| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls 08:55 - Mar 25 with 19909 views | gtsb1966 |
I wasn't too disappointed last year but this year i feel a bit deflated by the whole thing if I'm being honest. Usually go with a few mates for a week and then have another quiet week away to relax. Obviously needs must and all that but for some reason it has really peed me off. Anyway else feel the same. |  | | |  |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 17:11 - Mar 25 with 1583 views | WeWereZombies |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 17:02 - Mar 25 by Radlett_blue |
It's utterly bonkers & indefensible in countries which will still have their citizens locked down. But I guess UEFA are just keeping their fingers crossed & hoping things get better (unlikely) while some governments don't want to play Scrooge quite yet. |
A couple of nations are looking like they might 'play scrooge' (well play according to the rule book); I think we can guess what the headlines in some papers and the jibes from some of our elected members of Parliament will be:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56250120 [Post edited 25 Mar 2021 20:19]
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| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 17:13 - Mar 25 with 1576 views | Leaky |
To be honest until the rest of Europe catches up with the UK on vaccines what is the point of going abroad. Britain is a great place to explore. Here comes the tough part, as long as the weather is good. |  | | |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 17:13 - Mar 25 with 1576 views | J2BLUE |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 17:09 - Mar 25 by bluelagos |
A good argument for us sending all our spare vaccines to Europe once we have done all the top 9 groups...
Get all of Europe's most vulnerable protected and it makes any travel a whole lot less dangerous (Albeit the new variant thing would still need managing) for all concerned.
(Though whether they'd actually use them is a different debate) |
Is it? I'd say a better argument was sending them to poor countries with poor healthcare systems rather than thinking about our right to travel. |  |
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| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 17:16 - Mar 25 with 1567 views | bluelagos |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 17:13 - Mar 25 by J2BLUE |
Is it? I'd say a better argument was sending them to poor countries with poor healthcare systems rather than thinking about our right to travel. |
For sure. But parts of Europe has higher rates of CV than places like Malawi or Kenya from what I can see.
Either way - there will be more people die if we vaccinate our youths ahead of countries with high rates of CV and sod all vaccinations. |  |
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| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 17:17 - Mar 25 with 1562 views | Geomorph |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 09:17 - Mar 25 by homer_123 |
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oy... i am within 7 or 8 miles of that sign!! Ulverston area of the Furness Peninsula is a cracking place to live... and visit. Agree Barrow is a bit of a sh&thole though :) |  | | |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 17:21 - Mar 25 with 1547 views | J2BLUE |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 17:16 - Mar 25 by bluelagos |
For sure. But parts of Europe has higher rates of CV than places like Malawi or Kenya from what I can see.
Either way - there will be more people die if we vaccinate our youths ahead of countries with high rates of CV and sod all vaccinations. |
Quite right but that is what we will do. A young person living in Britain's life is more important to the government than ten people living in another country. It would be political suicide.
It's a horrible situation. I'm not saying I agree with the government. I can just see the position they are in. Another thing is we've asked the young to basically give up a year of their lives to keep the older generations safe. If we now say the older generations have been vaccinated but you can wait even longer it's not a good look. Or fair. | |
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| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 17:48 - Mar 25 with 1511 views | Leaky |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 17:16 - Mar 25 by bluelagos |
For sure. But parts of Europe has higher rates of CV than places like Malawi or Kenya from what I can see.
Either way - there will be more people die if we vaccinate our youths ahead of countries with high rates of CV and sod all vaccinations. |
The EU have totally screwed this up. Surely we need to help out third world countries than than this bureaucratic nightmare. | | | |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 17:55 - Mar 25 with 1498 views | StokieBlue |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 17:48 - Mar 25 by Leaky |
The EU have totally screwed this up. Surely we need to help out third world countries than than this bureaucratic nightmare. |
I would think that it would be in the world's interests to get the developed nations fully vaccinated and their economies back up and running so that they can churn out the vaccine for the rest of the world.
Just because the EU have messed it up it doesn't mean we shouldn't help them.
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| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 17:59 - Mar 25 with 1485 views | SpruceMoose |
You'll all be able to come over here. That's if Biden pulls off his aim of 200m doses in the first 100 days of his presidency. [Post edited 25 Mar 2021 18:00]
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| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 18:00 - Mar 25 with 1486 views | Swansea_Blue |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 14:30 - Mar 25 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Yeah, Blubbers isn't reluctantly accepting we can't have them, he's having them. Whilst claiming foreign holidays are no less safe than domestic ones. And then mocking others for having a more sensible approach.
No, haven't sorted a job but at least got a new (in fact better) creative partner and have built a joint website which we've been sending out to agencies and recruiters over the last week and a half. So fingers crossed. Thanks for asking!
Brexit was partially the reason I lost my last perm job! |
Good stuff. Hope that all works out for you. |  |
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| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 18:39 - Mar 25 with 1457 views | Swansea_Blue |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 17:48 - Mar 25 by Leaky |
The EU have totally screwed this up. Surely we need to help out third world countries than than this bureaucratic nightmare. |
The situation is far bigger than this spat with the EU. Some third world countries seem capable of looking after themselves (like India* banning exports of the AZ vaccine). Bans and conflict isn't the way I'd want to secure mutual benefits, but the end result is the same in that case as they are getting vaccines intended for us. But then morally why shouldn't they, as big Pharma are exploiting low labour costs?
