michaeld Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 It's also I feel because the NHS gets used as a political football not only in the UK but also in the US, when certain Republicans take so called "horror stories" from the UK out of context to prove how awful "socialised medicine" is. Obviously this causes us to push back. Actually it's a good thing the NHS is held in such high respect in much of the country, because it means they are trusted when it comes to administering the COVID-19 vaccines. I know some other countries on the continent have a much higher rate of vaccine hesitancy. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrea KF Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Speaking of NHS: England’s NHS plans to share patient records with third parties | Financial Times (ft.com) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iff Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 This did not last long https://www.thejournal.ie/edwin-poots-pressure-5469811-Jun2021/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timewarp Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Now here's an interesting development (although not totally surprising): https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-57541836 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JimmyJazz Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 The Sun have published an article, complete with CCTV camera footage, of Matt Hancock getting off with one of his aides inside the Department of Health. Come on lad, social distancing and all that. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daveb Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 4 hours ago, JimmyJazz said: Hancock Kind of ironic name under the circumstances? Then again, in the US there was the politician named Weiner who got in trouble for dic pics. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fooledbysecrecy Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 16 minutes ago, daveb said: Kind of ironic name under the circumstances? well.. when the prime minister who's also known for similar activities is called johnson... seems to be some sort of rule. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daveb Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, fooledbysecrecy said: well.. when the prime minister who's also known for similar activities is called johnson... seems to be some sort of rule. Or BJ. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JimmyJazz Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 55 minutes ago, daveb said: Kind of ironic name under the circumstances? Then again, in the US there was the politician named Weiner who got in trouble for dic pics. Nothing quite compares to Ed Balls MP tweeting his own name. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daveb Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I don't know. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. (it really boggles the mind some of the things people do, doesn't it?) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timewarp Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 I wish people would focus on Matt Hancock's incompetence as a politician instead of which faces he is licking. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JimmyJazz Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 2 hours ago, timewarp said: I wish people would focus on Matt Hancock's incompetence as a politician instead of which faces he is licking. totally fucking hopeless 😂 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janus the Fox Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 That is quite something for a health minister that fixed out the policies, then personally break them all to pieces. No surprise there it’s been ongoing for a long time. And Boris here is completely willing to keep him on as minister, if there weren’t the resignation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chloe88 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 On 6/26/2021 at 11:03 AM, JimmyJazz said: totally fucking hopeless 😂 You can say what you like about the tories or Boris Johnson, but come election time, when they make their speeches, even people who are currently unhappy with them will be clapping away at their promises, following like sheep, stamping their feet in approval. Then the cycle will repeat itself. By the way, I don't vote as they're all terrible and I'm not a gullible sheep. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sea Lemon Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Chloe88 said: I don't vote as they're all terrible and I'm not a gullible sheep. 😂 Yay tacit endorsement of the status quo, how revolutionary! 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calligraphette_Coe Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 On 6/25/2021 at 1:51 PM, daveb said: I don't know. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. (it really boggles the mind some of the things people do, doesn't it?) Reminds me of the time that Ted Kennedy was caught in a compromising condition in a little boat. Upon hearing of it, one of his opponents in Congress remarked " Well, Senator Kennedy, I see you've changed your postion on offshore drilling." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chloe88 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 On 6/27/2021 at 9:20 PM, Sea Lemon said: 😂 Yay tacit endorsement of the status quo, how revolutionary! Guilt-tripping won't work. Nice try! If me not giving a crap about politics/voting is 'tacit endoresment' then you'll have to just live with my 'tacit endorsement' as I don't have plans to vote in the future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sally Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 3 hours ago, Chloe88 said: Guilt-tripping won't work. Nice try! If me not giving a crap about politics/voting is 'tacit endoresment' then you'll have to just live with my 'tacit endorsement' as I don't have plans to vote in the future. That might be just as well, if you don't follow "politics" (which is actually what's happening in the world to people). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Acing It Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 On 6/2/2021 at 8:32 PM, Andrea KF said: Speaking of NHS: England’s NHS plans to share patient records with third parties | Financial Times (ft.com) That's too late then. (not blaming you!) the deadline has gone. Matt D*ckhead has done it again. I'm glad he's gone but I'm sure he'll pop up again sometime. It's all part of the general privatisation of the NHS by stealth no doubt. We'll wake up one day and the NHS is a fully commercial service, American style. B******s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Acing It Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 On 6/26/2021 at 8:40 AM, timewarp said: I wish people would focus on Matt Hancock's incompetence as a politician instead of which faces he is licking. I think both go hand in hand in this case as he was acting in defiance of his own policies by kissing his aide. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Acing It Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 4 hours ago, Chloe88 said: If me not giving a crap about politics/voting is 'tacit endoresment' then you'll have to just live with my 'tacit endorsement' as I don't have plans to vote in the future. It's entirely your right. The way I interpret @Sea Lemons remark is that that's the outcome of not voting, which again, is entirely your right, but in itself, it won't change anything. Having said that, voting only goes so far in changing things, unless the masses vote differently. Otherwise your vote is a drop in a very big ocean. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sea Lemon Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 4 hours ago, Chloe88 said: Guilt-tripping won't work. Nice try! If me not giving a crap about politics/voting is 'tacit endoresment' then you'll have to just live with my 'tacit endorsement' as I don't have plans to vote in the future. Lol it's not a guilt trip, I just thought your statement was really stupid. You're not radical for opting out of politics and sneering at the people who do give a shit for being 'sheep', you're just privileged enough to be able to ignore it without it affecting you much. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tyke Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Acing It said: That's too late then. (not blaming you!) the deadline has gone. Matt D*ckhead has done it again. I'm glad he's gone but I'm sure he'll pop up again sometime. It's all part of the general privatisation of the NHS by stealth no doubt. We'll wake up one day and the NHS is a fully commercial service, American style. B******s It's not going to happen. The Conservatives need votes from old people, who have paid taxes on the assumption that they'll get free-at-the-point-of-use healthcare when they get old. Which they now are. There would be pandemonium. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sally Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 As long as your NHS covers everyone, you won't be as bad off as we Americans. We have millions of people who have no insurance. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timewarp Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 So it looks like the UK government is determined to give that good old herd immunity another shot soon. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_Natty_ Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 On 7/6/2021 at 6:12 PM, timewarp said: So it looks like the UK government is determined to give that good old herd immunity another shot soon. If the UK government maintains the lockdown, people will complain. If the UK government ends the lockdown, people will complain. When the UK government was hesitant to stop travel to and from India, people were upset and angry. Just this week, when the UK government had imposed restrictions on travel to and from France due to a variant, people are upset and angry. Damned if they do, damned if they don't! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timewarp Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Now here is an interesting one. The Queen has "reluctantly" cancelled her Northern Ireland trip "on medical advice". Of course there's no way of proving it's not true, but not attending would be a very reasonable move given the fact that the Irish President is not going. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ben8884 Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 How are things in the UK? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Boris Johnson lost his notes in a speech to business leaders and started rambling about Peppa Pig. It was a more interesting political moment than the entirety of COP 26. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sally Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 3 hours ago, theV0ID said: Boris Johnson lost his notes in a speech to business leaders and started rambling about Peppa Pig. It was a more interesting political moment than the entirety of COP 26. I read that after Eton, he won a scholarship to read Literae Humaniors (4-year course in Latin and Ancient Greek) at Balliol College, Oxford. What the hell happened to him? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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