The repeat formulation gives the impression of being governed by a Grammarly template, or perhaps an automated phone system. “You are currently number –” “SADLY” “– in the queue.”
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Interesting bit on the Beeb breakfast show this morning.
In an interview with Michael O’Leary (and yes, I know, he has vested interests) he stated, and showed, that the government has yet to draw up the form that incoming travelers to the UK are required to complete. And the process starts on Monday! He also said that (how true this is, I don’t know) that any tracing of people in quarantine will be done by phone.
Hello, are you in self quarantine?
Yes.
Thank you.
That’s it, apparently. Nothing more than the 25,000 track ‘n’ trace bods picking up the phone, dialing a number and asking a few questions. How the fuck is that going to work when most people will probably lie?
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Thanks for sharing that. Like many of us I have a parent in a Care Home and also a brother who manages a special needs hostel and it is indeed a hard watch. Luckily my mum’s place has only had two cases, one resident and one staff member and both have recovered. My brothers place none but he has been ill with stress related conditions.
a nice peice in Private Eye on another of the large care home owners. Not quite so supportive of them. Money grabbing tax dodging bastards sums the article up nicely, that’s the care home owners not the workers.
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“Right now, Britain is about as biosecure as the health secretary is convincing. But some people really want an Ikea side table”
My wife is on a local general discussion FB group (no idea why, it only ever seems to enrage her and I can’t recall her ever getting a useful piece of information from it 
) and this sums up the general tone of most posts she reads out to me. From this mornings chortlefest, it seems a number of idiots are trying to get grandparents to register as childminders so that they can do childcare…
Parental Killers… A new fly-on-the-coffin documentary coming soon.
MHA (The organisation in the Newsnight piece) are a charity, there are no owners.
Noted
Ideal, free childcare for a month or two and then an inheritance. Win win.
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Louise asked me to buy her a mask for when she has to take the train for work… I got her
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Bought one of these for golf
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Good thing the threat level got tweaked and lockdown rules relaxed on the basis of this being promised as ready then…
Another victory for outsourcing (for Serco and Deloitte anyway 
).
Deloitte…meh, typical shit consultancy
Serco? They must be deep into some gov and civil service arseholes to keep getting contracts with their record…
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I wonder why the 7 day moving average on the UK gov site doesn’t include the last three days?
Cos they’re cunts?
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They had no idea whether any immunity was guaranteed. Quite happy to roll the dice…
They know it’s fucking bollocks and don’t give a fuck - they need jailed.
Fuming that weasel arse stays, and a principled and skilled Doctor feels he has little option but to resign.
Pox on you Cummings and the government you lead.
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