This highly secret account of a recent Cobra meeting in Downing Street was smuggled out in an aromatic brown cylindrical container by Dilyn, PM Carrie's canine companion who will in the fulness of time prove more loyal and faithful to her than her well known spouse.
It's a long read but confirms my suspicions that the TV shows "Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister" were simply drill exercises for the real thing sometime in the future.
Note the reference to increasing the cT thresholds for the Probable Crap Result 'tests' and how this can be used to swing the fear factor in whatever direction the 'circus' chooses.
Zero Covid?
Call an emergency COBRA meeting!
Something had happened that no-one could ever have predicted. Covid-19 had disappeared completely from the UK. Viruses are notoriously unpredictable and Covid in particular had been full of surprises but this latest twist in the tale had baffled everyone, not least of all the UK’s top scientists. The country had gone from over 24,000 cases a day to zero in the space of a week. The Prime Minister was naturally overjoyed but at the same time cautious of provoking too much excitement amongst an elated public. The Cabinet Secretary, the most senior civil servant, advised the Prime Minister to call a COBRA meeting to discuss the possible implications of this very welcome but quite startling development.
Something didn’t seem quite right though, as the Prime Minister walked into the briefing room. He expected all his colleagues to be smiling and cheering but instead they all had grim expressions on their faces. His heart suddenly sank. So eager was he to discover the reason for this surprisingly sombre mood that he did not bother with the usual formalities to commence the meeting.
“You’re not going to tell me they’ve found some more cases somewhere, are you?” The Prime Minister asked the Cabinet Secretary, anxiously.
“I only wish that were true,” said the Cabinet Secretary.
“Why on earth would you want that?” asked the Prime Minister, quite perplexed.
“Well erm...” The Cabinet Secretary cleared his throat. “Zero Covid is something the Civil Service was not really expecting and we have not made any emergency plans for such an eventuality.”
“Emergency plans?” enquired the Prime Minister, in disbelief. “Covid was the emergency! The emergency has disappeared, for heaven’s sake!”
The Cabinet Secretary elucidated:
“For quite some time now we have been dealing with a national crisis, which we were told was going to be with us for years. We cannot simply stop dealing with it just because it isn’t there anymore. You see the Civil Service is like a huge ship with a tiny rudder. Once it has taken a certain course it becomes very difficult to turn the ship around. Covid is what we do now. It’s how we operate. Easing restrictions is one thing but coming out of the Covid crisis completely is fraught with difficulties. It makes coming out of the EU look like a walk in the park.”
“I’ve never heard such nonsense,” said the Prime Minister. “How can you deal with an emergency that isn’t there?”
“Oh, you’d be surprised, Prime Minister. The Civil Service has had years of practice with that sort of thing.”
“It’s absurd!” the Prime Minister exclaimed. “Why on earth can we not just go back to normal again if there is no threat anymore?”
“Our economy, our politics and our way of life is based on a united effort to beat Covid,” said the Cabinet Secretary. “If we actually achieve that aim then the whole fabric that ties our society together disintegrates. Without Covid we’re in a very precarious position.”
“I cannot believe what I am hearing,” said the Prime Minister, turning to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. “So what are your thoughts on this, Chancellor?”
“Well you know how I feel about lockdown, Prime Minister”, said the Chancellor. “I would love to end all restrictions and commit to never shutting the country down again, but having spoken to my Permanent Secretary this morning I realise it is not that simple. Just ending the crisis suddenly would be disastrous. We’ve put everything into it and the economy is now dependent upon it. Our traditional industries have all declined but we have had major new growth in the Covid sector. As you know the pharmaceutical industry is currently thriving. Their profits are reliant on vaccination take up which in turn is reliant on people’s fear of the virus. If we take that fear away then shares will start to plummet. The same is true of the test and trace industry. It’s going to be very difficult to convince everyone to get tested for something that doesn’t exist. And how do we persuade them to download all the latest Covid apps? Then of course we have Covid advertising, Covid insurance and the vast array of Covid safety products including hand sanitiser, antiviral cleaning products, Perspex screens, disposable facemasks, washable facemasks, layered facemasks, filtered facemasks, fashion facemasks…”
“All right, all right, I get the picture,” said the Prime Minister. “But surely we cannot give our wholehearted support to businesses selling products that are unnecessary to tackle a problem that doesn’t exist. Besides which, we’re throwing billions of pounds of public money into these projects. The Government cannot justify propping up industries that have failed due to their own lack of foresight... unless it’s the banking industry of course. But in any case that was the Labour Government.”
