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Mervyn and Trish wrote: 08 Aug 2020, 06:51
Now this is funny

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/j ... d=msedgntp

Can he still not understand that he and his Marxist mates, McDonnell, Abbott etc, were the problem?
The report says it was sabotage, given that he shot himself in the foot perhaps it was just that ... or incompetence.
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They sabotaged the campaign by electing Corbyn leader?

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Mervyn and Trish wrote: 08 Aug 2020, 06:51
Now this is funny

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/j ... d=msedgntp

Can he still not understand that he and his Marxist mates, McDonnell, Abbott etc, were the problem?
Is anyone really bothered????

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david63 wrote: 08 Aug 2020, 08:43
Mervyn and Trish wrote: 08 Aug 2020, 06:51
Now this is funny

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/j ... d=msedgntp

Can he still not understand that he and his Marxist mates, McDonnell, Abbott etc, were the problem?
Is anyone really bothered????
He clearly is! Can't accept it was all his fault because people trusted him less than Boris.

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Bit of an irony really that he was the one holding up a leaked document with supposed Russian involvement and is now complaining of dirty tricks in his own party. What goes around comes around Jeremy. Seems the British electorate were right to turn him down.
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Ed Miliband’s manifesto has now become Tory policy.
If only he could have mastered the technique of eating a bacon sandwich.
I’m wondering if Murdoch will choose Sir K as the next PM ?
I suppose it depends who is leading the Tories at the time.
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Was it Ken who used to refer to him as ' Ed Milibrain ' ?
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Manoverboard wrote: 08 Aug 2020, 15:22
Was it Ken who used to refer to him as ' Ed Milibrain ' ?
Surely that should be Minibrain?
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Labour's mistake was electing the wrong Milliband

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Mervyn and Trish wrote: 08 Aug 2020, 17:48
Labour's mistake was electing the wrong Milliband
Never a truer word spoken Sir Merv and should he ever return to front line politics (Labour or Lib Dem) then the Conservatives should be very worried.

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Regards testing;
Our granddaughters partner was supposed to be going to Southampton on Monday to work on a refurb of one of the ships. The 6 workers were all tested on Friday, at a cost to the company of £1000. Today only 3 results came back, the others will have to wait till Monday at the earliest, if they are clear then they will have to travel down later than the other 3. All workers then have to isolate for 24 hrs before starting work.The boss obviously isn’t happy after forking out that amount.
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towny44 wrote: 08 Aug 2020, 16:28
Manoverboard wrote: 08 Aug 2020, 15:22
Was it Ken who used to refer to him as ' Ed Milibrain ' ?
Surely that should be Minibrain?
To be absolutely certain you would need to locate Ken's posts regarding the gentleman in question :sarcasm:

ps .... A Mili is a far smaller unit than wot a Mini is ... just saying :wave:
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Trish had a Mini. But she never had a Milli.

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So on the news this morning they state that 16% of the population will refuse to have the Covid vaccine when it becomes available, with the usual conspiracy theories as the excuse. On the basis that that would mean that at the most only 84% of the population would be vaccinated (some probably would not be able to be vaccinated for medical reasons) and there will inevitable be some for which the vaccine will not work then we will be dangerously close to the level necessary for "herd immunity".

Sorry, but harsh and unpopular as it may be, but vaccination should not be an option and if you don't want it then you are free to spend the rest of your life in quarantine. I do not want some idiot with so called principles wandering the streets carrying a time bomb.

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david63 wrote: 09 Aug 2020, 08:44
So on the news this morning they state that 16% of the population will refuse to have the Covid vaccine when it becomes available, with the usual conspiracy theories as the excuse. On the basis that that would mean that at the most only 84% of the population would be vaccinated (some probably would not be able to be vaccinated for medical reasons) and there will inevitable be some for which the vaccine will not work then we will be dangerously close to the level necessary for "herd immunity".

Sorry, but harsh and unpopular as it may be, but vaccination should not be an option and if you don't want it then you are free to spend the rest of your life in quarantine. I do not want some idiot with so called principles wandering the streets carrying a time bomb.
Of course if the vaccine works then who cares, although maybe those refusing one should pay a premium on their NI contributions to cover the extra NHS costs of treating them if they get covid.
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towny44 wrote: 09 Aug 2020, 09:26
david63 wrote: 09 Aug 2020, 08:44
So on the news this morning they state that 16% of the population will refuse to have the Covid vaccine when it becomes available, with the usual conspiracy theories as the excuse. On the basis that that would mean that at the most only 84% of the population would be vaccinated (some probably would not be able to be vaccinated for medical reasons) and there will inevitable be some for which the vaccine will not work then we will be dangerously close to the level necessary for "herd immunity".

Sorry, but harsh and unpopular as it may be, but vaccination should not be an option and if you don't want it then you are free to spend the rest of your life in quarantine. I do not want some idiot with so called principles wandering the streets carrying a time bomb.
Of course if the vaccine works then who cares, although maybe those refusing one should pay a premium on their NI contributions to cover the extra NHS costs of treating them if they get covid.
It might also become a pre-requisite for travel insurance.
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Should be.
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For the safety of others as well as the insured.

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And for cruising. No jab no board.

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I would imagine, considering the damage this virus has done to the cruising industry in particular, it could be a pre-requisite for anybody wishing to cruise. No jab, no cruise. I would certainly feel safer knowing that everybody on board had been inoculated.
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I still cannot believe how many people think there isn’t a virus., It’s all a plot by Governments to control the people..?
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screwy wrote: 09 Aug 2020, 15:50
I still cannot believe how many people think there isn’t a virus
I don't think that the families of the 730k who have died around the world would fall into that category!

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oldbluefox wrote: 09 Aug 2020, 15:44
I would imagine, considering the damage this virus has done to the cruising industry in particular, it could be a pre-requisite for anybody wishing to cruise. No jab, no cruise. I would certainly feel safer knowing that everybody on board had been inoculated.
I however would also require a certificated test to prove that all of our fellow passengers had not had the virus at any stage even if they had never shown any of the recognised symptoms of the virus.
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Manoverboard wrote: 09 Aug 2020, 17:05
I however would also require a certificated test to prove that all of our fellow passengers had not had the virus at any stage even if they had never shown any of the recognised symptoms of the virus.
And how would you go about getting that?

Are you saying that if somebody has had the virus six months ago and they currently have no symptoms, as most of the population will show, that they cannot cruise?

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Would they not have some immunity if they had previously had coronavirus? In that sense they would be a safer bet than those of us who have not had it.
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