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Isn't it Boris Johnson's hobby?

The BBC hasn't put anyone in gaol. Not having a licence does not carry a custodial sentence. Failing to pay a fine can result in a custodial sentence as a last resort. This applies to many other offences. Last year 5 people went to prison for not paying the fine.

Well worth reading this article by Carl Bernstein, the Watergate journalist: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/29/politics/trump-phone-calls-national-security-concerns/index.html

Amazing teeth

If you were a fan of The Sopranos, look up the Talking Sopranos videos on Youtube. Two of the actors discuss each episode in depth and give lot of background on how the series developed and include interviews with other cast members. There's a new one each week. They've reached Series 2 Episode 1.

They're not normally shy about getting rid of their leader. They dumped Thatcher pretty quick when she started to go a bit bonkers.

Now it seems that the "world-beating app" that Hancock said was key to beating the virus is useless, the UK embassy in Berlin has been asked to approach the German government to see if we can copy theirs. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/coronavirus-boris-johnson-germany-help-contact-tracing-app-nhs-a9587106.html This is the one that Boris said didn't work in Parliament earlier this week. Are there any vaguely competent members of this government?

Stick to these rules and you'll be OK. https://newsthump.com/2020/06/23/dont-lick-a-zebra-for-more-than-3-minutes-government-coronavirus-advice-enters-surreal-stage/

You shouldn't try to renew while driving.

A concise history of the track and trace app: Apple - We will make a free track and trace system. Google - We will help, then it will works across 99 percent of phones. Should be ready by May. UK govt - No, We'll make our own version. Apple and Google - you'd need our help. Uk govt. - No we dont, Dom's mate says he can do it. Apple and Google - off you go then. Dom's mate - can I have your proprietory code. Apple and Google - hahahaha. No. Dom's mate - why not? Apple and Google - Because your system breaches international privacy laws by ripping peoples contact data and storing it on your servers so you can use or sell it later. Public - It does? Fuck that! WHO - you need a working track and trace system before ending lockdown. Hancock - our world beating system is up and running, at a cost of only £120,000,000 NHS - no its not. Hancock - we have hit a snag. Public - Whats that? Hancock - It doesn't work on iPhones. Or Android. And nobody wants to download it. Whole world - really...?

Hope they get it working for our game. According to Sky Sports, the ref's watch buzzed for a goal when he was having his half-time cup of tea.

I see Boris got through PMQs OK: https://newsthump.com/2020/05/20/boris-successfully-completes-pmqs-without-****ting-pants/

Exactly. People telling the truth? Anathema to the Government.

Not talking about him specifically, just in his capacity as a spokesman for an incompetent government.

Did he mention clearing hospital beds by discharging 15000 elderly patients into care homes but not bothering to test them for the virus?

He bought the land for his late Mum so that she could run a donkey sanctuary.

Didn't you know? They can use the Thursday night applause to pay their bills.

https://newsthump.com/2020/05/16/country-getting-back-to-normal-as-priti-patel-downgrades-foreign-nhs-staff-from-welcome-key-workers-to-dirty-immigrants/?f

After the Tories much heaping of praise upon the NHS staff, the lovely Pritti Patel has announced that the immigration health surcharge will not only remain for people entering the country to work in the NHS, but will increase in October. It will rise from £400 to £624. This is for each family member. Although she promised on TV to review the charge, she now says that there was no review and the charges will stay. Just shows what a bunch of liars they are.

I'm sure that any teachers who die will be included in the Thursday-night applause. Very ironic to see Boris out applauding the people whose pay rise he voted to block and then cheered when the result was announced.

I often think that those on the far left and far right don't actually want their parties to be elected. They enjoy sitting on the sidelines moaning about the "traitors" in the rest of the party and not having to take responsibility for anything.

Costco has good meat and their petrol is 5p or 6p cheaper than anywhere else. Not everything is cheaper, you have to know your prices.

One of the great pioneers of rock and roll has left us at the age of 87.

The "good old days" eh?

The key is to keep the re-infection number below 1.0. If you can do that then the infection will gradually die out. At the moment it's between 0.9 and 0.6. If restrictions are eased and it creeps up above 1.0, the lockdown will have to be re-imposed. So it makes sense not to do anything that may increase re-infection. The rush to resume football is all about money. Void the season and start again in late summer assuming that the infection rate is still declining.