“To be fair we supported them at the time, Prime Minister. Besides which, it would be terribly irresponsible of us to destabilise these new developing industries. Inevitably there would be thousands of job losses and a stock market crash, just at the time we are trying to Build Back Better. Ending Covid now would be a complete and utter disaster, Prime Minister.”
“What poppycock! We’ve been trying to beat this thing for what seems like an eternity and now we’ve beaten it you’re telling me we cannot live without it.”
Part 2 follows...
Coronabollocks..
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Part 2 of that highly secret Cobra meeting:
The Prime Minister turned to the Health Secretary feeling hopeful that the news would be better appreciated.
“Health Secretary, surely it must be wonderful news for you?”
“Well yes, it is wonderful news Prime Minister but...”
“Oh don’t tell me,” interrupted the Prime Minister, “Your Permanent Secretary finds it all a bit inconvenient?”
“Well yes, you could put it like that, Prime Minister. Things have never run so smoothly since the NHS stopped virtually all non-emergency treatment, face to face consultations and cancer screening. Staff members have been able to spend more time on vitally important tasks that are often neglected, such as risk assessments, improvement plans, budgeting plans, equality impact assessments and unconscious bias training. Standards of hygiene are excellent and hospital running costs have come right down. Over 95% of hospitals being inspected are currently being rated as either good or outstanding. This is totally unprecedented and as a consequence of this staff morale is higher than it has ever been before.”
“Well that’s all very fine and dandy but what about hospital waiting lists? Hospitals may be getting glowing reports but they don’t seem to be seeing very many patients at the moment,” the Prime Minister responded incredulously.
“Yes, the waiting lists are getting rather long but the public seem to be okay with that. Opinion polls suggest that service user satisfaction is at an all time high. Patients who are having life saving treatment delayed are generally being quite understanding about the situation and very few of them are making complaints. Public support surged during the Clap For Carers campaign and the accompanying TikTok dance videos that medical staff did were hugely popular. There are plans afoot to launch similar campaigns to combat any possible dissatisfaction over long waiting lists. Covid has been an invaluable asset to us in garnering such tremendous support from the public.”
“So if waiting lists continue to grow you’re going to get everyone to start clapping again?”
The Prime Minister was battle weary. This was not how he had expected the meeting to unfold. His colleagues’ position on the matter seemed so warped that he was beginning to question his own sanity. He tried to stay calm and continue the meeting in a professional manner, despite his throbbing head and the nervous twitch that had started in his right eye. He turned to the Home Secretary.
“And your thoughts please Home Secretary? I’m sure the police will be eager to return to their normal duties without having to worry about Covid.”
“Well if you’d asked me last week, Prime Minister, then I would have agreed with you but...”
“Let me guess – you’ve been talking to your Permanent Secretary about it,” interrupted the Prime Minister.
“Yes, that’s correct Prime Minister. He informs me that the Police seem to be adapting to their new role as bio-security guards and the public are much more sympathetic towards them than they were at the start of the pandemic. Initially they got some bad press for a few inconsistencies and heavy handed responses...”
“Yes, arresting pensioners for sitting on park benches didn’t go down too well, did it?” the Prime Minister interjected.
“Well there were a few anecdotal stories of over-zealous police officers but community relations are much better now. Covid restrictions have become a very useful part of the policing toolkit and officers have found the fight against Covid very empowering and rewarding. Lockdowns and curfews reduce crime rates enormously but the Police are not advocating anything like that on a permanent basis. However, it would be reassuring to know that we could implement certain emergency measures from the Coronavirus Act as and when we need to. Doing away with Covid completely would be a rash move and it would make things very difficult for the police.”
There were a few moments silence while the Prime Minister tried to collect his thoughts. The country had actually achieved what everyone hoped for but dare not dream of: Zero Covid. Yet now we had got rid of this terrible disease all his colleagues seemed to want it back. The Prime Minister struggled to maintain his equilibrium as conflicting thoughts rushed through his head. Had everyone in the room gone mad or was it him? Could this refusal to let go of Covid merely be put down to the stifling bureaucracy of the Civil Service or was there some deeper malice behind it? Was it paranoid of him to ask such questions? Was he becoming a conspiracy theorist? He pulled himself together.