There's a whole issue around patents tied up with underpinning technology that's preventing other countries manufacturing the vaccines too. That's got nothing to do with the EU. The rich nations and owners of the IP and patents could do much more if they wanted. Trump was trying to make transfer of IP a condition of contracts.
If we wanted to help out developing countries we could also do that irrespective of what the EU are doing. Based on what we've done with development aid it doesn't look like helping developing countries is a priority of this government.
*Not strictly a Third World Country any more I suspect; maybe more a transitioning country. | |
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| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 19:04 - Mar 25 with 1440 views | Leaky |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 17:59 - Mar 25 by SpruceMoose |
You'll all be able to come over here. That's if Biden pulls off his aim of 200m doses in the first 100 days of his presidency. [Post edited 25 Mar 2021 18:00]
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Will he still be President when that happens. | | | |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 19:10 - Mar 25 with 1429 views | 26_Paz |
Especially if you plunged into Tui shares when it looked like things would be ok and have now taken a 20% hit ... saying for a friend! |  |
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| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 19:20 - Mar 25 with 1412 views | Swansea_Blue |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 17:11 - Mar 25 by WeWereZombies |
A couple of nations are looking like they might 'play scrooge' (well play according to the rule book); I think we can guess what the headlines in some papers and the jibes from some of our elected members of Parliament will be:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56250120 [Post edited 25 Mar 2021 20:19]
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| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 19:24 - Mar 25 with 1408 views | Seablu |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 19:10 - Mar 25 by 26_Paz |
Especially if you plunged into Tui shares when it looked like things would be ok and have now taken a 20% hit ... saying for a friend! |
Not your mate’s wisest move.
Alarm bells were ringing after a couple of bailouts before the pandemic even hit. |  | | |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 19:25 - Mar 25 with 1403 views | SpruceMoose |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 19:04 - Mar 25 by Leaky |
Will he still be President when that happens. |
Why would he not be? | |
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| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 19:27 - Mar 25 with 1401 views | Swansea_Blue |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 19:25 - Mar 25 by SpruceMoose |
Why would he not be? |
Deluded right wing fantasies? | |
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| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 19:28 - Mar 25 with 1395 views | StokieBlue |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 17:59 - Mar 25 by SpruceMoose |
You'll all be able to come over here. That's if Biden pulls off his aim of 200m doses in the first 100 days of his presidency. [Post edited 25 Mar 2021 18:00]
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I thought it was 100m doses and that he did that in 59 days or something?
Excellent that he's upped the amount, hopefully it'll get done.
There are discussions about a travel corridor between the US and UK apparently.
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| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 19:49 - Mar 25 with 1372 views | SpruceMoose |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 19:28 - Mar 25 by StokieBlue |
I thought it was 100m doses and that he did that in 59 days or something?
Excellent that he's upped the amount, hopefully it'll get done.
There are discussions about a travel corridor between the US and UK apparently.
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Gave a presser today, upped the target because, like you said, the first target has already been met.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-doubles-u-s-vaccination-goal-to-200m-doses-i | |
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| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 20:56 - Mar 25 with 1326 views | 26_Paz |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 19:24 - Mar 25 by Seablu |
Not your mate’s wisest move.
Alarm bells were ringing after a couple of bailouts before the pandemic even hit. |
I think he thought it had hit rock bottom and was punting on a surge once things opened ... | |
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| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 21:20 - Mar 25 with 1311 views | Seablu |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 20:56 - Mar 25 by 26_Paz |
I think he thought it had hit rock bottom and was punting on a surge once things opened ... |
If he doesn’t get cold feet, he’ll have to stick with it for a couple of years now.
They’ll spike early 2023 is my guess. | | | |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 22:00 - Mar 25 with 1280 views | 26_Paz |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 21:20 - Mar 25 by Seablu |
If he doesn’t get cold feet, he’ll have to stick with it for a couple of years now.
They’ll spike early 2023 is my guess. |
He’s in no particular hurry | |
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| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 22:01 - Mar 25 with 1279 views | J2BLUE |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 22:00 - Mar 25 by 26_Paz |
He’s in no particular hurry |
I wish you, sorry, 'him', luck. | |
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| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 22:55 - Mar 25 with 1245 views | Ryorry |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 16:35 - Mar 25 by BanksterDebtSlave |
When do you think your version of safe might arrive out of interest? |
If I were Mystic Meg I'd give you next week's winning Lotto numbers too! [Post edited 25 Mar 2021 23:02]
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| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 23:26 - Mar 25 with 1225 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| No holidays abroad really is a kick in the balls on 22:55 - Mar 25 by Ryorry |
If I were Mystic Meg I'd give you next week's winning Lotto numbers too! [Post edited 25 Mar 2021 23:02]
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So possibly never...I mean who knows what mutation is around the corner! |  |
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