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Post by route53 on Jan 21, 2022 11:10:20 GMT
I don’t think they’ve declared Covid beaten as so much they’ve finally realised that Covid is here to stay and we must live with it. It was a sarcastic pop at the government’s attitude towards the pandemic. Sorry but the timing of some announcements are pure distraction but some just can’t take off the rose tinted spectacle when it comes to who they are handling things. I don’t see other countries talking about moveing away from isolation or possibly charging for LFT. Japan, Sweden and Czech Republic are rolling back mandates and Isreal is talking about removing the Green Pass system they have, the U.K. isn’t alone in this, yes I do think the timing has somewhat distracted from Partygate but it was an inevitable step just brought forward |
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Post by Green Kitten on Jan 21, 2022 11:17:13 GMT
I don’t think they’ve declared Covid beaten as so much they’ve finally realised that Covid is here to stay and we must live with it. It was a sarcastic pop at the government’s attitude towards the pandemic. Sorry but the timing of some announcements are pure distraction but some just can’t take off the rose tinted spectacle when it comes to who they are handling things. I don’t see other countries talking about moveing away from isolation or possibly charging for LFT. In France they have been charging for tests for quite a while. Anyway negative tests will not be accepted in a few days as part of their reprehensible passport scheme. Japan, Sweden and Czech Republic are rolling back mandates and Isreal is talking about removing the Green Pass system they have, the U.K. isn’t alone in this, yes I do think the timing has somewhat distracted from Partygate but it was an inevitable step just brought forward I believe Ireland are slowly rolling back their passport scheme (which they have had for months) - no longer will be required for restaurants and pubs (but remains for nightclubs). I'm sure this will continue and more countries will follow. I'll be glad to see the back of these (ineffective) schemes. It'll just be a matter of time and some countries are more stubborn (and in cases utterly psychotic, like Austria, France and Italy) than others. |
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Post by route53 on Jan 21, 2022 12:51:46 GMT
It was a sarcastic pop at the government’s attitude towards the pandemic. Sorry but the timing of some announcements are pure distraction but some just can’t take off the rose tinted spectacle when it comes to who they are handling things. I don’t see other countries talking about moveing away from isolation or possibly charging for LFT. In France they have been charging for tests for quite a while. Anyway negative tests will not be accepted in a few days as part of their reprehensible passport scheme. Japan, Sweden and Czech Republic are rolling back mandates and Isreal is talking about removing the Green Pass system they have, the U.K. isn’t alone in this, yes I do think the timing has somewhat distracted from Partygate but it was an inevitable step just brought forward I believe Ireland are slowly rolling back their passport scheme (which they have had for months) - no longer will be required for restaurants and pubs (but remains for nightclubs). I'm sure this will continue and more countries will follow. I'll be glad to see the back of these (ineffective) schemes. It'll just be a matter of time and some countries are more stubborn (and in cases utterly psychotic, like Austria, France and Italy) than others. This is good news for Ireland, a step in the right direction, it was only a matter of time before the desire for (old) normality grew stronger, It’s countries like France, Austria, Germany, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand that are still keeping the restrictions on in some form, I think France, Germans and Austria will ultimately follow their European neighbours and return to normality, but I think it’ll be harder in the Anglospheric nations (barring the U.K. and Ireland of course who are closer to normality) |
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Post by LondonNorthern on Jan 21, 2022 16:06:55 GMT
In France they have been charging for tests for quite a while. Anyway negative tests will not be accepted in a few days as part of their reprehensible passport scheme. I believe Ireland are slowly rolling back their passport scheme (which they have had for months) - no longer will be required for restaurants and pubs (but remains for nightclubs). I'm sure this will continue and more countries will follow. I'll be glad to see the back of these (ineffective) schemes. It'll just be a matter of time and some countries are more stubborn (and in cases utterly psychotic, like Austria, France and Italy) than others. This is good news for Ireland, a step in the right direction, it was only a matter of time before the desire for (old) normality grew stronger, It’s countries like France, Austria, Germany, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand that are still keeping the restrictions on in some form, I think France, Germans and Austria will ultimately follow their European neighbours and return to normality, but I think it’ll be harder in the Anglospheric nations (barring the U.K. and Ireland of course who are closer to normality) New Zealand has gone beyond the point of no return in terms of insanity. Frankly had that have happened here I’d have considered leaving the country. No way in hell are they coming back from that |
