Senate The UK Politics discussion

BBC News was speculating 6PM now.

 

And now they are speculating it will be held around 630 PM. I've put the England/Italy rugby match back on.

 

The farce continues

 

Yeah. At least England is currently winning in the rugby though.

 

6:30 been and gone, still no sign of a briefing....

 

Yeah - news people are just time-filling at this point. I think Strictly might be delayed on BBC 1 - it's supposed to start at 7:10 PM. They can't shift it to BBC 2 since that will be showing France vs Ireland in the rugby starting at 730 PM.

 

He's going to start at 7. Speak for 10 mins then go so as not to disrupt Strictly or the rugby.

Anything to avoid hard questions


He's a disgrace

 

They are starting now.

 

Being late is a Boris trademark

 

So it looks like it's back to square one then...

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Yeah - BBC One has cut from the news conference - it continues on the news channel.

 

...for me, as a teacher, it changes literally nothing, apart from that train will hopefully be a bit emptier.

Even they're fed up of the government not keeping to time.

 

I think they were thinking of the Strictly fans and the number of complaints they'd get.

 

I think the last time I felt this low and demoralised was after the Brexit referendum and even then I had a small glimmer of hope. That reason would prevail and things would work itself out in the end. Now? I just feel a hollow despair.

Tens of thousands dead, the country in lockdown (again), a government run by chancers and incompetents, Brexit right round the corner and the ever looming threat of global warming. What the **** is there to look forward to? Please, somebody give me something. Anything. The smallest glimmer of hope to latch on to.

I'm lucky. I'm a straight white man in his early thirties with no dependants and a decent job. If I'm feeling this way with that level of privilege then my heart goes out to those with less.

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I'm hoping for a meteor strike, personally.

 

I don't disagree @Mustafar_66 . Brexit was a kick repeatedly to the knackers for me as I saw rights systematically stripped from my children making pan European options harder and more expensive to even consider. The anger I have over Brexit has not abated and the recent "trade deals" announced and pending "Australia" (no deal) deal is slowly sending me over the edge.

I'm sure my current not too happy emails to my MP have me on some sort of watch list. I hope I never meet him

Covid though has me apoplectic with rage. I'm not an epidemiologist but I did I biology degree and have a reasonable understanding on whats going on and the actions of this government are nothing short of criminal IMO. This coupled with the likes of Delingpole, Evans and Young spouting their anti science right wing crap just enrages me further.

The dither and delay of this government is another edge I keep getting thrown at. How they haven't learned from their mistakes is beyond me and I'm getting close to losing my collective cool with it all.
As it stands I work in a business where this and Brexit is going to create growth for us (debt). I've been told I'll be recruiting for my team next year so I should be secure (subject to me messing up). I live in the land of I'm alright Jack and lockdown just saves me more money with no commute but I seethe for those who are less fortunate and I'm astounded by the right of this country who just don't seem to care.

I'm just glad I live in a nation with sensible gun laws. I own an air rifle but know that whilst beyond angry, I won't go off the deep end (not that an air rifle would do much compared to an AR-XX) but I do dread to think on how those less controlled would manage if we had gun laws akin to the US.


This is beyond a shambles and Boris is going to be the fall guy for both this and Brexit and I suspect he'll be out by Easter (not that that helps us now)

 

Meteor strike? That's due on Monday.

 

anything I can do to speed it up?

 

'Dedicated teachers'

Boris, I've been gambling on my health, possibly my life, 5 days a week since September. Calling me dedicated doesn't quite cut it any more.

...And Ofsted are STILL visiting schools- a school in North London was shut a couple of weeks ago after their Ofsted inspector tested positive. I wish I was making that up.

 

Don't get too hopeful, it's only a small, fridge-sized one - with no effect if it hits.

 

You raise my hopes only to cruelly dash them against the wall.

 

Should we start running a deadpool on high street shops?

Debenhams and House of Fraser are on my list.

 

I thought HoF was already dead? Oh wait, it had a fate worse than death - bought by Mike Ashley.

 

HoF is dead to all intents a purpose



in all honesty, all this pandemic is doing is accelerating the move from the high street to the web.

I've not bought clothes or footwear from a physical shop in years for myself and the kids get stuff from Clarks only because they're of an age where having someone measure feet size is of benefit. In all honestyu their feet have been the same size for the last 2 years so their last shoes have been direct from Vans

With lockdown, I've been in tracksuits and t-shirts for the last 8 months. it's great and I've just ordered more as it allows me to work and then actually do some form of exercise after work because I don't get any anymore.

This pandemic has made me better off by about £2k per year and we've managed to do the house up in the last year and subject to the missus getting a new job in the new year will be moving OR extending the house. I am 200% one of the lucky ones.

And even as one of the lucky ones in a time of MASSIVE turmoil, I still don't understand why they haven't increase my tax burden a little bit. I'm on £44.5k per year if they want to take more from what I earn over 2k or similar is fine as I'm currently saving loads with no commute.
I know this isn't a clear calculation but my god we earn over 100% more that those on minimum wage, we can afford a little stretch.