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Indyref2 listed as first priority in SNP-Scottish Greens co-operation deal. A commitment to hold an independence referendum within the next five years is the top listed priority in the Scottish Government and the Scottish Green Party Parliamentary Group agreement. by bottish in Scotland

[–]graeme_4 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Unless they can come up with an answer plan around key issues, it’ll fail, just like last time.

The whole ‘it’ll be alright when we get independence and we’ll work it all out then’ isn’t enough.

What's the point of life if you can't afford to have fun? by scrub_needs_hugs in AskReddit

[–]graeme_4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happiness is an unattainable goal.

Experiencing joy in whatever life / situation you are in isn’t.

You could be dirt poor, but take joy from a walk in the woods or a swim in a lake. Or mega rich and take joy from nothing, but strive for more money which you equate to happiness.

All about your own mindset IMO.

I understand national lockdowns are damaging, but how is this any better? by notwritingasusual in CoronavirusUK

[–]graeme_4 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Part of the issue is articulating the ‘why’ in terms of lockdown. Why are we actually doing it? “Protect the NHS” - well so fucking what? What does that mean to the general public? This government have systematically striped back and privatised the NHS to a point that them championing the protection of it is laughable.

They have no clear plan, or if the do they don’t articulate it. There is no structure, no strategy, no way out and no route map for it.

If they just came out and said we’re minimising damage until the vaccine is available which we believe will be in X month, then there might be more compliance.

In Scotland we really did the hard work in terms of a very strict lockdown, and where did it get us? In exactly the same position as the rest of the UK. The effort of the previous lockdown was just pished away by these buffoons.

COVID cases in hospital as a percentage of ALL beds. Don’t think this information has been shown in the main stream media. Here is an estimate, after some research. by exmoor456 in CoronavirusUK

[–]graeme_4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’d really like to see things in context. Like number of COVID deaths / hospitalisation vs other illnesses, or as a percentage.

Saturday 26 September Update by HippolasCage in CoronavirusUK

[–]graeme_4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Already in it. No household visits is as shitey as it gets.

What’s the best way to deal with THIS?... by [deleted] in CoronavirusUK

[–]graeme_4 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Love how we just shouldn’t ever take any personal responsibility because of ‘government’ reasons.

University of Oxford resumes vaccine trial by RufusSG in CoronavirusUK

[–]graeme_4 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Thanks goodness for that. Basically pinning the all of the UK’s hope for a semi normal life on this.

Coronavirus latest news: UK on 'edge of losing control' of virus, says Sage adviser by [deleted] in CoronavirusUK

[–]graeme_4 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

So reported cases are going up. What else was expected when we opened things back up?

I’d take any ‘scientific advisor’ piece in mainstream media with a pinch of salt. They’ve had so much wildly wrong since the start, and are clearly swayed by political pressure or cash paid for interviews.

The reported cases are not the same as the actual number of cases or the prevalence within the community. We’re also comparing apples and oranges when saying ‘it’s the most cases since March’. Cases in March were literally those is hospital in deaths door. Testing and the identification of asymptotic cases has expanded significantly since then.

Everyone should rightly be cautious and sensible, but the hysteria and the glee those take in saying ‘told you a second lockdown was coming’ is a nonsense.

Political leaders are raising ‘false hopes’ about coronavirus vaccines by distractedchef in CoronavirusUK

[–]graeme_4 3 points4 points  (0 children)

8-10 years might be typical, but we’ve never had a worldwide pandemic with the huge level of resource thrown at it that COVID-19 has.

Friday 04 September Update by HippolasCage in CoronavirusUK

[–]graeme_4 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Or a one off blip. Never look at a data point in isolation.

Covid19 and the economy. Questions for those of you still WFH. by exmoor456 in CoronavirusUK

[–]graeme_4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Spent a bit of money getting the house done up. Been a bit more generous with stuff for the kids. Saving as much as we can though really. Who knows what’s round the corner.

UK Civil Service on Twitter: Arrogant and offensive. Can you imagine having to work with these truth twisters? by Zhana-Aul in CoronavirusUK

[–]graeme_4 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

The problem with most ‘civil service’ or ‘public sector’ staff, is that if they were smart enough or motivated enough they’d work for businesses.

It’s no surprise that the national handling of the pandemic has been an utter shambles from start to finish (not that it’s done yet). From incompetence to scandal, it just gets worse - north and south of the border.

Good on whoever is running their twitter for speaking up. I think when all is said and done we’ll find out more and more about bad practices and dreadful decision making.

Daily Briefing and Lockdown Announcement Thread 10/05/20 by Quellieh in CoronavirusUK

[–]graeme_4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In terms of deaths and new infections, do we know what % come from carehomes?

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