LOCKDOWN

Maybe, just maybe do some proper Police work.
Like asking the said person(s) what evidence they have to walk through the gates they are supposed to be patrolling?
They were not all well known front benchers who went to these parties.
Pretty sure it wont be just a photo badge on a lanyard that gets you through their cordon, you must have some evidence of an invitation to get into No 10.
"Heres mine, its an email that says to bring your own booze" should get anyone's suspicions up.
Especially at a time when i could only see 15 people at my Father in laws funeral and not even have a proper have a wake for him.

As i have said previously this is the worst PM leading the worst Government in my lifetime.

Probably is time to move on, although I don't agree with scrapping the free tests. 

But ultimately, every decision this government make is about Boris Johnson trying to be a hero and nothing else. I bet he's loving all this Ukraine stuff - takes the heat off him and gives him a chance to look like the good guy. 

“Learn to live with it” just means “forget it exists”.

Sad to see the official LOTO (in name only) pretty much agreeing with it too.

It's not the only thing people are dying of though. There's a huge cancer treatment backlog for a start. I spoke to an NHS worker recently who said we need to remember that people are still getting ill in the usual ways and we can't forget about them.

I've said a few times on this thread about the mental health toll I've observed. I feel like Covid has added years on all of us, and it's horrendous for people with conditions like OCD. I know it's not easy but I think we need to look at how to come to some sort of end with this.

But yes, charging for tests is stupid and cruel, and the government's response throughout the pandemic has always been one of greed, which is why a populist far-right government of rich boys is a real kakistocracy at a time like this. I also worry what are we doing to stop something like his happening again. As population grows and we all travel more, there will be more and more corner-cutting as we look to cater to a global population expected to reach nearly 10 billion by 2050, all of which makes pandemics more likely.

Probably no point in having the restrictions anyway.....the more considerate folk in society will isolate whether told to or not, in the same way you wouldnt go and visit your nan if you had the flu etc. There will be plenty that can't be arsed isolating regardless of what they are told to, so can't see the point in trying to impose something that can't be policed. I disagree with ending free testing....charging people to find out whether they have a contageus disease or not whilst it's still circulating seems dangerously short sighted. I still test myself weekly but will I do that once my free tests run out and I have to pay? Probably not.

Just when you thought the nasty party couldn't get any more nastier.....

Thanks for working through the pandemic and saving countless lives whilst dealing with the trauma of still losing so many people, but you cant park for free in your own workplace anymore!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60921606

Have you lot turned the telly on lately, a war in Europe, 10s of thousands dead, a reported 4 million refugees, hospitals and schools a prime target, a lunatic threatening to use nuclear weapons and you are moaning about not being able to park at work
Are you ****ing serious?
I spend half an hour on the daily commute, cant park on site when I get there and have a ten minute walk in to work after I have parked, its no great ****ing hardship is it ?

Yeah, why don’t we just shut down the whole Deva Chat message board at the same time? People are fighting and dying in the streets of Ukraine and posters on here are moaning about a lack of meat and potato pies on the Harry Mac at half time. Are you ****ing serious? Indeed, the Missus complained she was cold last night and would like the central heating turned up. I pointed out that there was a man threatening nuclear Armageddon in Eastern Europe, so put a jumper on, it’s no great ****ing hardship. Jeez

Lol he’s fallen for it.

The art of distraction, the Tories are great at it.

You can always rely on him to just say what the rest of them are thinking. The id of the Tory. 

Broke the law and lied to Parliament. I’m old enough to remember politicians resigning for less.

Am I being cynical by wondering about this being announced while parliament is in recess? 

I predict an upcoming week of vague stories about the Queen, grammar schools, the McCanns and other traditional distractions.

651 Covid deaths announced yesterday, thank goodness the pandemic is over and Omicron is just a mild illness.

They're getting it about right at the moment I think, although removing free testing is crazy. Basically I think we're still paying for bad decisions made right at the start.

But the rising numbers do highlight one of many reasons why Boris Johnson should not still be PM. If we get to a situation where lockdowns, masks etc become needed again, surely he can't go on TV and announce it with a straight face, or expect anyone to listen after the way he's behaved?