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Post by fintanstack on May 21, 2022 12:17:42 GMT
Downing Street 126 fines for breaking lockdown rules. Labour, 0. Call it as you see it. The crime is getting caught. Hands up if you broke lockdown rules 🤚 Bit of a joke that the people setting the rules have been charged mind! This won't help general behaviour by the public either. Most people I know did follow all the rules as did I. Less did following the Dominic Cummings fiasco.
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Post by stuart1974 on May 21, 2022 14:00:24 GMT
Downing Street 126 fines for breaking lockdown rules. Labour, 0. Call it as you see it. The crime is getting caught. Hands up if you broke lockdown rules 🤚 Bit of a joke that the people setting the rules have been charged mind! This won't help general behaviour by the public either. Followed them to the letter, trying to look after vulnerable family members and more widely. The Cummings fiasco changed a lot.
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Post by gashead79 on May 21, 2022 14:09:22 GMT
The crime is getting caught. Hands up if you broke lockdown rules 🤚 Bit of a joke that the people setting the rules have been charged mind! This won't help general behaviour by the public either. I didn't break the lockdown rules. Neither did any of my family. We suffered along with everyone else, unlike you. And millions of others.. My rule breaking boils down to my mistrust in the whole pandemic situation but no point trodding over old ground. I feel terribly sorry for those people who followed the nonsensical restrictions and missed out on seeing loved ones etc. I can see why there was so much anger when it was revealed that politicians were breaking their own rules.
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Post by gashead79 on May 21, 2022 14:13:21 GMT
The crime is getting caught. Hands up if you broke lockdown rules 🤚 Bit of a joke that the people setting the rules have been charged mind! This won't help general behaviour by the public either. Followed them to the letter, trying to look after vulnerable family members and more widely. The Cummings fiasco changed a lot. Yeah, the vulnerable members of my family either looked after themselves or ignored the rules too. At the end of the day, the proof is in the pudding. Nobody in my family ended up in hospital, so whether that is luck or divine spirit I don't know, since the experts were telling us to follow the rules. Problem being some politicians weren't following either and many of them caught covid..
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Post by gashead79 on May 21, 2022 14:14:55 GMT
The crime is getting caught. Hands up if you broke lockdown rules 🤚 Bit of a joke that the people setting the rules have been charged mind! This won't help general behaviour by the public either. Most people I know did follow all the rules as did I. Less did following the Dominic Cummings fiasco. Yes, that was a game changer for many people. But from visiting countryside and beaches etc, there were an awful lot of people out and about not doing exercise.
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Post by baggins on May 21, 2022 14:51:38 GMT
I didn't break the lockdown rules. Neither did any of my family. We suffered along with everyone else, unlike you. And millions of others.. My rule breaking boils down to my mistrust in the whole pandemic situation but no point trodding over old ground. I feel terribly sorry for those people who followed the nonsensical restrictions and missed out on seeing loved ones etc. I can see why there was so much anger when it was revealed that politicians were breaking their own rules. Millions of others? I don't think so, just a handful, who like you and the idiot you voted for, believed the law didn't apply. But hey, what's a couple hundred thousand dead when you wanted to go visit friends eh?
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Post by yattongas on May 21, 2022 15:07:20 GMT
The crime is getting caught. Hands up if you broke lockdown rules 🤚 Bit of a joke that the people setting the rules have been charged mind! This won't help general behaviour by the public either. Followed them to the letter, trying to look after vulnerable family members and more widely. The Cummings fiasco changed a lot. Likewise . There’s always some selfish fuckers in society who think the rules shouldn’t apply to them because they’re special. You only have to look to Downing st for examples .
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Post by yattongas on May 21, 2022 15:08:32 GMT
And millions of others.. My rule breaking boils down to my mistrust in the whole pandemic situation but no point trodding over old ground. I feel terribly sorry for those people who followed the nonsensical restrictions and missed out on seeing loved ones etc. I can see why there was so much anger when it was revealed that politicians were breaking their own rules. Millions of others? I don't think so, just a handful, who like you and the idiot you voted for, believed the law didn't apply. But hey, what's a couple hundred thousand dead when you wanted to go visit friends eh? It’s always the Brexit voting right wing Tory types isn’t it ?
