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Another IT glitch, surely?
They’ll announce that they need another week of lockdown but it’s important that businesses have the busy Christmas period. As a result from the 14th all educational settings will switch to online which will:Can only see deaths and cases going up between now and the 2nd. How does England possibly come out of lockdown?
Agreed. All that's happened is pubs and restaurants have closed. Most shops have found a way to stay open it seems by stocking an item considered essential.Doesn't really feel like a lockdown this time for me, work is mostly normal in education, traffic feels the same, busy as feck on way home tonight.
Totally agree. Work from home eases congestion, redcues pollution and increases productivity.That’s a monumentally dumb and enormously unfair suggestion for a tax.
I'm currently splitting my time between working from home and in the office. It must depend massively on the sort of work you do, but there is absolutely no way that working from home is more productive.Totally agree. Work from home eases congestion, redcues pollution and increases productivity.
Tories: let's tax them for that.
And we can only imagine the total number increasing those who have symptoms but don't actually get a test.33,470 confirmed cases in the UK today. Highest since start of pandemic.
There are super rich corporations that do not pay even 5% tax on their total income. Amazon is a prime example, excuse the pun.I guess I should have known the responses I'd get on here considering, like you said, the heavily leaning of posters on here who can work from home are probably not going to be the biggest fans. Or seemingly from some of the criticism, read the article properly.
I'm not too sure where this criticism of save the city is coming from.....do people think the city workers (bankers, consultants etc) are the targets of this? Or at real risk of losing their jobs compared to others?
I totally agree with you that the move to home working for many will exacerbate income inequalities even more...and probably health inequalities too.
Doesn't mean that the tax increase couldn't come at least partially or fully from the employer (which it mentions) or by taxing bonuses etc etc.
But personally, even though I can't work from home for the most part, I'm perfectly happy to pay a bit more in tax to support those who are likely struggling significantly right now, as part of a raft of other measures too. I don't want society to become even more unequal.
Quite agree with you. During the first lockdown, there was very little traffic or people out and about. At the shops for example.Doesn't really feel like a lockdown this time for me, work is mostly normal in education, traffic feels the same, busy as feck on way home tonight.
Some data lag in the reporting but nothing that would suggest a massive glitch. Could be a mini spike right on the cusp of the lockdown.Another IT glitch, surely?
Apparently not, and there isn't a huge backlog in reporting either. Perhaps the outcome of announcing the new lockdown well in advance and people taking advantage of the time to socialise as much as possible? Schools returning from half term? Maybe it's a freak results day - too much can be read into one off results - but it also may just be the reality of how the virus has been growing. We'll know by case numbers in the coming days if this new "lockdown" has had any positive impact.Another IT glitch, surely?
Big number that, too early to read much into it though33,470 confirmed cases in the UK today. Highest since start of pandemic.
I'm in London and it doesn't feel like a lockdown at all. I go into the office once a week and the train gets packed in the morning, with a lot of traffic on the road.Doesn't really feel like a lockdown this time for me, work is mostly normal in education, traffic feels the same, busy as feck on way home tonight.
How is the North East still going up like that? I thought they'd basically been in lockdown for months nowLooks like increases across the regions, with the West Midlands showing the biggest daily increase.
Well avoiding 2 hours a day of driving certainly means I spend more of the day actually working.I'm currently splitting my time between working from home and in the office. It must depend massively on the sort of work you do, but there is absolutely no way that working from home is more productive.
It's too early to make that call I would say, there's a slight lag on reporting (up to 2.9 days from test). However this is one days cases. We're only the 2nd week of a lockdown, if someone contracted and starting showing symptoms on day 9-10, then we would only be seeing the positive elements in the reporting now. If we're still seeing a curve upward in terms of cases by Wednesday next week, then that's where I would get worried.Guys, I feel like I’m living in a crazy world.
We locked down properly originally and it looked like we had it under control. Positive cases stayed low during eat out to help out.
