Youre looking too far forward. Im expecting a test to be widely available that allows you to know if you have contracted it so you arent a risk anymore and can work again. It has to happen, tok many people will be self isolating for no reason.
Do you work for Sports Direct by any chance?
Out of touch cnuts who don't know shit until it effects them.
I’m not British so not a Tory but I do consider myself conservative politically...go on, what have you got? Didn’t expect that did you? Almost like you can’t pigeonhole everyone...
You’re having an absolute nightmare on here, do you know how forums work?That's how I read it too. The idea that the work itself has to be essential is just made up. As with 'we're in lockdown', no we aren't, that's made up too, there are multiple reasons why people can leave the house, we are not in lockdown.
The Irish government have said they're trying to follow the South Korean model, which relied heavily on testing and contact tracing but less so on the sort of lockdown measures other countries have used. Whereas the UK's strategy is less test/trace focused. That's why you get the below disparity even without the ROI currently operating near its hoped for test capacity. Different priorities.
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I think you both agree with each other, you've just worded it differenty.
Yes they are, and it is, but lots of other countries have implemented the same measures at the same time. The UK is definitely early.
Originally in Italy it was the first meaning, you could go to work if you couldn't work from home. Now it has changed and you can only go if the company performs an essential function.
That is very optimistic. I don’t really see a chance of restrictions being lifted before September/October but maybe I’m too pessimistic too.
It’s almost funny how many of the people these cnuts don’t even acknowledge the existence of went out and voted for them.
And he just asked one of the top medical officials in the country “when will the mean media that don’t like me be allowed back in the room?”
You're coming across as a real prat here, I'm going to work tomorrow, and I want to because I need to pay for rent, and Boris's less than clear speech has many people confused and wondering what's going on - he should be leading the country but he's not doing it effectively.
No, the essential work bit is made up, at least for the moment. You can go to work if it's work that you can't do from home. Unless it's specifically in one of the barred groups, like pubs, clubs and so on.
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The way I see it is these restrictions arent designed to wipe out the virus but to ease the burden on hospitals etc. Get over that hill and smooth out the curve we will see easing off from restrictions. Then the vunerable can get state help that would free up hundreds of millions instead of 35 year old builder Dave down the street receiving the same benefits.
Not sure. I work at a pensions broker and we have been told to come in tomorrow on the basis that we don’t have printing equipment at home to print forms. It looks like people are interpreting it in different ways.
Is this actually enforceable for those going to work? Considering the government advice is still unless you can't work from home at this moment.
It's like a United transfer saga.
Tough auld lady.
Preparing a lockdown.
It will be lockdown by the end of the week I'm pretty sure. The only reason we aren't yet is the legislation isn't passed and hasn't been enacted. Watch this space. It's gradual hence the ambiguity tonight.
I think all the ambiguity will be cleared up by the end of the week mate. The legal stuff isn't sorted fully hence the ambiguity tonight I think. It will be passed and enacted in coming days then you will see some direction and action.
Get the chopper ready
We could move to that of course, my guess is we will, but as of now there is no ambiguity at all in saying there are multiple reasons people can leave their house, that is a fact, there is no lockdown yet.
Could you link to that rather than the quote please
Exactly we are following the same process but ahead of the curve.
I heard from a copper yesterday that some scumbag kids went into Asda causing grief and when a staff member refused to serve them more than 3 of the same item they spat in her face.
There's no social reason you can leave the house now. Exercise is about it.
Yeah I get that mate, it's not easy and even after that you guys are still going to have a tough job getting people to do as their bloody told.
I don't think so. The advice on the government website is as follows:
That means that you can travel to work only if it is essential to your job, not that you can travel only if your job is essential.
The point @11101 made about what happened in Italy is worth baring in mind. The UK has literally followed exactly the same path but slightly earlier. So Italy initially allowed work to that degree then moved to essential work only. My personal thoughts are we will move to that model and when the legislation is through we will see it.
Dunno... I'm not short of cash... Would have to be some feck off mega tax to make me think twice
So what's the point of a forum at all then?
