Jerrith

Jerrith

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3 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - Conservative MPs on wh... · 0 replies · +1 points

When you have a breath after all that outburst could you just confirm your qualifications about Virology and Epidemiology? It is people with this sort of attitude that have helped us to have the second wave of infections.

Funny thing about lockdowns - with both last year's and the present one, each has resulted in a reduction in infection rates etc - isn't this evidence that you claim not to have seen?

3 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - Johnson should be deep... · 0 replies · +1 points

Tony Blair was so desperate to go down in history as the man who started the devolution that he ignored the fact that England has no 'parliament' of its own and we are left with the situation where Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland can all vote in Westminster on topics which are totally England biased but we cannot vote in theirs. How about a 'United States of the United Kingdom (U,S.U.K) with an additional English govenmental body and Westminster with general ruling overall - a bit like USA, but without ALL their bad bits - incuding someone like TRUMP!!!

On another point, one of Scotland's biggest grievances is being forced to leave the EU. Isn't it worth leaving them for a few years, they might find that they thrive after Brexit and decide that life is not so bad after all?

3 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - Trump, Parler, bias, f... · 1 reply · +1 points

Trump has spent the whole time in office, and before, sniping on Twitter at anyone he disliked - totally 'unprofesional' for anyone in such high office. At the end of his term he is still showing to be the worst President of all and thank goodness the the people of USA are starting to realise what he really is like.
Although the owners of chatlines and similar must keep a check on what goes out but it is beholden on the individual to moderate what they put on there - unfortunately there are too many people just like Trump who think that they are God's gift to mankind and, unfortunately, we have to put up with them as they won't moderate their behavior themselves

3 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - Allowing illegal migra... · 2 replies · +1 points

Almost all of those crossing the Channel are not asylum-seekers. They have already reached France which is not a war zone and therefore safe for them, and they are supposed to ask for asylum there (or even a previous country of the EU that they first entered) . They want to get to the UK because the traffikers spread the word in their countries of origin that the UK is the 'land of milk and honey' with its streets paved with gold.

In fact most of them have already broken the law by attempting to force illegal entry into the country and France, not wanting them, is ensuring that every stone is left unturned in stopping them and tries to pass them on to us - the French boats are apparently shepparding across to our side of the Channel. France needs to wake up and obey the regulations of the EU and pull its weight in taking care of the would-be immigrants - thank goodness we are getting out of it at the end of the year!

With our unemployment rocketing following Covid we would be crazy to take in everyone trying to cross the Channel!

3 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - Cummings' skills set · 0 replies · +1 points

We were far better off before Blair carried out the traditional labour policy of assuming only the wealthy go to university. He scrapped apprentieships and all the technical colleges with their more hands-on qualifications, converted everything into universities so that you could get 'mickey-mouse' degrees in many useless subjects, and ended up wasting vast amounts of money in the process. The result - they couldn't afford all the grants and had to start charging students.

And now we are starting to find out a marvellous new way of training youngsters for new jobs - it is called 'apprenticeships' with its benefits of hand-on teaching for more practical jobs which do not need vast amounts of theoretical training.

Maybe one benefit of the pandemic is that a lot of universties will be forced to close down and go back to being technical colleges etc. - We can all hope so but don't hold out much chance of it happening - Oh look, is that a pig flying by?

3 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - Who governs the streets? · 0 replies · +1 points

What Colston did was, by modern standards detestable but at the time that he was involved in slavery it was actually legal, or at least there were no laws against it. So he did no wrong by their standards. The same could be said for many things that have changed over the years - should all public hangmen be convicted (posthumously) of being murderers since execution is now against the law ?, and we still have not convicted William the Conqueror of regicide for aiding and abetting the death of King Harold ! - or for that matter everyone living in Normandy.
Where will it all end ?
Colston was not held up as being evil when he was alive, and he is noted for being a benefactor of many good deeds. As Whatashambles says, it is better that this should be in a museum where the whole story can be told, not thrown into the harbour!

3 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - Who governs the streets? · 0 replies · +1 points

I would agree that the anti-Apatheid movement brought about the political change, but I would be dubious as to whether any individual parade or demonstration could claim responsibility for this.

3 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - Who governs the streets? · 2 replies · +1 points

I have never seen the sense in the demonstrations, have there ever been any that have REALLY been effective. It may have been a fun day out for the people taking part in a particular demonstration but does any government (any govenment, not just the UK one) ever take notice and do what the demonstrators want?
Is a demonstration in London ever going to induce the USA to change their laws.
Many years ago now, the demonstration in Tianenmen Square and the celebrated incident of the man in front of the tank, had not the slightest effect on the Chinese govenment.

And the people who organise the demonstration never appear to learn what is going to happen. They may have every intention of making it a peaceful domonstration but in the event they invariably get hijacked by the militant few who simply want to stir things up and cause a riot. The result is that the whole action is condemned and the organisers (and their policies) are ignored.

3 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - Cummings made a reason... · 0 replies · +1 points

Yes, but he could stop in an out-of-the-way place and nip behind a tree, thus ensuring he did not pass on any possible infection?

3 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - Cummings made a reason... · 0 replies · +1 points

I agree with several other contributers - I think I could well have done the same thing if I had been in that situation.

I think the big trouble was he tried to pass it off by saying how he acted legally within the rules etc and the press immediately leapt onto him for breaking his own rules.

If at the start of all this trouble he had said ..... I was left in the situation where I my wife was ill, aparently with Covid, I thought I could well be next and there would be no one left to look after my 4yr son....... The only solution I could see was to drive up to my family in Durham where I knew we could self-isolate... I knew this was taking a risk but I couldn't see any other way out but I took all precautions, driving non-stop, not getting out of the car till we got there to ensure I didn't spread any infection etc etc.......

Then I think that most people would think "there but for the grace of God go I....."

What would anyone else do in those circumstances?