We opened schools and a few weeks later the cases rose drastically.
Until last week when they seemed to plateau (following a week after half term). Just after this we see a significant jump in cases.
It just seems so obvious to me. Am I missing something?
Oh I definitely see lots of positives to working from home, and think it's worth splitting time between going in and not. But I certainly haven't found myself being more productive. I get stuff done, but it's more in my own time and less structured.Well avoiding 2 hours a day of driving certainly means I spend more of the day actually working.
Not to mention the environmental benefits to that as mentioned by @Fluctuation0161
Which in itself is a positive for your own well-being and mental health.Oh I definitely see lots of positives to working from home, and think it's worth splitting time between going in and not. But I certainly haven't found myself being more productive. I get stuff done, but it's more in my own time and less structured.
I don't think procrastinating to the point that I'm finishing up menial tasks at 9pm could be considered good for my mental healthWhich in itself is a positive for your own well-being and mental health.
Absolutely this will happen and it's starting already.Or £50k less for someone living in the Philippines or India. A lot of people are feeling positive about home working in the long term but they could be turkeys getting excited about Christmas.
Don't know if it's me, but what are people expecting to be the same? What we saw in March/April was reaction to cases in 6 figures daily, we're no where near that level now and I don't get why people expect the same style of restrictions as we had March/April. The only correlation is the naming convention in the term 'lockdown'.It definitely doesn't feel like the first lockdown in March/April. Obviously it was all new back then and there was a bit more of a sense of 'wow, this is really strange'.
I just feel there was a bit more goodwill around that time- whatever you may think about clapping for NHS and thank you key worker signs, it just felt people were in it together more, if that makes sense. As I said, that was a situation that was new and a period of adjustment was happening so it's understandable. There's just more of an awkward/irritable mood this time around now we're entering the winter period. Again, it's understandable but I kind of felt there was a bit more solidarity back then; It's gone from 'stay safe' to 'feck this!'Don't know if it's me, but what are people expecting to be the same? What we saw in March/April was reaction to cases in 6 figures daily, we're no where near that level now and I don't get why people expect the same style of restrictions as we had March/April. The only correlation is the naming convention in the term 'lockdown'.
It's the same where I am. People are not scared of it anymore, i think that's the big difference. They're just frustrated, and annoyed we've had 6 months to prepare yet here we are in the same place again.I just feel there was a bit more goodwill around that time- whatever you may think about clapping for NHS and thank you key worker signs, it just felt people were in it together more, if that makes sense. As I said, that was a situation that was new and a period of adjustment was happening so it's understandable. There's just more of an awkward/irritable mood this time around now we're entering the winter period. Again, it's understandable but I kind of felt there was a bit more solidarity back then; It's gone from 'stay safe' to 'feck this!'
By the end of 2021??? That so far away...Some very good news about the UQ developed vaccine that will hopefully be available in the middle of 2021 - results suggest that it works very well with older people
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/h...y/news-story/414925bd8710ceef76a1fcdf9c2d7b02
I think the Australian plan is to vaccinate using the available vaccines from March then start using the UQ vaccine when available.By the end of 2021??? That so far away...
And with a daily positivity rate of above 10%, or a 7-day average of 8.7%, worse than at any point since May. It's double the rate of last month, and back in May they were testing 4x fewer people. The hospitalisation rate has now reached its highest on record too: 67k current hospitalised, and it's gone up by almost 1k every day this month. They plateaued at around 60k in the first and second peaks but this one just seems to be marching on up.161k cases in the US? wtf?
I am by a significant margin but as you say it does depend on the work you do.I'm currently splitting my time between working from home and in the office. It must depend massively on the sort of work you do, but there is absolutely no way that working from home is more productive.
Besides the type of work you do, I guess it also depends on your conditions at home. I know of many colleagues with children at home who are screaming bloody murder as they find it hard to take care of their children while working and attending teams meetings.I am by a significant margin but as you say it does depend on the work you do.