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  1. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Better detailed information and advice. For example, I've seen people ask if swimming is safe. Well, is it? Is it safe in chlorine treated pools? In the sea? In rivers and lakes? It should be straightforward to find out - even if the answer is "Currently we do not know."
  2. oyster

    Electric Cars 2020

    I was aware of by far the majority - a few I definitely didn't know. But, so far, I have only actually (knowingly) seen a handful - Leaf, Zoe, Tesla (not certain which model(s)), maybe a couple fo others. I think you missed the MeV BeeAnywhere This site has been quite useful when looking...
  3. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    So who works for Russia? Russia 'hired network of Britons to go after enemies of Putin' Exclusive: MPs who drew up Russia report suppressed by PM were told of ‘infiltration’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/09/russia-network-britons-enemies-vladimir-putin-report...
  4. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    What does he know that the rest of the world doesn't? It will all be over by Easter? Heard something like that many years ago... Chancellor confirms coronavirus won't alter Brexit transition period whatever the impact on business Chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak says the impact of...
  5. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Rather agree but it was a point rather than meant to be too literal.
  6. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Johnson apparently said he didn't visit on advice and in order to allow people to get on with flood responses. Which would be a touch more believable (can that word EVER be used about Johnson?) if he had even tweeted that was what he had decided to do. Boris Johnson heckled as a 'traitor'...
  7. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Well aware that this headline is rather on the clickbait end of the scale, but the article itself is somewhat more thoughtful and reasoned, though still far from excellent. Coronavirus: Tesco rations essential shopping items https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51790375
  8. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    In the era of covid-19, Let us spray...
  9. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    But just what constitutes such a problem? It is very easy to identify some things - if you are in intensive care with pneumonia. And they quite often mention diabetes and cancer. But what about hypothyroidism? Common. Often an autoimmune issue. Potentially fatal if not treated. Yet virtually...
  10. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I haven't seen any rice growing here... Maybe it is secret rice growing? Maybe they meant to grow Cannabis sativa but got confused and accidentally planted Oryza sativa?
  11. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... or, for that matter, anything at all.
  12. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Fight fiercely, Harvard Fight, fight, fight! Demonstrate to them our skill Albeit they possess the might Nonetheless we have the will
  13. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Sounds like the people have done the appropriate things - but it is too darned close for comfort. Both patients are from the Pembrokeshire area and live in the same household. They have recently visited Northern Italy and have been in self-isolation since their return to Wales, Public Health...
  14. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    He is in a high risk age group. But 'tis not the way I want it to happen. Poll meltdown would be more welcome.
  15. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Not a good idea: Coronavirus: Experts say Dettol can't kill deadly disease despite claims on label https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/coronavirus-experts-say-dettol-cant-21406411 There again, read and maybe it is a good idea? The first casualty, truth.
  16. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Meanwhile, somewhere in North Carolina... Trump 'not concerned at all' after CPAC guest tests positive for coronavirus Both Donald Trump and Mike Pence were at the conservative conference but did not have contact with attendee, organization says Donald Trump has said he isn’t concerned at...
  17. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I believe Mustique is still without any recorded cases...
  18. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Yet again, ego-driven. Not the PM the country needs, but the one he (and he alone) wants to be. Even if it is a total disaster role. Long time ago in Scotland a king and his wife decided they wanted to become a byword for guilt and paranoia? Or that is what happened when they wanted to be...
  19. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    You could be right. If so, their claim: “As you would expect from an independent nation, we can’t be subject to the rules and laws made by somebody else, so we can’t accept rules from the EU commission and we can’t accept rulings in terms of court cases from the European court of justice or...
  20. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The words might be almost identical. But if air things need approval by both bodies (unless, I assume, the air things remain entirely within the UK), that will impose delays and increase costs.