“Okay, so it seems we cannot live without Covid anymore,” said the Prime Minister to the Cabinet Secretary, feeling rather depleted. “Is there an answer? Do you have a plan?”
“Well possibly Prime Minister. You see the whole question of whether Covid still exists or not revolves around how we define a Covid case and the criteria for testing. Currently WHO protocols state that PCR testing should only run at a maximum of 40 cycles of amplification. However, there is a caveat to all WHO protocols which allows for some flexibility in the case of a national emergency. The disappearance of Covid would most definitely qualify as a national emergency for all the reasons colleagues have just stated. Therefore we would be at liberty to increase PCR cycles to around 60 or 65 and that way we would be certain to find enough cases.”
“Isn’t that rather dishonest? Surely we cannot just pretend people are ill with Covid when they’re not.”
“Oh no Prime Minister, please do not put words into my mouth. We would not dream of pretending people are ill with Covid when they are not. Our colleagues at Public Health England have excellent ethical standards and we would never encourage them to do anything remotely dishonest or misleading. We do not need to pretend people are ill. We just need to find cases. In fact it’s more or less what we’ve been doing for the last year. We just need to adjust the parameters slightly.”
“But surely there would be no correlation between cases and hospitalisations if we did that. We were finding it hard enough as it was to make that link.”
“That shouldn’t be too much of a problem. There will be enough people already in hospital who test positive. On paper it will all look fine. We’ll just put out a D-notice to stop the MSM reporting on what patients are actually being admitted for. There may be a few rogue reporters who suggest that no-one is being admitted to hospital for Covid anymore but these kinds of subversive viewpoints are easily discredited. It’s really not that much different to what we’ve been doing anyway. The only difference is that no-one will be getting sick with Covid, which in my opinion is a very positive thing and something that we should all be tremendously proud of.”
The Prime Minister felt like crying. It was all so bonkers that he could now not see it any other way...It had to be a conspiracy. But who was pulling the strings? Who had infiltrated the Civil Service and his parliamentary colleagues? This was his last chance to man up and make a stand against this tyranny. He had allowed himself to be pushed around for too long. He was in charge after all wasn’t he? A line had been crossed and it was time for him to assert himself. It was time for the Prime Minister to grow a pair. He rose to his feet.
“I’m sorry but this is complete madness. However you try to dress it up we would be lying to the public. We would be telling them that Covid is still a threat when in actual fact it had disappeared altogether. I cannot permit this. At the next press conference I am going to level with the people of this country and tell them that Covid has gone and that’s that!” The Prime Minister slumped back down in his chair, emotionally drained and trembling with anger.
“I’m afraid that won’t be possible,” said the Cabinet Secretary.
“And why not?” asked the Prime Minister.
“Because I’m in charge now.”
The Cabinet Secretary let out a hideous laugh as he undid his collar and tie to reveal the edge of a latex mask which he began to peel off his head. Was this really happening or was the Prime Minister having a nervous breakdown? He wondered if he was hallucinating as he gazed at the chilling spectacle before him. Who could the evil genius behind the mask possibly be? Was it Bill Gates or Klaus Schwab? Time seemed to slow down as the deranged imposter’s face gradually became unmasked and hundreds of thoughts started to race through the Prime Minister’s confused and petrified mind. This vile monster’s chin was now clearly visible. The skin looked old and lizard like. Could it be Tony Blair? No, he could see his hair now and it seemed to be a strange mix of dyed red with blonde highlights. Was he the Joker from Batman? The mask was being stretched like a rubber band under tension and then suddenly it pinged off, revealing the power crazed lunatic who was about to topple the elected leader of this once free democracy.
“God help us!” exclaimed the Prime Minister. “It’s Charlie Mullins of Pimlico Plumbers!”
For our overseas members Pimlico Plumbers is a UK company who decided all their staff had to be fully Vaxxed if they wished to keep their jobs!
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/piml ... 20335.html
And so the madness continues...