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Post by baggins on May 21, 2022 15:19:42 GMT
Millions of others? I don't think so, just a handful, who like you and the idiot you voted for, believed the law didn't apply. But hey, what's a couple hundred thousand dead when you wanted to go visit friends eh? It’s always the Brexit voting right wing Tory types isn’t it ? And it's never their fault is it. Country going down the pan? Not their fault. Can't eat or feed your children? Get another job, learn to cook. Inflation through the roof? Buckle down, we're all in it together. Covid wiped out 200k? Well you should have obeyed the rules, obviously not us, rules don't apply for the rich at No 10. Lack of staff? Well it's the EUs fault for making it so difficult for foreign employment over here isn't it. As for the fishermen, pfft, suckers. And how dare anyone make us stick to the Northern Ireland agreement we signed. Suck it up voters.
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Post by gashead79 on May 21, 2022 15:23:20 GMT
And millions of others.. My rule breaking boils down to my mistrust in the whole pandemic situation but no point trodding over old ground. I feel terribly sorry for those people who followed the nonsensical restrictions and missed out on seeing loved ones etc. I can see why there was so much anger when it was revealed that politicians were breaking their own rules. Millions of others? I don't think so, just a handful, who like you and the idiot you voted for, believed the law didn't apply. But hey, what's a couple hundred thousand dead when you wanted to go visit friends eh? The beaches, parks, countryside were busy. As stated, no point treading old ground and I do feel for others. My views on this whole thing have remained consistent since the threads appeared back at the start and I do not know a single person who has perished. I and my family have not taken any vax. I believe in body autonomy, health, fitness. I am and have always been suspicious of men in white coats and their advice. I respect space and take care not to encroach or visit people if I feel unwell, whilst my hygiene is on point. If you choose to take advice from these elected or chosen voices, that is up to you. The law in this case is an ar5e snd the rules were stupid and counter productive. In my opinion.
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Post by gashead79 on May 21, 2022 15:25:41 GMT
Millions of others? I don't think so, just a handful, who like you and the idiot you voted for, believed the law didn't apply. But hey, what's a couple hundred thousand dead when you wanted to go visit friends eh? It’s always the Brexit voting right wing Tory types isn’t it ? Is it? Strong claim there. My mum votes labour and voted remain yet spent many afternoons at my house. Weird huh.🙄
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Post by yattongas on May 21, 2022 15:27:56 GMT
It’s always the Brexit voting right wing Tory types isn’t it ? Is it? Strong claim there. My mum votes labour and voted remain yet spent many afternoons at my house. Weird huh.🙄 Weird .
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Post by baggins on May 21, 2022 16:38:57 GMT
It’s always the Brexit voting right wing Tory types isn’t it ? Is it? Strong claim there. My mum votes labour and voted remain yet spent many afternoons at my house. Weird huh.🙄 Weird that you were ok with it. Still, if rules mean diddly squat to you what's the harm eh?
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Post by fintanstack on May 21, 2022 16:40:07 GMT
Millions of others? I don't think so, just a handful, who like you and the idiot you voted for, believed the law didn't apply. But hey, what's a couple hundred thousand dead when you wanted to go visit friends eh? The beaches, parks, countryside were busy. As stated, no point treading old ground and I do feel for others. My views on this whole thing have remained consistent since the threads appeared back at the start and I do not know a single person who has perished. I and my family have not taken any vax. I believe in body autonomy, health, fitness. I am and have always been suspicious of men in white coats and their advice. I respect space and take care not to encroach or visit people if I feel unwell, whilst my hygiene is on point. If you choose to take advice from these elected or chosen voices, that is up to you. The law in this case is an ar5e snd the rules were stupid and counter productive. In my opinion. The rules and laws may be an arse but it matters not when the people who made them had no intention of following them!
