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  1. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    What is the maximum sentence for snearing and smirking? Patel says she wants to double maximum sentence for people who cough at police officers Why only police? Surely coughing at anyone should be taken as a serious offence in these times. Be interesting to see her views if someone got a...
  2. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Good old Serco: Coronavirus: Serco apologises for sharing contact tracers' email addresses BBC 'No one had any idea': Contact tracers lack knowledge about Covid-19 job Employees told to consult YouTube for advice on how to deal with a bereaved person...
  3. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Just having a look. They really encourage trust. Everything isn't working and about all I can see is a page with this disclaimer: For the avoidance of doubt, Pick for Britain and AHDB has no responsibility and/or liability whatsoever for any third party’s obligations under the Modern Slavery...
  4. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I press very firmly and keep it in place for about ten seconds in each position.
  5. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I am fairly convinced that steam ironing is a good approach.
  6. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Of course you can get a test if you are over 5 and have symptoms... UK coronavirus home test kits run out as eligibility list is expanded Apparent shortage comes day after Matt Hancock expanded list of people who can get test The NHS appeared to run out of its daily allocation of home...
  7. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    That was the average distance. Multiply by two to get the round-trip.
  8. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I don't see why they all have to be over 70. Wouldn't 68 or 69 do?
  9. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    We can understand that properly managed statistics take some time to be available. But the presentations have continued to harp on about a limited headline figure of their choosing. UK coronavirus live: excess deaths reached almost 55,000 in early May, says ONS Test, test, test they cried. But...
  10. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Afraid it is a bit out of date but, in 2011, average London commute was 9.1 miles. https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/characteristics-of-commuters
  11. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Taking back control, thanks to the EU... Brit competition regulator will soon be able to seize rogue traders' domains – and even Amazon accounts Wide-ranging powers come into force in June The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will soon acquire new EU-derived powers allowing...
  12. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    What if this vaccine has an impact on the eventual use of a fully effective vacine? Like for TB where a positive Heaf test rules you out from having it.
  13. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I believe in ministers. I believe in a better world for me and you. Oh, I believe in ministers. I believe in a better world for me and you. He said people should not have 'false expectations' of cure being ready soon despite ministers revealing they are hoping to have 30 million vaccine doses...
  14. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I might have expected her to have the opposite view? (Probably just the clash between what she feels she has to say in public and her political view.) Nancy Pelosi fears for 'morbidly obese' Trump after hydroxychloroquine admission The US House Speaker says president should not be taking a...
  15. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Or on a private plane. Mind, our local airport was fully closed and, even now (I think) is only open for things like maintenance.
  16. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I cannot get it to be allowed, I'm afraid. I have seen reports of people being told they are wrong travelling 40 miles to a garden centre. Everything about that being OK except it being an excessive distance. (Not sure if they were fined or just warned.)
  17. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    A lot of lower paid workers absolutely have to travel longer distances - they cannot afford to live closer.
  18. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Obviously, we simply do not know. But the given track record of them claiming he was still working when ill, we definitely cannot trust what "they" say. If he was having psychological or physical health issues, we'd probably only find out when the men in white coats or the undertaker came to...
  19. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Not quite: To protect confidentiality, a small number of deaths have been reallocated between neighbouring areas. Numbers are tiny per area so difficult to know if they have done so. I was aware of one here - and thought there might be a few more. Says two.
  20. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Some concerning figures - timescales and numbers: London care homes report possible fresh Covid-19 outbreaks Residents also testing positive more than 30 days after showing first symptoms https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/18/london-care-homes-report-possible-fresh-covid-19-outbreaks