The Prime Minister turned to the Health Secretary feeling hopeful that the news would be better appreciated.
“Health Secretary, surely it must be wonderful news for you?”
“Well yes, it is wonderful news Prime Minister but...”
“Oh don’t tell me,” interrupted the Prime Minister, “Your Permanent Secretary finds it all a bit inconvenient?”
“Well yes, you could put it like that, Prime Minister. Things have never run so smoothly since the NHS stopped virtually all non-emergency treatment, face to face consultations and cancer screening. Staff members have been able to spend more time on vitally important tasks that are often neglected, such as risk assessments, improvement plans, budgeting plans, equality impact assessments and unconscious bias training. Standards of hygiene are excellent and hospital running costs have come right down. Over 95% of hospitals being inspected are currently being rated as either good or outstanding. This is totally unprecedented and as a consequence of this staff morale is higher than it has ever been before.”
“Well that’s all very fine and dandy but what about hospital waiting lists? Hospitals may be getting glowing reports but they don’t seem to be seeing very many patients at the moment,” the Prime Minister responded incredulously.
“Yes, the waiting lists are getting rather long but the public seem to be okay with that. Opinion polls suggest that service user satisfaction is at an all time high. Patients who are having life saving treatment delayed are generally being quite understanding about the situation and very few of them are making complaints. Public support surged during the Clap For Carers campaign and the accompanying TikTok dance videos that medical staff did were hugely popular. There are plans afoot to launch similar campaigns to combat any possible dissatisfaction over long waiting lists. Covid has been an invaluable asset to us in garnering such tremendous support from the public.”
“So if waiting lists continue to grow you’re going to get everyone to start clapping again?”
The Prime Minister was battle weary. This was not how he had expected the meeting to unfold. His colleagues’ position on the matter seemed so warped that he was beginning to question his own sanity. He tried to stay calm and continue the meeting in a professional manner, despite his throbbing head and the nervous twitch that had started in his right eye. He turned to the Home Secretary.
“And your thoughts please Home Secretary? I’m sure the police will be eager to return to their normal duties without having to worry about Covid.”
“Well if you’d asked me last week, Prime Minister, then I would have agreed with you but...”
“Let me guess – you’ve been talking to your Permanent Secretary about it,” interrupted the Prime Minister.
“Yes, that’s correct Prime Minister. He informs me that the Police seem to be adapting to their new role as bio-security guards and the public are much more sympathetic towards them than they were at the start of the pandemic. Initially they got some bad press for a few inconsistencies and heavy handed responses...”
“Yes, arresting pensioners for sitting on park benches didn’t go down too well, did it?” the Prime Minister interjected.
“Well there were a few anecdotal stories of over-zealous police officers but community relations are much better now. Covid restrictions have become a very useful part of the policing toolkit and officers have found the fight against Covid very empowering and rewarding. Lockdowns and curfews reduce crime rates enormously but the Police are not advocating anything like that on a permanent basis. However, it would be reassuring to know that we could implement certain emergency measures from the Coronavirus Act as and when we need to. Doing away with Covid completely would be a rash move and it would make things very difficult for the police.”
There were a few moments silence while the Prime Minister tried to collect his thoughts. The country had actually achieved what everyone hoped for but dare not dream of: Zero Covid. Yet now we had got rid of this terrible disease all his colleagues seemed to want it back. The Prime Minister struggled to maintain his equilibrium as conflicting thoughts rushed through his head. Had everyone in the room gone mad or was it him? Could this refusal to let go of Covid merely be put down to the stifling bureaucracy of the Civil Service or was there some deeper malice behind it? Was it paranoid of him to ask such questions? Was he becoming a conspiracy theorist? He pulled himself together.
“Okay, so it seems we cannot live without Covid anymore,” said the Prime Minister to the Cabinet Secretary, feeling rather depleted. “Is there an answer? Do you have a plan?”
“Well possibly Prime Minister. You see the whole question of whether Covid still exists or not revolves around how we define a Covid case and the criteria for testing. Currently WHO protocols state that PCR testing should only run at a maximum of 40 cycles of amplification. However, there is a caveat to all WHO protocols which allows for some flexibility in the case of a national emergency. The disappearance of Covid would most definitely qualify as a national emergency for all the reasons colleagues have just stated. Therefore we would be at liberty to increase PCR cycles to around 60 or 65 and that way we would be certain to find enough cases.”
