| Can we start eating the rich yet? 14:59 - Mar 16 with 9817 views | monytowbray |
I feel like this is the best window of opportunity we've had in a while. |  |
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:22 - Mar 16 with 1676 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:16 - Mar 16 by monytowbray |
Must have missed that Friday when they kept saying "wash your hands". |
That's because you are not in the slightest bit interested in he advice that has been given and have preferred to engage in cheap political point scoring.
It's not too strong to say that your behaviour on this board regarding the crisis has been an utter disgrace. |  |
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:22 - Mar 16 with 1677 views | monytowbray |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:20 - Mar 16 by manchego |
Johnson’s first press conference with Whitty and Vallance was on 3 March, just under two weeks ago. It coincided with the government publishing the coronavirus action plan, and Johnson’s overall tone was intended to be reassuring. He said the country would get through this “in good shape”.
Two days later Johnson gave an interview to ITV’s this morning in which he said it should be “business as usual” for the overwhelming majority of people in the country.
On Monday last week Johnson gave a press conference during which he revealed that he had given up shaking hands, and that in due course people with a fever would be asked to stay at home for seven days.
And then the tone changed very abruptly on Thursday last week, when Johnson said at a press conference that “many more families are going to lose loved ones before their time”.
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He is winging it. |
Still are, although I feel slightly more relieved now. | |
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:28 - Mar 16 with 1641 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:06 - Mar 16 by GlasgowBlue |
What are you doing on here mate? I thought you'd be on the podium giving the press conference alongside the CMO and CSA? |
To be fair one of them just admitted to being about 25% wrong in his curve analysis! |  |
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:35 - Mar 16 with 1621 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:10 - Mar 16 by StokieBlue |
It's credit facility.
You also don't have hundreds of thousands of people in your supply chain who would lose their jobs if you weren't given access to credit.
Those people will lose their jobs if this continues as expected and the losses are as predicted. This wouldn't have been in any business continuity plans like a short sharp hit like terrorism would have been.
I'm just not sure now is the time to be making political points, as discussed in depth yesterday by many posters.
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It's a bail out in all but name $700 BILLION of mortgage backed sh$t....and that's just the Fed! | |
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:36 - Mar 16 with 1631 views | StokieBlue |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:35 - Mar 16 by BanksterDebtSlave |
It's a bail out in all but name $700 BILLION of mortgage backed sh$t....and that's just the Fed! |
Nobody is discussing the banks in the US - why do you keep diverting the conversation?
That is a totally different subject and different to what callis was complaining about.
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:36 - Mar 16 with 1628 views | monytowbray |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:22 - Mar 16 by GlasgowBlue |
That's because you are not in the slightest bit interested in he advice that has been given and have preferred to engage in cheap political point scoring.
It's not too strong to say that your behaviour on this board regarding the crisis has been an utter disgrace. |
No, I was worried about the advice and I called it out. Most of it was from a place of severe anxiety which I've said several times.
Believe what you want though.
If I were truly a disgrace I'd say "I told you so" based on this press conference. But I won't because even though I disagree with how you've placed yourself on the matter I do see the logic if you have any element of trust in this government. I sit on the other side and don't . That's what it boils down to.
Lighten up, it's scary times and without people screaming I'd be amazed if this lot pulled their finger out. | |
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:39 - Mar 16 with 1605 views | hampstead_blue |
I've got my eye on some raving loony lefties.
Not that I would eat them. Stringy and sour, almost bitter tasting meat I've heard
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| Assumption is to make an ass out of you and me.
Those who assume they know you, when they don't are just guessing.
Those who assume and insist they know are daft and in denial.
Those who assume, insist, and deny the truth are plain stupid.
Those who assume, insist, deny the truth and tell YOU they know you (when they don't) have an IQ in the range of 35-49.
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:41 - Mar 16 with 1605 views | Guthrum |
That £4bn represents the paper value of the businesses he owns. It is share value (which means it's a lot less now than whenever that number was concocted). It is not cash which can be spent.
Virgin Atlantic has sizeable debts and now no income. |  |
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:42 - Mar 16 with 1600 views | footers |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:39 - Mar 16 by hampstead_blue |
I've got my eye on some raving loony lefties.
Not that I would eat them. Stringy and sour, almost bitter tasting meat I've heard
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While the right-wingers are quite fatty and bit too salty, taste quite like... |  |
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:42 - Mar 16 with 1598 views | monytowbray |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:39 - Mar 16 by hampstead_blue |
I've got my eye on some raving loony lefties.
Not that I would eat them. Stringy and sour, almost bitter tasting meat I've heard
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I taste of cauliflower and Lucozade.
On the plus side, you'll probably get a wicked high off eating me. | |
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:43 - Mar 16 with 1594 views | J2BLUE |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:42 - Mar 16 by footers |
While the right-wingers are quite fatty and bit too salty, taste quite like... |
Would you like that served with pineapple or a fried egg? |  |
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:44 - Mar 16 with 1590 views | footers |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:43 - Mar 16 by J2BLUE |
Would you like that served with pineapple or a fried egg? |
Pineapple, please. Now wkj isn't around I won't have to go back and forth on this issue with her. Damn idiot doesn't even eat spuds. | |
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:44 - Mar 16 with 1582 views | hampstead_blue |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:42 - Mar 16 by footers |
While the right-wingers are quite fatty and bit too salty, taste quite like... |
That hurt! I'm not fat at all. Shocked and hurt, am I.
