Weston Super Saint

Remind us, which one is he again, is it the home or foreign secretary?

Pretty sure that an employment contract where an employer can be brought into disrepute doesn't apply to an elected official...

I disagree. I don't believe ANYONE should lose their job as a result of a breach of the procedures. If one person does, then everyone guilty of the same 'crime' should also lose their livelihood, but I'm not convinced that will solve anything. She SHOULD accept the highest level of fine and pay up. After all, that is the prescribed penalty for breaching the regulations, not losing your livelihood.

The election may turn out to be a moot point anyway https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54381848

Phew, that's alright then! She only took and 8 and a bit hour train (who knows how many people she met during that time) to London, then spent the day in Parliament - not many 'at risk' punters there she could have infected! - then, the day after receiving a positive test she took another 8 and a bit hour train ride back to Scotland. Since she apologised that should be fine! Hopefully she won't be able to put her £1k fine on expenses now she's been suspended

How much does it cost to copy and paste last week's question into an email and send it to the same people? Don't think they would have saved themselves that much money.... And it's 'North' Somerset

Careful! You'll get him so worked up he'll post links to another poll where they ask the same question to the same small sample of people over and over again and claim that as the majority of opinion when they give the same answer every time!

Is there not a more practical reason as to why it won't happen given that there are 24 official langauges in the EU! Which one would they use to speak to each other?

They really are a piece of work aren't they!

Not necessarily - see post above....

You're implying that the poll asked on average 1,600 random people on 154 seperate occasions - giving a total poll size in the region of around 250,000. Can you provide any links that state this is the case - I posted a link to the notes from that survey previously, but they are here for you to reference : https://whatukthinks.org/eu/questions/in-highsight-do-you-think-britain-was-right-or-wrong-to-vote-to-leave-the-eu/?notes I cannot find anywhere in those notes where it states that an entirely new group of people were asked the questions each and every time - but am happy for you to point me in the right direction. For all we know, they may have an email list of 2,000 people who they send the poll out to every week and see how many reply. There is nothing in the notes to suggest otherwise...

But that's not just any old protest, that's a 'passionate' protest, although would expect nothing else from the most passionate fans in the world.

Since August 2017, that question has been asked 154 times. The sample size used each time the question was asked was in the region of 1600 people. Since March 2020 the question has been asked with only one other question in the poll. All 154 polls were funded by The Times. More stats can be found here : https://whatukthinks.org/eu/questions/in-highsight-do-you-think-britain-was-right-or-wrong-to-vote-to-leave-the-eu/?notes

Based on the fact that the exact number of Indians in the country is not known. Also based on a large percentage of Indians that live in very rural areas with little to no access to basic medical facilities let alone the testing and reporting facilities that is needed to give precise and accurate figures.

Not convinced that India's reporting, testing and recording is at the same level as the US...

I guess their hopes about people not being ignorant cunts were shattered on Saturday night, who know? https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1340518/coronavirus-curfew-lockdown-liverpool-london-covid19-second-wave

I guess it's easy to say with hind sight, but maybe more use could have been made of the Nightingale hospitals which could have housed the Covid patients, whilst regular hospitals carried on treating regular patients. Maybe that's what will happen second time round...

Yep, absolutely the only reason, you nailed it! Definitely not because sometimes people forget to take one with them.

Good job they doubled the fine to £200 - we'll soon have that new national debt paid off! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-54295612

In the words of Kevin Keegan, I'd love that!

The Colston hall has now been renamed. Three years they've been considering a new name - long before BLM - the greatest creative minds in Bristol managed to come up with the imaginative Bristol Beacon.

Lol. You know we're talking about the British public right?

Face coverings - is it only me that's confused? The current law is quite clear, you must wear a face mask when entering a shop (other places as well, I'm well aware, just choosing shops in this example for ease of reference!). However, you are allowed to take the mask off whilst in the shop under certain circumstances, not only that, shop staff can insist that you do so for identification / age verification purposes. But, there are also a number of exemptions whereby you DON'T have to wear a mask at all. There is no clear definition of what these exemptions are, nor is there any need for anyone to actually have their exemption verified by a medical professional. The Government does, however, have a facility for people to download an 'exemption card / letter / badge' which they can show to prove their exemption, but, not only is there no requirement to actually show one of these, people shouldn't be routinely asked to show their evidence. All seems pretty disjointed with plenty of 'holes'! Basically, anyone can say they are exempt from wearing a mask and don't need to have or provide a reason for not doing so! Not entirely sure how the new £200 fine can be enforced on anyone! https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/face-coverings-when-to-wear-one-and-how-to-make-your-own/face-coverings-when-to-wear-one-and-how-to-make-your-own

Pony. My join date is Nov 2006. You're one deluded stalker Jeff. Two people have different hobbies so they must be the same person - seems absolutely logical to me and not in the slightest bit mental

That's the current Government strategy isn't it - albeit with a few caveats around how many people can meet (pointless) and what time pubs and restaurants can close (pointless also). Seems the logical approach but the only question is who pays for those 'at risk' that cannot work from home but have to isolate?