“Isn’t that rather dishonest? Surely we cannot just pretend people are ill with Covid when they’re not.”
“Oh no Prime Minister, please do not put words into my mouth. We would not dream of pretending people are ill with Covid when they are not. Our colleagues at Public Health England have excellent ethical standards and we would never encourage them to do anything remotely dishonest or misleading. We do not need to pretend people are ill. We just need to find cases. In fact it’s more or less what we’ve been doing for the last year. We just need to adjust the parameters slightly.”
“But surely there would be no correlation between cases and hospitalisations if we did that. We were finding it hard enough as it was to make that link.”
“That shouldn’t be too much of a problem. There will be enough people already in hospital who test positive. On paper it will all look fine. We’ll just put out a D-notice to stop the MSM reporting on what patients are actually being admitted for. There may be a few rogue reporters who suggest that no-one is being admitted to hospital for Covid anymore but these kinds of subversive viewpoints are easily discredited. It’s really not that much different to what we’ve been doing anyway. The only difference is that no-one will be getting sick with Covid, which in my opinion is a very positive thing and something that we should all be tremendously proud of.”
The Prime Minister felt like crying. It was all so bonkers that he could now not see it any other way...It had to be a conspiracy. But who was pulling the strings? Who had infiltrated the Civil Service and his parliamentary colleagues? This was his last chance to man up and make a stand against this tyranny. He had allowed himself to be pushed around for too long. He was in charge after all wasn’t he? A line had been crossed and it was time for him to assert himself. It was time for the Prime Minister to grow a pair. He rose to his feet.
“I’m sorry but this is complete madness. However you try to dress it up we would be lying to the public. We would be telling them that Covid is still a threat when in actual fact it had disappeared altogether. I cannot permit this. At the next press conference I am going to level with the people of this country and tell them that Covid has gone and that’s that!” The Prime Minister slumped back down in his chair, emotionally drained and trembling with anger.
“I’m afraid that won’t be possible,” said the Cabinet Secretary.
“And why not?” asked the Prime Minister.
“Because I’m in charge now.”
The Cabinet Secretary let out a hideous laugh as he undid his collar and tie to reveal the edge of a latex mask which he began to peel off his head. Was this really happening or was the Prime Minister having a nervous breakdown? He wondered if he was hallucinating as he gazed at the chilling spectacle before him. Who could the evil genius behind the mask possibly be? Was it Bill Gates or Klaus Schwab? Time seemed to slow down as the deranged imposter’s face gradually became unmasked and hundreds of thoughts started to race through the Prime Minister’s confused and petrified mind. This vile monster’s chin was now clearly visible. The skin looked old and lizard like. Could it be Tony Blair? No, he could see his hair now and it seemed to be a strange mix of dyed red with blonde highlights. Was he the Joker from Batman? The mask was being stretched like a rubber band under tension and then suddenly it pinged off, revealing the power crazed lunatic who was about to topple the elected leader of this once free democracy.
“God help us!” exclaimed the Prime Minister. “It’s Charlie Mullins of Pimlico Plumbers!”
For our overseas members Pimlico Plumbers is a UK company who decided all their staff had to be fully Vaxxed if they wished to keep their jobs!
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/piml ... 20335.html
And so the madness continues...
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Re: Coronabollocks..
NE Lincolnshire has now achieved the second worst statistics for Covid in the country, as a result walk in vaccination places are available in lots of places and anyone who wants to be vaccinated could easily get a vaccination.A centre was set up in Grimsby's main shopping precinct today I walked passed it at 1300,it had three stabbing stations and not a soul in it with nurses stood at the door trying to solicit custom.
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Re: Coronabollocks..
1DC, thanks for that
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Re: Coronabollocks..
8,200 new cases here yesterday. Feeble alongside UK's 30,000. Don't care, I tell you, I don't care.
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Re: Coronabollocks..
Custom for what activity one is compelled to ask...?1DC wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 10:10 pmNE Lincolnshire has now achieved the second worst statistics for Covid in the country, as a result walk in vaccination places are available in lots of places and anyone who wants to be vaccinated could easily get a vaccination.A centre was set up in Grimsby's main shopping precinct today I walked passed it at 1300,it had three stabbing stations and not a soul in it with nurses stood at the door trying to solicit custom.
