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Living in a bubble, lol! https://readfootball.co/2020/06/03/the-footballers-who-have-broken-lockdown-rules/

Lol. The Sweaties are having their pubs closed down again - she really knows how to annoy them doesn't she!

Wow, it's almost as if you're stating the virus isn't actually all that bad

Odd. I'm not sure whether you're calling for tougher sentences for Christian sexual abusers or lighter sentences for Muslim sexual abusers? Surely the sentence is up to the courts?

At 70% efficacy there will be a lot of false negatives - symptoms or not.

Thank you - and I do. Four times in the last nine years but he's been 'all clear' for the past two now.

I think the 'math(sic) of masks' that you have posted has very eloquently corroborated my earlier point about people relying on masks to protect them and their false sense of protection! The 'math of masks' is also fundamentally flawed given that it pays no attention whatsoever to the other ways that the virus can be transmitted. There are also some pretty heavyweight 'caveats' hidden away at the end of the video, but the 'math' is based on masks being at least 50% effective...

Did you read that article or are you just trumpeting it in a 'look at me, how clever am I' way? The first line states : "Cloth face coverings, even homemade masks made of the correct material, are effective in reducing the spread of COVID-19" - it doesn't state what the 'correct' material is, but didn't I state something similar - "I would understand if everyone was made to wear a medical grade face mask - and were trained how to put them on properly". The article states : "Behavioural factors are involved, including how people understand the virus and their perceptions of risk, trust in experts and government, can adversely affect mask wearing" - again, is this not also something I stated with regards to 'understanding' how the virus can be transmitted by other means and not just considering masks? The article then goes on to state - "But, the study shows, some coverings are not as effective as others. Loosely woven fabrics, such as scarves have been shown to be the least effective." as well as "We find that masks made from high quality material such as high-grade cotton, multiple layers and particularly hybrid constructions are effective.". Again, doesn't this pretty much echo what I stated - "the reality is that the overwhelming majority of face masks are a single layer of fabric and ultimately do not do what people falsely believe it will!" What exactly should I be informing Oxford University about my findings when it seems pretty clear from the article that they published on the 8th of July 2020 - incedentally, before face coverings were made mandatory - that they are already aware of the same things as I am!

Yes, people are going to shops, work, schools etc, but since July they have had to wear face masks and the rate of infection is on the way up - some stats say it is rising at the same rate as in March when hardly anyone in the UK even owned a face mask! Lots of people also went to shops and work during May and June when face masks weren't compulsory and the infection rate dropped, odd that isn't it? How about putting some thought in to all the other ways that the disease can be spread - through surfaces, on public transport, touch screens pretty much everywhere etc etc - that people don't even give the first inkling of a thought about, yet think they themselves are protected (as well as everyone else) because they have a face mask on. As I said - and as you and many others on here have amply demonstrated - face masks give a false sense of protection. I would understand if everyone was made to wear a medical grade face mask - and were trained how to put them on properly along with additional infection control - but the reality is that the overwhelming majority of face masks are a single layer of fabric and ultimately do not do what people falsely believe it will!

Are infections rising or falling - simple question that even you can answer....

The point is that masks, as can be seen by the continued rising number of infections, are not an effective means of controlling the virus and ultimately lead to a false sense of protection. Whilst you and your wife have my sympathies for the illness she currently has, the only effective measure that controls the virus is to remove contact with the general population.

So, how are we getting on since face masks were made compulsory, looking good right?

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