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Doh. Poole has 11 ICU beds to meet all the intensive care needs for a population of c280,000 - every heart attack, stroke, cancer case, road traffic accident and head injury. "Only three" taken up by covid means nearly 30% of capacity is taken up with a new additional workload. Given most ICUs work at c85% capacity on average and extra 30% means they are probably having to turn people away - literally life and death choices. Your missus may work for the NHS but it doesn't seem like she understands demand and capacity.

Odd that France banned pulse fishing last year then. Thought they were still in the EU. Oh and the UK could have abolished VAT on sanitary products at anytime since 2018 but didnt choose to.

Better if you quote the letter accurately so as not mislead people.

That's not at all what the letter says.

I'm not pretending to be an expert on the legal situation but 1.24% of people present in the workplace testing positive for a potentially deadly disease on a single day is definitely more risky to more people than a slippery floor or a dodgy machine guard imo. Thats not to say schools should necessarily close, at least not for my daughter's year 11, but teachers who don't turn up would have a valid legal defence imo.

I'd like Johnson gone because he is a lying self serving shit who cant be trusted. I think he has also lost the confidence of most Tory MPs. However his lowest point has probably passed. Its starting to look a bit more likely he will survive past this year and if he does who knows what happens then. Would much prefer Sunak though.

Got to be a sock puppet surely? You'd hope so anyway, for his sake.

No idea. But legally employers have an obligation to provide a safe place of work so it will be arguable at least.

Gove lives next door to a primary school in London. Probably just doesn’t want them making a noise during breaks

I struggle with the idea that obsessively stalking someone you consider to be a weirdo is somehow higher moral ground. Or even interesting for the rest of us

You spoiled the ending 🥺😡

Wet?

1. Flog a poison 2. See it banned by the EU 3. Start campaign against the EU 4. Lose and whine

Imagine inadvertently becoming the person responsible for 26 deaths, far more than most serial killers.

Doh. Of course they offered no tariff no quota on goods - that's where they have a big surplus and to do anything else would shoot themselves in the foot. What should have happened is the Johnson traded access for their goods against access for our banks, insurance companies etc which is where our surplus is. But he couldnt and didn't even though he recognised it was important. Now it will be negotiated as stand alone where our leverage will be even less. Frost also thought we would go for the Norway option as did Johnson, so I guess I was in better company than you.

Haha. I like all of Johnson's family more than him. I need to get my second passport to reclaim my rights too. My kids have a choice of three

The point is that the process and the outcome is now a political one rather than an independent judicial one as before. Johnson has ditched the ECJ not because it would not have been fair and robust, but because of how it would look politically. The ECJ has been replaced with a system which will allow the EU to bully the UK if they choose. The UK and EU will decide who sits on the arbitration panel - they will be partial political appointments. When it is deadlocked, as it inevitably it will be often, each party can sanction each other. Yes Im sure you will post up lots of emojis and hyperventilate about how incredulous you are that anyone would think the ECJ would be impartial. But all judges in developed countries do is interpret what is written. A well drafted clear and specific deal would have very predictable judicial results and that in itself would prevent a lot if disputes being escalated. One side would win and one would lose and the weaker party would still have equal access to justice. We could even have continued to send British judges to sit in the court for matters related to UK / EU relations. Regarding the ability to terminate - if you were a shred brighter you'd realise that is another weakened position for the UK not a benefit. Before no-one could kick the UK out of the club, we could behave pretty much how we liked. Now the EU can unilaterally withdraw the deal. The UK was never going to walk away to WTO terms - evidenced by accepting even this attenuated shrunken deal. Again the EU, in the case of a dispute could just threaten to tip the table up and withdraw themselves. The UK would have to give ground on the specific issue or risk losing the whole thing, just as it did in large areas this time. It will be death by cheese paring.

Isn’t it spelt HMP? Pity

But academic really. Didn’t they both leave him once they got to know him?

Lol. Very clear you haven’t read it. There are going to be years of negotiations where the EU has the whip hand because Johnson in his infinite wisdom didn’t want a resolution process based on concrete terms overseen by judiciary but instead thought we’d be better off sanctioning each other. The fun part will be watching your temple veins explode with anger

Do you know the difference between the legislature and the executive?

@realDonaldTrump Twitter is shadow banning like never before. A disgrace that our weak and ineffective political leadership refuses to do anything about Big Tech. They’re either afraid or stupid, nobody really knows! Erm Donnie. Not sure if anyone has mentioned this before but you're.....

That's Millbrook every summer.

I used to like her dad. Tits not as good though.