Cheers, yep, that’s what I thought.
Never mind, we’ll swap it to self catering in England. I really do not fancy a hotel, I’d far rather trust 2 friends than rely on dozens of strangers.
Still no resignation…….what is she waiting for? Is there some financial reward for being ‘sacked’
She cant be sacked as an MP. The SNP can remove the whip which makes her no longer an SNP MP but as an independent she can carry on drawing her salary.
Like former SNP MSP Derek MacKay who left the SNP after the texting a schoolboy scandal. Still an MSP,still getting his salary, hasn't been back at Holyrood for a single day.
https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/derek-mackay-still-claiming-expenses-19029390
An MP can be recalled in certain circumstances.
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn05089/
Risk benefit suggests the hotel more hazardous, but the rules prevent us staying in the same style catering.
It's probably not for the reasons that Convert states - you're not in contact with them for long enough. It's the people you would have shared the self catering place with day in day out that are the bigger risk.
Doesn't mean you're wrong to get the willies about going to a hotel, though. I don't like going to bars and restaurants because almost all of them aren't putting in enough precautions for me. The only one I've been in so far that made me comfortable was The Little Chartroom in Edinburgh which had big screens between tables (that were very nice bits of furniture, it felt like they'd always been there). They are also doing takeaway, as are a few other fancy restaurants like Wedgewood that are amazing value.
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Ludicrous, isn’t it? We’re expected to vote these people into power and they can’t even follow a simple instruction perceived to be of benefit to the population as a whole. It’s about time a process was in place to get them chucked out of office (and I don’t mean merely removing the party whip). Is that a higher standard than I expect from the rest of the population? Probably, but it comes with the job.
Yup - many professions are held to a higher standard of behaviours than the general public. Politicians should be as well.
She needs to go, doesn't she? Police are now investigating her. She should probably arrange a retrospective eye test, that seems a cast iron excuse.
Has Prince Charles resigned yet?
Has Prince Charles resigned yet?
Can one resign the position of privileged tw*t?
If Cummings can stay I don't see why she can't. Entitled pillocks the lot of them
If Cummings can stay I don’t see why she can’t. Entitled pillocks the lot of them
Can't disagree with the sentiment but Cummings wasn't positively tested was he? This MP actually knew!
No but Cummings told us several times that he/the wife were very ill with symptoms. No excuse for her but....
Ruth the mooth has apparently tweeted 15 times on it,that's 15 more than she did on Cummings. I almost preferred Jackdaw.
I'm not excusing Cummings, but at least he drove and didn't get on public transport.
That's 15 times more than she's had a constituency surgery since being elected.
The blessed Ruth, duplicitous? Surely not!!
If Cummings can stay I don’t see why she can’t. Entitled pillocks the lot of them
She did call for Cummings to resign though which seems a little, em, hypocritical.
That we’ve pulled our economy to it’s knees, spent billions on ‘solutions’, injured personal health and wellbeing for millions of people, yet daily we allow other deaths to occur with nary a grant to some small charity to assuage our guilt of the poor people’s deaths maybe?
I agree with our lockdowns and efforts, as this pandemic would have killed far more without them. But it does put into perspective who’s lives we value and how many things we just accept as ‘ok’.
Do you think if drug deaths were going to double every five days between now and christmas we would be so complacent about them? Do you think if ignoring covid would result in a constant rather than growing number of deaths we would be quite so dramatic about the interventions? Of course if you were in the Scottish Government you might point out that the really expensive interventions are only happening because UK are letting them, and on drugs they want to make some relatively low cost interventions which HMG are obstructing...
I’m not saying it’s ok to ignore the drugs deaths - and I would not be surprised if they grow as an indirect consequence of covid but there’s too many people trying to dismiss the current covid numbers for their own reasons. I hope we get covid back under control so that we can begin to worry about all the other fixable issues too.
Oooft, big increase in infection rate.
So no half term lockdown...
Looks like there is a recognition that physical lockdowns are a blunt tool. Would be interesting to see what the "circuit breaker" does involve
I really don't mind not getting away for a couple of days as planned in october, but a travel ban that resulted in no hill days would have been a blow to be honest.
but a travel ban that resulted in no hill days would have been a blow to be honest.
I know an MSP and I discussed this last week, there are more than a few in Scottish parliament who have been expressing concern that for health and well-being they had to find a way of restricting 'bad' interactions while encouraging us all to go the park / beach / hills etc which are 'good' in so many personal, economic and societal ways.
All common sense stuff Matt.
