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To any answer that it would be OK my late mother in law would say "but what if ........?" this went on until I would say " We'll all been wiped out tomorrow by a nuclear bomb so not worth worrying" "you are just being stupid" end of conversation ....

Not going to make the arbitrary target you set yourself a few weeks ago ? Then just include home testing kits that have been sent out rather than tests done , eureka ! target passed With space to spare . Your life in their hands ........"

Hooiveld with 4 apparently so 5 total !

3 , JWP got one and Hoedt 2 maybe !

OK I guess 6

No one is too sure if the millenium bug preparation expence was an excellent investment or there was no real issue that millions of £ and time were an overreaction . Having spare virus ward beds is probably good in this case . The more you read all the articles about stats from other countries the less clear it all becomes . Target setting is an overused business tool that has invaded all areas , generally they divert resourses and as things change become redundant but the target is still chased if it is a "performance indicator" as part of a reward scheme or people don't want to lose face.

It was not just about travel restrictions there are many factors but you do not want to go on and on. It is a good to see all peoples views on here and it does make me think ! This Govt need to back up announcements with action at the sharp end . I'm not confident that if a different Govt was formed after the election that it would have made a much better job , looking at most countries round the world .

The SAGE advisory group , which the Govt set up to advise it , has no Immunologist , intensive care expert , molecular virologist , nursing leader or expert in delivery of supplies. It has however 2 political advisers Appointed by Boris ! It is no wonder they are floundering. They kept the makeup of SAGE secret and now we know why , all about suppressing information the Govt wouldn’t want us to hear. NZ and Oz have new infection rates way below us and death rate in NZ is in single figures as they took action inc shutting down travel and those that arrived had to have 14 days quarantine at go return expense.

Excellent site , well done ! Funny how I can remember Paine , Davis , Sydenham , McGrath etc but it takes this site to remind me of the players I only remember when I see their names on this site .

According to an interview in the Guardian he felt dizzy and ill running round in circles so switched to the treadmill . I forgot he got seriously unwell after 5 days of his 7 day triathlon attempt .

Different approach to these scroungers !! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-52420392?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business&link_location=live-reporting-story

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-52425825 update

True , it seems any bit of seemingly good news put out which gives us a bit of hope is contradicted next day by scientists or doctors ! One of my old managers would ask when told something "where is that written down , show me the evidence" if it was about spares availability or similar it was " have you put your hand on it"

Is the Sgt someone you know ?

Re your article (‘Just not true’ we’re too lazy for farm work, say frustrated UK applicants, 20 April), we run a small soft fruit farm in Kent and have had about 700 applications for 50 places. There are a number of reasons we are not taking all UK workers. Our season runs from May to October, but many UK applicants will go back to their old jobs as soon as they start up again, leaving us with not enough labour to pick the crop. Guardian Today: the headlines, the analysis, the debate - sent direct to you Read more For physical distancing reasons we are minimising the number of people on the campsite, so we only have room for those who have worked for us before, but we are keen to recruit local people and have been in touch with many. In the past we had a high dropout rate with UK workers. I think we all understand that the main reason seasonal work is unattractive is that bills must be paid year-round. Many people also seem to think that, because we employ foreign workers, we somehow pay less than the legal minimum. All our workers are paid at least the national living wage and some will earn well above that. We would like to be able to pay more, but as labour is at least 50% of our overall costs this would mean a large rise in retail prices for fruit. Andrew Chesson Manor Farm, Ightham, Kent Copied from Guardian letters page .

Perhaps the Govt should give up daily briefings before everyone loses confidence in their ability to deal with the virus crisis.

Dexter Blackstock in paper today , ex QPR , Forrest and briefly Rotherham, left football at 31 and is now in medical supplies. His company Mediconnect he set up to have a transparent supply line so it was known where the items came from . In news as using crowdfunding to supply PPE to Hospices , care homes and councils. No mention of Saints but I assume it’s the same person .

Careful what you wish for !

NZ PM and cabinet take 20% pay cut to show solidarity . UK lords want £323 daily attendance allowance for signing on to virtual Lords at home. 2nd home owners who flipped their 2nd home designation from residential to business (must advertise for rent for 140 days a year) don’t pay council tax and are now in line for £10k Govt handout for small business due to coronavirus.

Of the 36000 that expressed an interest in fruit & veg picking only 6000 agreed to an interview , as yet no final figure on the number actually going to start. Problems cited were , it's not part time , childcare and alot of jobs required living on site for the duration etc. I can't imagine it happening but we need to change our business model , reassess the cost cutting cheap is best explotive culture .

It’s the 04:30 start that put most applicants off , after the initial rush they were left with only a few that would give it a go. The farmers rep said today on the radio.

Tadic had some great games but a lot of not so good games which could be put down to being played on the wrong wing. Pelle was always trying something , a lot of shots were off target but we missed him when he left. Mane made a number of wild shots , slices etc in the early days and took a while to become a good player . Towards the end he played well against prospective buyers but turned up late etc. Redeemed for me by funding a medical centre in his childhood village and now a school . The kids worship him but he tells them to go to school before football.

Will your season ticket count ?

Hancock had a bad day yesterday , trying to blame people for not getting tested to explain low test figures , not so say NHS . Scientists now say UK needs more than just lockdown and social distancing if it wants to lift restrictions , testing , tracking etc They now say that less than 10% of people will achieve immunity in the time taken so far. 15 000 people flying onto the UK daily and not being tested. Facemasks for all ? where would we get those ? or will homemade ones do ? not many seen wearing them around here.