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Good lad! Just goes to show, you can't keep a good man down! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-54975932

Good lad! Just goes to show, you can't keep a good man down! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-54976558

Shows how easy it can be to negotiate when sensible people are involved doesn't it?

Is the answer 'blowjob'?

The roses aren't smelling so great across the water in EU land : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54964858

George Orwell would be so proud!! Luckily the thickies have got you to do their thinking for them!!

I'm not disagreeing with the fact that people are influenced by social media, exactly the same as people have always been influenced by some type of media - specifically tobacco advertising in the 60s and 70s. Being gullible is still not the same as being forced.

Jesus wept. For someone who's supposed to be quite bright, you can be very dim sometimes. Again, and for the last time, social media is a choice. No one is FORCED to look at social media, ergo no one is FORCED to read unsolicited views and opinions. It's a very simple concept and to argue that people are forced to read something is plainly wrong.

Nobody is 'forced' to believe what religious leaders / influencers say. Choosing to accept is not the same as being 'forced'. Your point about Trump is also moot as within minutes of him 'claiming that bleach was a cure', what was clearly a ridiculous statement was debunked in pretty much every media and social media outlet - not to mention the fact that he didn't actually say that bleach was a cure, merely that 'they' could do something with bleach as it was known to kill the virus! Even so, not one person was 'forced' to believe what he said....

Absolute pony once again! At no point have I ever said that I "do not accept that people post their opinions on social media because they want other people to read (and probably agree with) their opinion". That's the entire point of social media! I've disagreed with you that people's views are FORCED on anyone else on social media! You seem to have changed your mind on that now as you state "people without a brain can read and believe nonsense", which is very different from your previous post which stated "don't be forcing your views on others and relying on false beliefs in support" which is what I disagreed with. Just because people 'can' read the nonsense that other people write, doesn't mean the Government should introduce a law to control what is written (and subsequently read). Why should it be the job of the Government to pass laws about what is and isn't allowed to be written about the vaccine just because there are stupid people in the country? Darwin nailed it many moons ago

Behave. It's not being 'forced' on anyone is it? It's social media, if you don't like what is being said, turn it off or block the poster. I think it may be you who is confused by the concept of social media if you think it is 'forced' on people!

Absolute pony! Nobody is having views 'forced upon them' on Social Media!

Playing devil's advocate, if someone posts that prayer and belief in God will cure a sick child with absolutely no evidence, should that also be deleted under the new law that is being requested by Labour? Where do you draw the line and who gets to decide what should be kept and what shouldn't?

Is this a step too far? Should the Government be deciding what people should and shouldn't believe? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-54947661

Those are the Norwegian option

I typed that in relation to Egg's post, I even quoted his post to show it was in response to that. If you look on page 3 I've even gone to the trouble of posting all the posts in that conversation - it was a different one to the one you were having. It's quite amazing how you've managed to confuse yourself with this, but do keep putting your hand up when you need help, there's a good little chap.

Really?.... First, you stated this - pretty clear it's about the 'gay point', no? You then said this : I quoted that and questioned it given your previous statement about the 'gay point' - the implication being that you've previously stated it was 'not clever' but then you claim people in authority shouldn't be fearful of giving anecdotes, which is exactly what he gave! Then you've claim his anecdote is an opinion, not a fact, when clearly, deciding to tell the world about your sexuality is indeed a 'life choice', given the effect it is likely to have on one's life, especially a professional footballer in a time when there are very few openly gay footballers! Not sure how you've not managed to keep up....

You may have been, I wasn't. That is allowed isn't it, discussing something else?

So you're claiming that if any footballer 'came out' to the public, his / her decision to do so would definitely not factually be a 'lifestyle' choice, but could be in some people's opinions?

Like saying gay footballers who choose to make their sexuality public are making a lifestyle choice and their team mates should support them?

Maybe I missed it, where exactly was the 'bomb analogy'?

Cummins and goins

Playing a blinder?

But each call goes down as a 'succesful' contact. In a world where 'stats' matter, track and trace looks far more efficient every time they succesfully 'contact' someone. Don't expect them to let up until the end of your 14 days

Some more crazy rules. 180 kids in year 11 at my daughter's school. One of those has tested positive so the whole year has been told to self isolate for 14 days! It's not like year 11 has any significance. My daughter says she 'knows of' the person that has tested positive but has not been in close contact with them and they aren't in any of the same classes. According to the NHS, the rules are : I'm assuming the school are being 'over cautious' as bullet point 2 does not apply, but I guess they are damned if they do and damned if they don't, as no doubt they would be slammed if the kids went to school and someone else caught the virus! Technically it would take just five positive tests - 1 in each year group - for the whole school of about 1,000 kids to shut down for a couple of weeks!