ariotofmyown

I won't defend him where I think he has treated people unfairly.
Where you say he has treated legitimate taxpayers unfairly you may recall that a lot who missed out were people taking low salaries and high dividends to avoid paying tax/national insurance in the first place.
As for my own personal situation, I have worked throughout the whole pandemic, working for a company where all but 2 of us were furloughed, so wouldn't say I am a something for nothing merchant. 

There in lies your problem , yourself and others have decided protecting themselves ( fear based) is them protecting all of us ,pretending they are on some moral high ground , there’s plenty who believe we are being over protected and don’t want you protecting us anymore thanks ??‍♂️

I'm not saying he is in anyway great. But just look at the others lot. The rest of the cabinet come across of hopeless too. Sunak may have well got things wrong, but he as least doesn't come across as hapless.

Sunak? What the guy did to those millions he made ineligible for furlough payments after refusing to move an arbitrary cut off date is still an absolute disgrace.
And the Eat Out to Help Out scheme which caused a spike in the Covid cases wasn't the cleverest move either. 

I fear another mini lockdown, mainly so the government can say they acted swiftly to fight the Indian variant.  Even though we probably don’t need one, but they can then say, “Arh but we did act swiftly in June 2021!” At the enquiry in 2030.

Yeah I am still really angry with the way the media have behaved throughout the pandemic but I've made the point, no need to keep mentioning it in every post.
I've never said they are the real problem though and have been very critical of the Government when I think they have made mistakes, I find that is more objective than just jumping on every decision they make as a way to attack Boris Johnson (who I actually think has been a terrible leader throughout the pandemic).
 

Haven't you got some media outlet to be furious about? We all know they are the real problem!

Ziggy, your self-sacrifice is so much appreciated in these austere times.

I’d keep Knight. He’s good at football. Eventually we’ll get a manager who realises this.

Please, before saying how bad Mel's decisions have been can people just think how they actually felt when those decisions were made. Managerial appointments and sackings, player signings (both the player and the contract they were offered), CEO sackings.......... The only decision that really strikes me as being widely opposed to was the sale of the ground. And that was probably the only one that (because of the earlier decisions) was actually the right one.
A massive 94% were in agreement with Rooney's permanent appointment at the time. There isn't a thread on the forum now that doesn't allude to that being the cause of our current on pitch problems.
Opinions change. That's a right for everyone, but don't say that they haven't changed and that you always felt that way. Admit you were wrong. No one will call you out on it. You might even get a like for admitting it.

Im surprised that any of you actually still believe that @ariotofmyownposts are actually Covid related and not just thinly veiled policital posts!
In fact they arent even veiled, 4 out of the last 6 posts have been direct attacks on Boris Johnson.

Never managed to watch an entire episode of Friends.
Humour seemed puerile and forced.
Sorry to all fans.
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I think the argument is that relaxing restrictions will increase infection rates and, whilst the mortality rate might not increase significantly, hospitalisations might which would hinder the current plan to clear the massive backlog of non Covid cases/operations. 

I might have to take the baton here, I think he is in London and won’t travel outside, ever again. I will rack up in his front garden on one of those plastic patio chairs and put him right.

We must have been watching different games.

I thought Reece James cemented it.

Did he refuse you the last dance duck?

Never quite understood the hype when it was on TV and relevant. Always found it quite cringeworthy, an unscripted reunion is not something I would be willing to waste any of my time on.

Australia has bought itself time. Imagine what could have been achieved in this country if we'd started with Australia levels of infection and kept it low with strict measures, and topped it off with the kind of vaccination regime the NHS has rolled out? 

Few more random picks buddy - some daft as hell but great fun binge material like The Punisher and Banshee. Very watchable without being worthy in any way.  Others are really strong shows and deffo worth checking out IMO. I've starred the latter. 
Narcos*
Narcos Mexico*
Animal Kingdom*
Peaky Blinders
The Boys
Fargo*
Better Call Saul*
Boardwalk Empire
Snowfall*
McMafia*
Oz*
Banshee 
The Punisher
Warrior

Friends my arse

We must have been watching different games.

I thought Reece James cemented it.

It has but their trajectory has been on an upward curve for years. They are very well run, dumped the academy early doors and installed a focused recruitment policy that works. 

I thought Reece James cemented it.