Friday 12th February 2021

[refitman]

Morning all.

[citizenJA]

Happy Year of the Ox, everyone.

[AnatolyKasparov]

Mooooo!

[GetYou]

Happy Year of the Ox, everyone.

As opposed to last year, which was the year of the pox.

I'll get me coat.

[citizenJA]

you're all exceptionally fine people

[tinyclanger2]

(are Clangers included in "people"?)

[AnatolyKasparov]

Sure, why not?

[citizenJA]

(are Clangers included in "people"?)

clangers are people too

[citizenJA]

UK reports further 758 deaths

The government said a further 758 people had died in the UK within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Friday, bringing the UK total to 116,287.

Last Friday, the daily death toll had been 1,014, and yesterday’s 678.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/li ... b7c03d144a" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[AnatolyKasparov]

Deaths going down, but still some way to go.

[tinyclanger2]

Clangers:

[PorFavor]

UK immigration officials 'have had no information' about hotel quarantine

Border staff not briefed about even basics of Covid protection system starting on Monday, says union

Immigration officials expected to enforce a mandatory quarantine intended to protect the UK from new coronavirus variants have not been briefed on even the basics about how the system will work, little more than 48 hours before it begins, the Guardian has been told.

The Immigration Services Union (ISU), which represents many of the Home Office’s immigration officers, said that before the start on Monday of the new policy, staff had not been told if they would be expected to check for arrivals who had not properly declared their status, or when and how those obliged to quarantine would be taken to hotels.

“They’ve had no information at all,” said Lucy Moreton, the general secretary of the ISU. “They can watch the media, read statements from ministers, but that’s pretty much it.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... quarantine

[AnatolyKasparov]

They can watch the media and read statements - surely that is enough?

(nb this is sarcasm)

[Sky'sGoneOut]

Newsnight might be interesting tonight, I wonder if they'll offer any kind of apology to Camila Batmanghelidjh and Kids Company after joining in the right wing feeding frenzy at the time with unfounded allegations of sexual abuse. That was during Allegra Stratton's tenure of course.

[Sky'sGoneOut]

I wish I had my own personal glory hole.

(That one's for TinyClanger).

[tinyclanger2]

Don't we all.

[tinyclanger2]

Have just discovered the winner of season 2.

[tinyclanger2]

Time to groove I think.

[Sky'sGoneOut]

Just begun season 2 so shush.

I was happy with the outcome of Season 1 despite shouting at the judges a few times and calling them idiots. It turns out even glassblowing can incite my fury. Can't take me anywhere.

[tinyclanger2]

Well if it doesn't make you shout at the telly what's the point of it?

[AnatolyKasparov]

Newsnight might be interesting tonight, I wonder if they'll offer any kind of apology to Camila Batmanghelidjh and Kids Company after joining in the right wing feeding frenzy at the time with unfounded allegations of sexual abuse. That was during Allegra Stratton's tenure of course.

The former Graun journalist Allegra Stratton, you mean?

[Sky'sGoneOut]

Well if it doesn't make you shout at the telly what's the point of it?

Well quite. I remember an ex-girlfriend telling me once while I was raging at Bagpuss that it was 'disturbing' and that I had 'serious problems' before leaving and never coming back. Dodged a bullet there I think.

[Sky'sGoneOut]

The former Graun journalist Allegra Stratton, you mean?

That's the one. And after colluding with a Tory government and press to bring down a successful childrens charity with baseless accusations Newsnight this evening failed to even mention the court ruling today. Which is nothing short of disgraceful.