 day basis " Dr Ash now claims the vaccine didn't work as well after the first jab, despite the country pressing ahead with the recommended strategy of two doses within three weeks. The World Health Organization and...
  14. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    This has to be 2021's Cummings moment Boris's father had his second injection on time. Needless to say this has gone down as well as Corbyn turning up at Tel Aviv airport!:cool:
  15. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    That's nothing,Boris does it every Wednesday at PMQ's :D
  16. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    If we continue along the present path pursued by this government we are facing worse devastation than that visited on us by the Black Death We need all the resources available to research and create either an effective vaccine , or effective means of treating the virus effects, including the...
  17. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I'm surprised this is in the Express Doctor warns first dose of Pfizer jab less effective than expected as UK delay second shot ISRAEL's leading doctor has claimed the first instalment of the Pfizer vaccine did not decrease infection rates as much as he had hoped. And this too COVID-19...
  18. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar · 4h Boris Johnson's press sec Allegra Stratton defends his use of "Captain Hindsight' for Keir Starmer again today - just 24 hours after his plea for "kind and civil language". She tells reporters: "In the PM's opinion, 'Captain Hindsight' is not an unpleasant name"...
  19. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I wonder it everything went off as peacefully everywhere?
  20. oldgroaner

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Well it's a start but not for me