Bob The Badger

What doesn't work is no threat up front. #simples

I think you're coming up on illegal chemicals if you believe that. 

Live footage of Steve Gibson 

Indeed. Physically and tactically superior but we are better than them technically 

Anybody know who the Birmingham sub is?

Anybody know who the Birmingham sub is?

Anybody know who the Birmingham sub is?

Perhaps you should have yourself a glass full of reality.

There isn’t anyone on here that I wouldn’t like to have a pint and a chat with. I suspect in person there’d be a lot more shared ground - which is hard to achieve in text form. 
 

Your excellent reply does not  however, fit with the narrative that is being spun.

Can't block me, I'm unblockable mwhahaha
Why? Because it's the topic that requires the most moderation on the forum with petty squabbles. Not something I saw coming when creating a Derby County forum.
I'm not sure, as it doesn't get processed through he forum itself, I only get an email to say I've received funds and a note if left. 
You should have received an email from PayPal if it went through, but I will thank you now if one of them was you, very much appreciated

224 pages for us mortals - christ that's 7 pages of deleted comments?!  ?
I think the topic is definitely slowing down - and rightfully so, but you seem surprised that there is a long topic on the most significant, unique global event that has taken place in our lifetimes? I've pointed out before that for a lot of people, this thread has been crucial as a way of processing anxieties, fears and hopes, and just helping to process each individuals lived experience of the pandemic
It may not be signposted as such, but it would be wrong to dismiss this thread as just nobheads arguing with each other (a charge that was almost certainly valid for the old politics thread!) For me this topic is as valid as the Mental Health one 

Sorry, I meant there are 115 million registered as being either Democrat or Republican - 60m Dem and 55m Rep.
There will be millions registered as independents or for the Greens, Libertarians etc.,  and millions who don't register and never vote.
About 72% of people who voted were affiliated with one party of the other.
So that gives them a pretty good idea of who the people dying from Covid voted for.
And yes it is published. I can't be bothered to go searching now but I'm sure you can find. it.

The post explained that there are 115 million registered voters in the US so that is how they know pretty accurately that the people who are dying from COVID are overwhelmingly Republican voters.
We all want an end to this pandemic and the quickest way to that In my opinion and that of most experts) is via the vaccine. Sadly, that has become highly politicised so it's difficult to separate the two and have a meaningful debate. 

Count me in for number 2.

Absolutely - we're either all in it together or we're not. No qualms about paying an NI increase ring-fenced for NHS/Social Care if there was any evidence that the people (and their donors) making these decisions on our behalf weren't actively avoiding it
We can all accept that more taxation is needed to fund these public services, but imagine if there was a referendum tomorrow
Two options on the ballot
1. The NI increase as planned
or
2. The NI increase as planned PLUS a % windfall tax on anyone who has seen their personal wealth increase between March 2020 and July 2021 as a direct result of the pandemic
I think it might be a just a bit more a landslide than the last referendum we had
 

It's the Miami-Dade metro area and included bus drivers, caterers etc. Basically it was people who could come into contact with kids. 

Do show me the posts where people in favour of lockdown said there'd be no tax hikes to pay for Covid related issues.
Having said that according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies we did spend more on the military than any other country in the world other than the US, China and India in 2020 - even more than Russia.
So maybe we could move some of that into a Covid budget and top it up with a Covid tax on the super-wealthy and corporations who are directly profiting from it like Amazon.
Amazon usually hit their affiliates when this kind of things happen so they'll be ok and Jeff will remain able to feed himself.
I actually like the idea of a Covid tax because everybody will understand why it's needed.
And also, the tax rises aren't just because of the lockdown, I hear track and trace cost a few bob too.

So wise.
Let's see if all those people who were pro-lockdown come on and start moaning about tax rises then?
You are aware that this tax increase is supposedly to address the funding issue with social care right? Of which almost no plans have been mentioned, let alone scrutinised. Even though our leaders have been planning this for years.
But this money won't be going to social care yet, it will be used to reduce the NHS backlogs that have built up over the last 18 months as the hospitals were full of Covid patients. How much longer do you think these backlogs would have been without lockdowns? Oh, no details of course of how this money will be used. Robot nurses perhaps?
Glad you are happy with this pathetic state of affairs.

My point and that of the article is really twofold.
1. That nobody working for Miami-Dade who has been vaccinated has died.
2. That this is the easiest way for the virus to spread when unvaccinated employees who come into contact with hundreds of kids, pass it on to some who then pass it to parents or guardians.
The school bus system is entirely different in the US. School start times tend to be staggered and the buses are only used for the schools as such the drivers are employed by the school districts not some random bus company that is contracted out.
I'm sure you have seen the yellow ones I'm talking about. They are purpose fitted with things like the arms that come out to say stop when they are dropping kids off - it's actually illegal to pass a stopped school bus even if you are on the other side of the road unless there's a central reservation.
So, I'm sure a few drivers will moonlight, but the vast majority won't and will only come into contact with kids. And in any case, bus driving is not in big demand in most areas of the US because the public transport system sucks outside of places like New York and finding a job that you can get to and work between 10 and 3 would be problematic.

My point and that of the article is really twofold.
1. That nobody working for Miami-Dade who has been vaccinated has died.
2. That this is the easiest way for the virus to spread when unvaccinated employees who come into contact with hundreds of kids, pass it on to some who then pass it to parents or guardians.
The school bus system is entirely different in the US. School start times tend to be staggered and the buses are only used for the schools as such the drivers are employed by the school districts not some random bus company that is contracted out.
I'm sure you have seen the yellow ones I'm talking about. They are purpose fitted with things like the arms that come out to say stop when they are dropping kids off - it's actually illegal to pass a stopped school bus even if you are on the other side of the road unless there's a central reservation.
So, I'm sure a few drivers will moonlight, but the vast majority won't and will only come into contact with kids. And in any case, bus driving is not in big demand in most areas of the US because the public transport system sucks outside of places like New York and finding a job that you can get to and work between 10 and 3 would be problematic.

That slogan should be on a bus!

Is the 1.25% in addition to the "£350,000,000 a week" we used to give to the EU, (asking for a friend)?

Give it a rest, we gave them a few rounds of applause last spring. What else do they want?
Anyway, nurses should be able to get a payrise now, paid for by the increase in their NI contributions. It's like a cheat code in a computer game that let's you level up!