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Post by southlondon413 on Jan 21, 2022 18:36:15 GMT
This is good news for Ireland, a step in the right direction, it was only a matter of time before the desire for (old) normality grew stronger, It’s countries like France, Austria, Germany, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand that are still keeping the restrictions on in some form, I think France, Germans and Austria will ultimately follow their European neighbours and return to normality, but I think it’ll be harder in the Anglospheric nations (barring the U.K. and Ireland of course who are closer to normality) New Zealand has gone beyond the point of no return in terms of insanity. Frankly had that have happened here I’d have considered leaving the country. No way in hell are they coming back from that It always surprised me that New Zealanders accepted the harsh rules. I’ve been on a driving holiday around both islands and the people are very British in their values, customs and culture unlike Australia which is more Americanised its values today. |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jan 22, 2022 0:23:55 GMT
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Post by richard on Jan 22, 2022 2:00:53 GMT
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jan 22, 2022 10:45:16 GMT
bahahaah, they have no choice. You cannot go and say to your employer about the trains etc. they would just replace you. Khan seriously is making himself look very stupid. He is constantly embarrassing himself. |
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Post by richard on Jan 22, 2022 11:09:00 GMT
bahahaah, they have no choice. You cannot go and say to your employer about the trains etc. they would just replace you. Khan seriously is making himself look very stupid. He is constantly embarrassing himself. I have to agree I think he's just scaremongering |
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Post by WH241 on Jan 22, 2022 11:53:59 GMT
bahahaah, they have no choice. You cannot go and say to your employer about the trains etc. they would just replace you. Khan seriously is making himself look very stupid. He is constantly embarrassing himself. Those who are kicking up a fuss about going back to work would try anything  |
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Post by twobellstogo on Jan 23, 2022 11:43:23 GMT
bahahaah, they have no choice. You cannot go and say to your employer about the trains etc. they would just replace you. . It is this. If you can’t use the reduced public transport to get to work, you will be replaced by either someone who can, or someone with a car. |
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Post by vjaska on Jan 23, 2022 13:17:16 GMT
bahahaah, they have no choice. You cannot go and say to your employer about the trains etc. they would just replace you. . It is this. If you can’t use the reduced public transport to get to work, you will be replaced by either someone who can, or someone with a car. This is why when Southern was going through that extended period of the service being awful, that a number of people either quit their job or even moved home to try and make the commute easier. As you say, people will have to make some choices by the sounds of it |
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Post by wirewiper on Jan 23, 2022 13:36:11 GMT
It is this. If you can’t use the reduced public transport to get to work, you will be replaced by either someone who can, or someone with a car. This is why when Southern was going through that extended period of the service being awful, that a number of people either quit their job or even moved home to try and make the commute easier. As you say, people will have to make some choices by the sounds of it There are several hundreds of thousands of people in the UK who during the pandemic have decided simply to leave the labour market altogether, mainly by bringing forward their retirement or deciding not to return after parental leave. |
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Post by wirewiper on Feb 4, 2022 17:36:51 GMT
The Department for Transport is asking operators not to "Pre-emptively de-register services" ahead of the ending of Bus Recovery Grant on 5th April. In the short term, an additional £29 million has been made available (£26 million for operators and £3 million for local authorities) to make up for the drop in passenger numbers after the "work from home" advice was reinstated during the Omicron surge. The DfT is also suggesting that further support will be available after 5th April. www.route-one.net/news/bus-recovery-grant-grows-as-dft-calls-for-no-deregistrations/ |
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Post by VMH2537 on Feb 4, 2022 18:28:30 GMT
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