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Post by oldie on May 21, 2022 21:40:40 GMT
The beaches, parks, countryside were busy. As stated, no point treading old ground and I do feel for others. My views on this whole thing have remained consistent since the threads appeared back at the start and I do not know a single person who has perished. I and my family have not taken any vax. I believe in body autonomy, health, fitness. I am and have always been suspicious of men in white coats and their advice. I respect space and take care not to encroach or visit people if I feel unwell, whilst my hygiene is on point. If you choose to take advice from these elected or chosen voices, that is up to you. The law in this case is an ar5e snd the rules were stupid and counter productive. In my opinion. The rules and laws may be an arse but it matters not when the people who made them had no intention of following them! Quite honestly, I cannot believe some of the comments on this thread. GH79, your comments are surreal.
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Post by yattongas on May 21, 2022 22:12:39 GMT
Millions of others? I don't think so, just a handful, who like you and the idiot you voted for, believed the law didn't apply. But hey, what's a couple hundred thousand dead when you wanted to go visit friends eh? The beaches, parks, countryside were busy. As stated, no point treading old ground and I do feel for others. My views on this whole thing have remained consistent since the threads appeared back at the start and I do not know a single person who has perished. I and my family have not taken any vax. I believe in body autonomy, health, fitness. I am and have always been suspicious of men in white coats and their advice. I respect space and take care not to encroach or visit people if I feel unwell, whilst my hygiene is on point. If you choose to take advice from these elected or chosen voices, that is up to you. The law in this case is an ar5e snd the rules were stupid and counter productive. In my opinion. I missed this 😮 ! They live amongst us 🙄
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Post by stuart1974 on May 21, 2022 22:27:31 GMT
The beaches, parks, countryside were busy. As stated, no point treading old ground and I do feel for others. My views on this whole thing have remained consistent since the threads appeared back at the start and I do not know a single person who has perished. I and my family have not taken any vax. I believe in body autonomy, health, fitness. I am and have always been suspicious of men in white coats and their advice. I respect space and take care not to encroach or visit people if I feel unwell, whilst my hygiene is on point. If you choose to take advice from these elected or chosen voices, that is up to you. The law in this case is an ar5e snd the rules were stupid and counter productive. In my opinion. I missed this 😮 ! They live amongst us 🙄 Oh I didn't, just wanted to refrain from commenting otherwise I'd damage my keyboard. 🤬
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Post by stuart1974 on May 22, 2022 7:53:39 GMT
Price of stamps going up too, best get a few in now. The cost of posting will be more than the birthday card inside. Reminds me of that story from the Weimar Republic where the cash was left and the basket it was carried in was stolen. www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61505862
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Post by oldie on May 22, 2022 8:56:05 GMT
Price of stamps going up too, best get a few in now. The cost of posting will be more than the birthday card inside. Reminds me of that story from the Weimar Republic where the cash was left and the basket it was carried in was stolen. www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61505862I think we are in an inflationary spike equivalent to the Oil cost impact in 1973/74. That took ten years to wash through, at great cost to those on the lower income scale. We had to go cap in hand to the IMF and that Government fell. Thatcher's cure was deindustrialization and the poverty that followed was allowed to just happen without counter measures. It feels her disciples are about to allow the same thing to happen.
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Post by stuart1974 on May 22, 2022 11:00:38 GMT
Price of stamps going up too, best get a few in now. The cost of posting will be more than the birthday card inside. Reminds me of that story from the Weimar Republic where the cash was left and the basket it was carried in was stolen. www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61505862I think we are in an inflationary spike equivalent to the Oil cost impact in 1973/74. That took ten years to wash through, at great cost to those on the lower income scale. We had to go cap in hand to the IMF and that Government fell. Thatcher's cure was deindustrialization and the poverty that followed was allowed to just happen without counter measures. It feels her disciples are about to allow the same thing to happen. They say history repeats itself, or certainly rhymes anyway. I can see a future government (probably would have to be a Labour/LibDem/SNP coalition) renegotiating our Brexit agreements in a few years.
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