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  1. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Sorry this is a paywall'd item - but the frst I found reporting what I thought and suggested is the case: Over-50s can now book a Covid booster without NHS invitation Sajid Javid announces change after complaints that eligible people are being turned away from clinics By Sarah Knapton...
  2. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I thought that in England, people were being told to book their boosters regardless of being invited?
  3. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Well-known and even got a name: What is takotsubo cardiomyopathy? Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is usually triggered by extreme emotional or physical stress. It causes the left ventricle of your heart (the main blood plumping chamber), to change shape and get larger. This weakens the heart muscle...
  4. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    We are all individuals. He might have died or been almost symptom-free. I don't know and I doubt anyone else does.
  5. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I see Richard Tice is getting into the Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election. Against the tory candidate Louie French (a good brexit name, what ho?)
  6. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I hadn't been worrying about the queen's health - leaving that to doctors, etc. But now he has opened his gob, I am concerned... https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/30/the-queen-is-on-very-good-form-says-boris-johnson
  7. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I was simply reporting the Swedish investigation - not saying I agreed or disagreed. But that investigation is asking questions and coming to their conclusions.
  8. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Yesterday I had to get some work done on my car - having a pleasant chat with the lady who runs the office. Boss (owner of the place) is off with Covid, despite having had both vaccines plus a booster a few weeks ago. Has been ill a few days, is isolating, and has actually deteriorated somewhat...
  9. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I see Sweden is mulling over its Covid response: STOCKHOLM, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Sweden's response to the spread of coronavirus was too slow and preparations to handle a pandemic were insufficient, a commission investigating the country's response to COVID-19 said on Friday. Sweden's strategy...
  10. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    It will be on-schedule just like Crossrail. And Tideway is also delayed. The latest really big bridge being in Scotland...
  11. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Though lack of an Atlantic tunnel precludes Biden's use of the less polluting option of a train. :)
  12. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    So Johnson he is failing: Cop26: Humanity 5-1 down at half-time on climate crisis, says Johnson Prime minister on way to Italy says our civilisation could mimic the decline of the Roman empire ‘unless we get this right’ Is this a prelude to a pull-it-out-of-the-hat at the last minute...
  13. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    A lot of concern that no other company would be in a position to take on their customers if they do fail.
  14. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    It appears Bulb are on the brink of going bust. That energy market sure was well-thought-out.
  15. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Drakeford sallies forth: 13m ago 11:05 Wales is set to announce changes in its Covid restrictions as a result of the rising...
  16. oyster

    Unemployed in the 1960's question

    Giro didn't get physically built until 1968.
  17. oyster

    Unemployed in the 1960's question

    Posted in wrong place.
  18. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Now a serving Met police officer charged with child sex. What a record.
  19. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Right direction (ha!) but nowhere near far enough. I want every single tory MP (and prospective) to be expecting to lose their deposits.
  20. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Shouldn't conflict of interest be one of the obvious and important things to consider? After all, we as ordinary citizens are expected to weigh up such things every time we make choices about what to buy and who from, which fuel or phone supplier, etc. ‘No evidence’ conflicts of interest were...