So what are the odds on my family and I being able to travel to Northumberland on Friday for a week (from the Scottish Borders)
This morning I thought it would be 50/50. Thinking odds now up to 75/25 in favour based on the statement about no national travel ban. The fact that we are in a rising case area and due to travel to a high case area isn't good though.
The irony is that we have hired a cottage and will just spend the week walking the dog on beaches. We will be for safer there than at home /work /school.
So -
My son (Thump, S3)'s school desk neighbour has just returned to school after 2 weeks off self-isolating.
Tested positive for Covid - no symptoms, unlike his friend's brother who was symptomatic.
First Thump knew about it was when desk neighbour returned to class.
Thump's question: I thought that this was Track & Trace was for?
This could explain Thump's mild fever a week or so back (no test because he wasn't coughing).
Thump won't have the app (16+) and track and trace only works in a worryingly limited way schools are hard work.
The school would have to be informed (not guaranteed due to medical privacy ref the Nike conference) they would then have to trace that pupil through their classes and have seating plans for each class to track neighbours and then pass the contact information to track and trace. All without contravening medical or data protection.
Remember in S3 he could have a dozen desk neighbours.
Ooft, that is interesting. We have had similar conversations, particularly in light of a few studies suggesting that yoof are actually able to both have CV and transfer it much more than younger children.
Glad mini_oab didn't meet up with him last weekend for a ride...!
Can't vouch for the source but...
https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10160208232697388&set=p.10160208232697388&type=3&d=m
I made out pubs, restaurants and visitor attractions shutting, the rest was just too blurry
^from the unverified FB link, so don't believe this too much...
Pubs close
Cafe & restaurants open, but no alchohol.
All indoor attractions to close.
Holiday accommodation is open, but a plea to use the great outdoors and think 'local'.
Likely lifted on 26th Oct for most of Scotland, but central belt hard hit areas *reviewed* on 26th.
That really wouldn't affect my family at all tbh. Let's hope there is some kind of support for those sectors, and I'll be interested to see the scientific evidence they have too*.
*Apart from the obvious - numbers have been on the rise since pubs reopened.
Nobeerinthefridge
Free Member
That really wouldn’t affect my family at all tbh. Let’s hope there is some kind of support for those sectors, and I’ll be interested to see the scientific evidence they have too*.*Apart from the obvious – numbers have been on the rise since pubs reopened.
more since schools and unis opened tbh(rise start august, ramped up september in line, you also get an associated rise in activity elsewhere with that). canny just blame the pubs.
I get prioritising education btw and agree with it, but it's no just the pubs fault. It's just a compound effect of opening.
tbh in general along with opening everything, which had to happen, it's a compound effect if you ask me, only so much you can open before things rise. it's just a lax attitude that more people have these days, that's kinda obvious.
Plus there's a big rise the noise about just letting it rip too, which is marker for peoples lax attitudes I think.
I'd predict if all they do here is target pubs, it'll not do much.
Saying that tbh, I don't expect alot anyhow, only so far sturgeon can stray from the UK approach without UK funding.
Over 1k diagnosed. Oh dear.
And its no booze.
I can booze, it's just you scummy southerners that are banned.
I can booze, it’s just you scummy southerners that are banned.
Well yes but not with impunity. Gonna need a big coat to do so at public houses.
A lot more than I expected, be interested to see the detail of the support and if it's any use.
and I guess we'll find out soon enough if these restrictions are enough.
Ultimately though, it's still a shitfest. The tory government should be seeing alsorts of anger for not funding the necessary action properly.
That's you lot on the naughty step then, you bunch of pissheads 😀
That’s you lot on the naughty step then, you bunch of pissheads 😀
That's going in your immigration file.
Good luck getting across the border to escape Borisland now.
You'll never see the inside of a 16" Tandoori Munchie Box....not on my watch
That’s *some of you* on the naughty step then, you bunch of pissheads
FTFY
You’ll never see the inside of a 16″ Tandoori Munchie Box
mmmmm.
Now i want a munchie box for my dinner. Going for a ride so calories will balance 🙂
Curses! I will remain forever culturally bereft!
Anyway... Nichola is like Mystic Meg. She predicts what Boris will say in a weeks time.
Best get the beers in before next week then
not on my watch
NOT IN MY NAME MR BLAIR
binners
Full Member
Curses! I will remain forever culturally bereft!Anyway… Nichola is like Mystic Meg. She predicts what Boris will say in a weeks time.
Best get the beers in before next week then
Which is mental considering manchester is about 3 times as riddled as glasgow!
Best of luck!
So as usual Nicola hasn't quite made my decision for me. WWSTWD
Booked into Coylumbridge Hotel for a couple of nights this weekend with family (live in Forth Valley), should I stay or should I go......?