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Re: Coronabollocks..
They're saying a vaccine passport is a step towards a national ID card, a threat to civil liberties, the sky will fall in, your finger nails will fall out.
How many people in the country don't have a digital profile?
Born here, NHS number, school register, it goes on. Passport, driving licence, bank account.....
Facebook, Linkedin, Tindr.....
You collect a parcel at the post office or click and collect : "papers please"
The biggest problem is not the ID card or digital passport but proving that you, the body, and your ID are matched.
How about microchiping at birth, just like dogs. What could possibly go wrong?
How many people in the country don't have a digital profile?
Born here, NHS number, school register, it goes on. Passport, driving licence, bank account.....
Facebook, Linkedin, Tindr.....
You collect a parcel at the post office or click and collect : "papers please"
The biggest problem is not the ID card or digital passport but proving that you, the body, and your ID are matched.
How about microchiping at birth, just like dogs. What could possibly go wrong?
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Pontius Navigator
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Re: Coronabollocks..
How long will Covid be with us? No, not the virus but the media. We had Brexit for 5 years and only Covid knocked it off the number one spot.
Next week we shall have Covid Freedom and already the media are tuning in to 'life after lockdown' and having to make decisions you never thought you would have to make (Telegraph today).
Oh wasn't life simple when you just had to stay indoors, lock the doors, and press your nose against the window.
Next week we shall have Covid Freedom and already the media are tuning in to 'life after lockdown' and having to make decisions you never thought you would have to make (Telegraph today).
Oh wasn't life simple when you just had to stay indoors, lock the doors, and press your nose against the window.
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Re: Coronabollocks..
I still have a Yellow Fever vaccination certificate. Note that it's called a certificate, not a passport though I have one (or two) of those things too.
Calling a vaccination certificate a "passport"(sic) is deeply stupid.
Calling a vaccination certificate a "passport"(sic) is deeply stupid.
Re: Coronabollocks..
I have my Yellow Fever "passport". I keep it with my pilot's license. I added all my other vaccine jabs in there as well as the Covid one.
Re: Coronabollocks..
I hope you don't rely on it!
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Re: Coronabollocks..
Our weekly supermarket delivery driver is very chatty and a dog lover so he always makes a fuss of Dexter Dog whilst we exchange pleasantries. However yesterday he said that Hydrogen Peroxide mouthwash and nasal spray was the answer for those worried about Covid-19.....but he believed that the virus is a myth anyway and has been put about by governments. He must be a Trump supporter methinks. An otherwise educated man in his late 50's who works as a delivery driver due to redundancy in his profession. No point arguing with these people - I just let him rant on until he had to get going to his next delivery.
The helicopter pilots' mantra: If it hasn't gone wrong then it's just about to...
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Re: Coronabollocks..
Pass
Port
as in pass through the door, in that respect it is accurate.
Certificate as in certify whatever.
ID as in a document that identifies but in current usage it is not a document but a card.
Driver's licence is a licence to drive under a set of conditions which are set out on a card.
The one out of step is ID if it is in card form as properly it is an IC.
Port
as in pass through the door, in that respect it is accurate.
Certificate as in certify whatever.
ID as in a document that identifies but in current usage it is not a document but a card.
Driver's licence is a licence to drive under a set of conditions which are set out on a card.
The one out of step is ID if it is in card form as properly it is an IC.
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Re: Coronabollocks..
Last week I had one of those "buggeritletsjustgoanddoit" moments and booked tickets for the Latitude festival for self and the Sproglettes. Seniors Larss staying at home to mind the shop.
So, 3 nights under canvas in the family camping area plus lots of close contacts at various events.
Requirements to attend are 2 jabs and, for the kids, recent lateral flow test.
Will report back ..... I I survive!
So, 3 nights under canvas in the family camping area plus lots of close contacts at various events.
Requirements to attend are 2 jabs and, for the kids, recent lateral flow test.
Will report back ..... I I survive!
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Re: Coronabollocks..
If or I, you will survive...
Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
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Re: Coronabollocks..
