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

  1. 1975citygent

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    I'm worried that when Labour get rid of Kier Starmerthey will go to the left again which will playout in favour of the Tories. A while ago someone suggested that for Labour to get elected they needed to look to Tony Blair which got the response "we don't want more Blairism".
    The suggestion wasn't to bring him back but more making the point that at a time when Labour were deemed unelectable Tony Blair made them electable, they need that now.
     
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  2. Faithful Bantam

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    However, the black community in the UK appears the most sceptical and reluctant in term of vaccine take up. Lets see how businesses balance covid passport encouragement and a racial prejudice narrative. What could possibly go wrong...
     
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  3. Dennis

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    I guess I must be one of your 'pliable and easily coerced and controlled people'!

    Those who know me would rarely if ever apply that label to me .. and I haven't changed because of Covid. I don't however subscribe to too many conspiracy theories preferring to stick to the co ck-up theory of life where UK Govts are concerned. ;)
     
  4. Ulysses S Grant

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    Especially as Conservative governments are a lot more libertarian than Social ones whose sole aim in life is to control
     
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  5. 1975citygent

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    That's your view and choice and I respect that, my view is different but hey the society we live in allows us to have different views and choices.
     
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    And that my friend, is exactly the principle I want to make sure we don't lose.
     
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  7. Ulysses S Grant

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    As of yesterday the uk had done 227,000,000 tests. France have done 97,000,000. Our rate isn't higher than theirs, they are just hiding it by not testing..
     
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    Good point, but in the early 20th century Churchill was a Liberal MP
     
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    I've got that, why don't my tests show ?
     
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    Yes true but these aren't normal times, Boris for all his incompetence is under pressure from all sides plus internally.
     
  11. Ulysses S Grant

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    Do you fear the reaper though as ELP once sang
     
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    I've no idea but I suspect that there are different versions of the App in use.
     
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    And I got the cheap one
     
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    Why would your Covid status be something you’d wish to conceal? It’s not as though your full medical record is shared.
    I’d be more concerned about CCTV / ANPR and data harvesting from apps tracking my every movement.
    And when we become a cashless society it’ll be easy for every penny you spend to be analysed so you can be targeted for marketing purposes.
    If you are worried about data protection then Covid passports should be the least of your concerns
     
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    no foreign holidays then
     
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    depends when you last updated and if when you registered your result it linked to your nhs number
     
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    Shouldn't that be Blue Oyster Cult?
     
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    Is it not all just one and the same? All about control and obedience? Start off small and get bigger and bigger.
     
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    It’s not something i wish to conceal. It’s something i object to being compelled to share in order to go about my every day business.

    Many people get this principle. I see its kicking off in Paris with Liberty marches taking place on their national holiday. Good for them, making a stand.
     
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    Always will do when posters have very strong views on paper/media talk and the figures they put out true or false.
    If everyone calculated Covid deaths the same way that would give us a better idea with regards how each government are tackling the virus, of course there are some countries that won't tell the world their death rates.
     
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