Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36051158)

Just drink faster and talk less. ;)

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Yes, agreed, every little helps. I suspect Tim Martin may not be inviting BoJo around to pull pints with him as he did earlier in the year.

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36051160)

to be honest i don't go to the pub anymore,but me and the oh used to go out at 7pm and come home around 6am, then we had kids and that all ended,i don't see the new generation going home to bed at 10pm it'll be booze n drugs at a mates house till stupid o'clock.

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36051161)

Younger generations I know are far more sensible than mine. They would far prefer to save for a house deposit than spend on a big night out where their misadventures will be recorded on social media for all to see. I guess each generation rebels against the last to some extent.

Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 36051166)

Have you actually seen the number of mainly younger people out on the streets at the weekend and outside the bars?? Looked pretty busy to me.

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36051080)

Old Boy if you are digging up my sarcastic posts from a couple of days ago to land a single shot it’s only showing your increasing desperation.

Delays save lives, Old Boy. The demand side of the economy.

We aren’t Sweden, cultural differences, I’d just accept the inevitable from here on in.

Interestingly while you are here - as a Sweden advocate - would you support the 40% of the UK workforce who can work from home continuing to do so - in line with the Swedish recommendations on making living with the virus sustainable?

Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 36051166)

Have you actually seen the number of mainly younger people out on the streets at the weekend and outside the bars?? Looked pretty busy to me.

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36051172)

In England they describe ‘1 metres plus’ as supposedly safe. Outdoors is supposedly safe. Not really sure the purpose of this supposed inter-generational dispute other than to absolve the Government off blame for a) reopening too fact, b) an inadequate test, trace, isolate regime or c) a combination of both.

Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 36051173)

From TV footage, there's no way most of them were even a foot apart in some instances.

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36051174)

If you selectively seek out the most provocative footage of people in streets this is easily done at train stations, bus stations or other transport hubs. Or closing time when everyone has to pile out at the same time.

If this is happening in venues then enforcement by police or local authorities is required. Places are clearly being told there tables are suitably distanced where they are not.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36051175)

Has anyone ever called you a control freak, jfman? Just askin'...:D

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36051167)

An interesting article from Vince Cable. This is its conclusion.


https://www.independent.co.uk/voices...n-b514103.html

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36051126)

I think everyone who voted for Boris knew the kind of person they would get so I've been quite surprised by the buyer's remorse I've been reading over the last months. He's been promoted beyond his ability - good at a figurehead job like London Mayor (except for the wasteful spending on the garden bridge and routemasters) but terrible at leading the country. His lack of attention to detail and preference to wing it instead of working hard is well known.

This article today from the FT delves into some of the problems he is making within his own party regarding his approach to tackling the pandemic.

https://www.ft.com/content/50c34a1a-...5-4dc7bd4d176c

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36051198)

There are rumours flying about that he is having an affair with a Russian musician and that he is close to resigning because he is finding it difficult to live on the PM salary of £150,000 a year, is fed up of Brexit and the pandemic.