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Discussion in 'General Chat' started by king karl, Feb 15, 2020.

  1. WilsdenBantam

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    Not sure why he’s announcing he’s holding a press conference just come out and say whatever it is there and then, people can catch up later on the news or their phones it’s not 1975 we don’t need to gather round the family TV after work to get the news. All it does is create panic and speculation because I’m guessing it’s not good news.
     
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  2. Edin Nowhere

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    Well there has been 4 deaths to the Indian Variant.

    No details of the age of these people. If they have underlying health issues. If they had recently visited India. If they have been vaccinated.

    No, they just push out the fact 4 people have died in order to soften places up for a localised lockdown. It's the play book we have seen before.
     
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  3. WilsdenBantam

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    I’ve no doubt you’re right sadly...
     
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  4. Stafford Bantam

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    The press conference will announce that Monday's reopenings will go ahead as planned, but Boris will warn us that we all need to do our bit, if new restrictions are to avoided. Then, if things go wrong, guess who'll get the blame.
     
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  5. WilsdenBantam

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    Something along the lines of, hug but don’t make human contact, go in peoples houses but don’t go near anyone and support local businesses but don’t actually use them even though we’re letting you go inside pubs and restaurants again.
     
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  6. Storck

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    Probably to give TV companies chance to set up
     
  7. WilsdenBantam

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    Then don’t announce you’re going to hold it to the nation or just tell those you’ve just announced you’re going to hold a conference what the news is, it doesn’t need a big media stage and set up.
     
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  8. Storck

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    if they ‘just’ tell the TV companies and press corp it will leak within minutes
     
  9. WilsdenBantam

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    What will leak? That’s the whole point tell them there and then to report it instead of needing a stage and to be centre of attention and leading to people speculating.
     
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  10. Bantamsteve

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    Think you're all wrong
    He is announcing his haircut for next Tuesday
     
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  11. WilsdenBantam

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    I must be well wrong then, I thought it was a toupee.
     
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  12. Bantamsteve

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    So did he !!!
     
  13. Stafford Bantam

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    The NHS app (the ordinary NHS app, not the COVID-19 tracking one) has today been updated to show your COVID-19 vaccinations, including date received and vaccine received (including the batch number).
     
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  14. Bronco

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    Where can I find that app @StaffordBantam@StaffordBantam.
     
  15. Storck

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    your App Store, so depends on type of phone.
     
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    I meant if they just told the TV companies he was doing a statement.

    As for why doesn’t he just do a mailout to the the press probably because then people would moan that he doesn’t have the balls to speak directly to the people and take questions from the press
     
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    Samsung A80
     
  18. Stafford Bantam

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  19. WilsdenBantam

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    Novel idea I know but make a statement about what it is at lunch and q & a at 5 to stop speculation?
     
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    A surprise in Scotland is that having secured their votes, Sturgeon has announced that Glasgow is to remain at level 3 and travel in and out of their council area is banned.
    The area with the highest rate in Scotland is her own constituency where there was the demonstration against the removal of illegal immigrants yesterday.
     
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