| Is this the beginning of the end of days? 15:46 - Mar 12 with 6041 views | BrixtonBlue |
Not the virus itself but the knock on effect. Schools closing, global markets crashing, retail businesses will surely take a hammering as people stay in, all of which inevitably leads to mass unemployment, homelessness, anarchy, vigilantism, eating rats to survive and an apocalyptic dystopian wasteland where only the fittest and fastest survive?
Or have I seen too many zombie movies? |  |
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| Is this the beginning of the end of days? on 07:19 - Mar 13 with 782 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
Today is the first day of the rest of your life! |  |
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| Is this the beginning of the end of days? on 07:26 - Mar 13 with 770 views | No9 |
| Is this the beginning of the end of days? on 16:53 - Mar 12 by StokieBlue |
Not sure this is the time to be engaging in political point scoring. I am also not sure how your point refers to the response that has been made thus far. He seems to be taking an advice based approach to the problem which is surely a good thing. We might not all agree but it's better than what it could have been.
Apparently Hancock is in direct contact with Ashworth according to a Labour MP on TV last night and they are working together on many issues.
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Although yesterday there were a number of contributors to radio programmes voicing concern over the lack of preparedness in government because of the lack of medical stafff, facilities and equipment e.g. per head of population the UK has about 1/2 the numbers of intensive care beds that Italy has.
& there is insufficient personal equipment for staff & not sufficient testign & protection of front line medical staff is in place.
Mr Hunt now chair of the Health Select committee came very close to being very critical of the lack of real action form No10. |  | | |
| Is this the beginning of the end of days? on 07:32 - Mar 13 with 762 views | No9 |
| Is this the beginning of the end of days? on 16:34 - Mar 12 by Dyland |
No, it won't be apocalyptic. Not to say there isn't going to be a seismic socioeconomic effect. There almost certainly will be, but yes, you're watching too many horror films :)
Many people still being incredibly blase about the initial public health ramifications, before we even get into the knock-on socioeconomic effects. The UK government's mitigation (e.g. building more ICU capacity) should have started at least a week or two ago. In a couple of months looking back, there will be a lot of anger at the general complacency. They are taking it seriously, but not seriously enough. [Post edited 12 Mar 2020 16:46]
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The collapse into recession has been coming for some time now - it was just a case of what would trigger it.
The UK is in a particularly bad place because so much of what the the country needs is imported (from infected areas?) that will create a knock on effect across the board.
On top of that there is an estimated 4Mn people in the economy who have low wages meanign they can't afford time off (how many are continuing to go to work with colds / flu like symptoms?) and the government sick pay of less than £100 a week is going to do nothing for many who pay more than that in rent.
Maybe this will force the much needed re-think on how the UK economy needs to work outside the EU? | | | |
| Is this the beginning of the end of days? on 08:04 - Mar 13 with 729 views | hampstead_blue |
| Is this the beginning of the end of days? on 16:34 - Mar 12 by Swansea_Blue |
I had a weekend in the Haverfordwest Premier Inn not too long ago. The pub next to it is the only one I've ever been to where the beer was utterly undrinkable; tried 3 different sorts of draught and they'd all gone off. An apocalyptic dystopian wasteland indeed. |
My middle son is just finishing a three year posting to the RSigs unit just outside HW.
Poor lad. He was 18 when he went there and his gigging hit a wall!
Not just that but he can't afford a car!
There are some good beaches for waves but that's about it.
Thankfully he's off to 2 Para in Colly. One more to the ITFC attendance. |  |
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| Is this the beginning of the end of days? on 17:24 - Mar 13 with 689 views | Oldsmoker |
| Is this the beginning of the end of days? on 18:03 - Mar 12 by Doctor_Earman |
At least they'll have sheep to shag. |
If you live in Wales then you need to hurry up.
You don't want an ugly one now do you. |  |
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| Is this the beginning of the end of days? on 19:16 - Mar 13 with 656 views | jeera |
| Is this the beginning of the end of days? on 07:19 - Mar 13 by BanksterDebtSlave |
Today is the first day of the rest of your life! |
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| Is this the beginning of the end of days? on 19:34 - Mar 13 with 638 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Is this the beginning of the end of days? on 19:16 - Mar 13 by jeera |
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