If my knowledge of Catalan legalise is not at fault, the Supreme Court here just ruled last year's Catalan lockdown as unconstitutional and hence illegal. Although one can't go back to Spring 2020 and allow people out of their houses for three months, this has implications for imminent lockdowns in 2021. Rumour in town this morning was that a lockdown to municipality from 23:00-06:00 is coming. Our friends who run a restaurant said YES PLEASE!
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A form of ID that you use on the spot to satisfy the other party to a transaction that you are who you say you are is OK. Here I'm thinking of using a credit card or cheque to pay for something, and the cashier asks to see ID, looks at the ID and then is satisfied. What is not OK is what the UK tried to do under the last Labour government where the way the ID was verified is to have it scanned and validated by a central database that then keeps a record of the fact that you were in a certain place at a certain time, and builds up a detailed pattern of your movements.Pontius Navigator wrote: ↑Wed Jul 14, 2021 7:14 amThey're saying a vaccine passport is a step towards a national ID card, a threat to civil liberties, the sky will fall in, your finger nails will fall out.
How many people in the country don't have a digital profile?
Born here, NHS number, school register, it goes on. Passport, driving licence, bank account.....
Facebook, Linkedin, Tindr.....
You collect a parcel at the post office or click and collect : "papers please"
The biggest problem is not the ID card or digital passport but proving that you, the body, and your ID are matched.
How about microchiping at birth, just like dogs. What could possibly go wrong?
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They think it's all over
On a visit to Morris et Fils today we went to have a spot of lunch. The guy in front of us, who wasn't wearing a mask despite not being seated, sneezed twice onto the the stack of cups beside the coffee machine without bothering to cover his mouth and nose with his hand. He had a hacking dry cough, which is a well known symptom of Covid19, and was sneezing repeatedly and frequently. None of the cluster of three or four staff members rebuked him for not wearing a mask, despite one of them feeling it was appropriate for her to wipe a snot smear off one of the cups with her bare hands.
We cancelled our order and left.
I guess he's one of those arsehole Covid-deniers who think it's funny to rebel against the public health laws which require the wearing of masks in enclosed public spaces and which require people with the known symptoms to self-isolate for a week or whatever the period now is.
One should not be surprised that the infection levels per hundred thousand in Scotland are many many multiples of the WHO definition of an epidemic "out of control".
And still the overcrowded and ill-ventilated pubs are open. And still the totally unscientific politicians' date of 19th of this month is being adhered to by the idiots in charge (on both sides of the 'border') as being appropriate to throw the rules overboard.
The fourth (or is it the fifth?) wave is more than predictable. It is now inevitable.
We cancelled our order and left.
I guess he's one of those arsehole Covid-deniers who think it's funny to rebel against the public health laws which require the wearing of masks in enclosed public spaces and which require people with the known symptoms to self-isolate for a week or whatever the period now is.
One should not be surprised that the infection levels per hundred thousand in Scotland are many many multiples of the WHO definition of an epidemic "out of control".
And still the overcrowded and ill-ventilated pubs are open. And still the totally unscientific politicians' date of 19th of this month is being adhered to by the idiots in charge (on both sides of the 'border') as being appropriate to throw the rules overboard.
The fourth (or is it the fifth?) wave is more than predictable. It is now inevitable.
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AtomKraft
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Re: Coronabollocks..
So what Plum?
He's spreading a disease that Boris has clearly decided needs to be spread!
By spreading his bug-ridden snotters around, he's helping us towards the exit door from this calamity- herd immunity.
You should have sat down beside him and said thanks.
Oor Nicola clearly agrees with Boris- she's not said a peep or done anything differently, so clearly she shows her tacit approval.
He's spreading a disease that Boris has clearly decided needs to be spread!
By spreading his bug-ridden snotters around, he's helping us towards the exit door from this calamity- herd immunity.
You should have sat down beside him and said thanks.
Oor Nicola clearly agrees with Boris- she's not said a peep or done anything differently, so clearly she shows her tacit approval.
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Undried Plum
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Re: Coronabollocks..
Knowing, as I do, that Cv19 is a very unfunny disease which I wouldn't wish on anyone (or their daughter), I might nevertheless afford a wee snigger if yon wee bitchcunt gets a bit sneezy in her attempt to generate flock immunity among her followers in the shadow of the Clown's herd immunity ambition.