I'd taste of juniper and claret. | |
| Assumption is to make an ass out of you and me.
Those who assume they know you, when they don't are just guessing.
Those who assume and insist they know are daft and in denial.
Those who assume, insist, and deny the truth are plain stupid.
Those who assume, insist, deny the truth and tell YOU they know you (when they don't) have an IQ in the range of 35-49.
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:47 - Mar 16 with 1568 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:36 - Mar 16 by StokieBlue |
Nobody is discussing the banks in the US - why do you keep diverting the conversation?
That is a totally different subject and different to what callis was complaining about.
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I am..The tax payer takes on the liability, the banks profit from the credit dished out.....why so defensive?
How much QE have the other central banks thrown in while nobody is watching? | |
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 18:15 - Mar 16 with 1535 views | brazil1982 |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:06 - Mar 16 by GlasgowBlue |
What are you doing on here mate? I thought you'd be on the podium giving the press conference alongside the CMO and CSA? |
The politics of envy. |  | | |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 18:17 - Mar 16 with 1531 views | monytowbray |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 18:15 - Mar 16 by brazil1982 |
The politics of envy. |
Ouch man, that's harsh. Even by my standards. | |
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 18:45 - Mar 16 with 1497 views | WeWereZombies |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 16:46 - Mar 16 by footers |
No room for cheesy jokes on a thread like this. |
Well I thought it was a cracker. |  |
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 18:48 - Mar 16 with 1490 views | footers |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 18:45 - Mar 16 by WeWereZombies |
Well I thought it was a cracker. |
Pickle jokes are the preserve of the loon. | |
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 18:56 - Mar 16 with 1453 views | WeWereZombies |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 16:34 - Mar 16 by monytowbray |
My Mum's just texted me saying "Branson's a c*nt, inject him with the virus". Literally word from word.
My family has been politically rad since my Dad joined the Green Party. See used to fall for Branson's "nice beardy casual bloke" public image too so this makes me happy :) |
I'm conflicted about Richard Branson, I don't think he is the worst billionaire in the World. When I was in Hiroshima a couple of months ago one of the displays I was looking at mentioned him in regard to funding memorials to victims of bombing in Coventry. As the son of someone who spent six years travelling between Kent and London whilst the scale of bombing ebbed and flowed around her I feel a keen respect for anyone who keeps the profile of the unforgivable vindictiveness of aerial bombardment as high as possible. The desperate situations in Syria and Yemen should be enough to bring us to our senses.
The obverse is his mealy mouthed bonhomie which puts him centre stage and can blindside others. Beyond this, although many livelihoods are at stake, even more livelihoods are threatened by the climate emergency. This pandemic may provide an opportunity to begin to scale down non-essential air travel, to reduce the footprint of airports and generally take the development of Branson's industry into a more responsible phase. Although hating him does not help this. | |
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 19:05 - Mar 16 with 1432 views | WeWereZombies |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 18:48 - Mar 16 by footers |
Pickle jokes are the preserve of the loon. |
Oh, that pun was jammed in quite well, despite the plummy tone. | |
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 19:07 - Mar 16 with 1421 views | monytowbray |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 18:56 - Mar 16 by WeWereZombies |
I'm conflicted about Richard Branson, I don't think he is the worst billionaire in the World. When I was in Hiroshima a couple of months ago one of the displays I was looking at mentioned him in regard to funding memorials to victims of bombing in Coventry. As the son of someone who spent six years travelling between Kent and London whilst the scale of bombing ebbed and flowed around her I feel a keen respect for anyone who keeps the profile of the unforgivable vindictiveness of aerial bombardment as high as possible. The desperate situations in Syria and Yemen should be enough to bring us to our senses.
The obverse is his mealy mouthed bonhomie which puts him centre stage and can blindside others. Beyond this, although many livelihoods are at stake, even more livelihoods are threatened by the climate emergency. This pandemic may provide an opportunity to begin to scale down non-essential air travel, to reduce the footprint of airports and generally take the development of Branson's industry into a more responsible phase. Although hating him does not help this. |
It’s hard not to dislike him these days though unless he does change his ways a bit. | |
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 20:43 - Mar 16 with 1375 views | BryanPlug |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:04 - Mar 16 by monytowbray |
The government wouldn't bail me out if I had a quiet month or an accident. So that's my answer. |
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 15:48 - Mar 17 with 1293 views | StokieBlue |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:20 - Mar 16 by StokieBlue |
Why is a sh1tty thing to provide loans that will be repaid in order to ensure that hundreds of thousands of people don't lose their jobs?
If possible the government should be extending credit facilities along those lines to many businesses. In fact they did that for small businesses in the budget:
A “Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme” will support up to a further £1bn lending to smaller businesses. The government will guarantee bank loans to small businesses on amounts of up to £1.2m. The government will cover bank losses of up to 80pc.
Did you know that 77,000 people work at Heathrow? That's half of the population of Ipswich and that's one airport out of the whole country. You are essentially condemning many of them to having no job with your stance.
It's a really bad time for everyone, I don't think you should be making it political - what possible good can it do?
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This backs up the point I was making yesterday on why the aviation industry was asking for a government credit facility:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/17/coronavirus-uk-airports-warn-may-h
Hopefully they will also be able to extend similar facilities or outright support to other businesses as well.
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| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 17:00 - Mar 17 with 1261 views | monytowbray |
| Can we start eating the rich yet? on 20:43 - Mar 16 by BryanPlug |
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Wow. | |
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