Who is your first pick in the deputy leadership race? This poll is closed. |
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R. Allin-Khan | 6 | 1.60% | |
R. Burgon | 80 | 21.33% | |
D. Butler | 72 | 19.20% | |
A. Rayner | 35 | 9.33% | |
I. Murray | 5 | 1.33% | |
P. Flaps | 177 | 47.20% | |
Total: | 375 votes |
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What I don’t really understand, is when is this deemed over? Is it when our healthcare can cope with the projected cases? Is it when we have no more cases? Is it when we stop going exponential? 146 is CXLVI in Roman numerals.
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# ? May 26, 2024 04:25 |
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So I just started a job up in Scotland in February but my wife for now is still living in the Midlands. Luckily I'm in England with her for the foreseeable future on lockdown, but I had a bunch of travel booked for the trip back and forth up until May as well as some international travel for conferences. Airlines, hotels, and AirBnB have been very flexible, fully refunding costs up until the end of May. Trainline, however, state that you can't get a refund - EVEN though I purchased their "Trainline Protect" insurance just in case already more than a month ago -- but can only re-book your tickets, although they generously will not charge a re-booking fee. OK, that would be fine, except that every ticket for the late summer and fall is now listed as £153. So the way they prevent you from actually recouping your losses is by forcing you to spend way more to change the ticket than you would just giving up the ticket in the first place. So basically I'm now on the hook for 4 tickets ranging in price from £20-50.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 16:41 |
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MeinPanzer posted:So I just started a job up in Scotland in February but my wife for now is still living in the Midlands. Luckily I'm in England with her for the foreseeable future on lockdown, but I had a bunch of travel booked for the trip back and forth up until May as well as some international travel for conferences. Airlines, hotels, and AirBnB have been very flexible, fully refunding costs up until the end of May. A friend was supposed to be coming over from the US next week and then on to Cairo. All her flights are being cancelled but American Airlines and British Airways are only offering her vouchers, no refunds.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 16:44 |
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:A friend was supposed to be coming over from the US next week and then on to Cairo. All her flights are being cancelled but American Airlines and British Airways are only offering her vouchers, no refunds. You're right, sorry -- from airlines I've managed to get vouchers, not full refunds. But I'll take vouchers any day, since I can actually use those and I don't need to, you know, purchase an exorbitantly expensive ticket at some hazy future date to use them.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 16:48 |
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I'm not expecting to use my annual season ticket for the train now before it expires in May, so I asked SWR if I can get a refund on the time that's left. They said yes - but only if I take it to the station where I bought it, which is fifty miles away in the town where I normally work, and then I'd have to buy myself a train ticket to get back home. Why they can't process a refund at any of the stations they operate I do not loving know.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 16:51 |
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floofyscorp posted:I'm not expecting to use my annual season ticket for the train now before it expires in May, so I asked SWR if I can get a refund on the time that's left. They said yes - but only if I take it to the station where I bought it, which is fifty miles away in the town where I normally work, and then I'd have to buy myself a train ticket to get back home. Why they can't process a refund at any of the stations they operate I do not loving know. Can you post it to them? I did that when I cancelled my Greater Anglia ticket a few years ago.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 16:53 |
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Camrath posted:Fudge Related Announcement I don't think anyone would blame you for this. When all this is over I'll definitely be putting in another order.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 16:53 |
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Whoever complained that the threads were too short and boring post-election needs to have a word with themselves.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 16:53 |
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Camrath posted:Fudge Related Announcement UKMT Essential Travel Classifications - - shopping - exercise - collecting ingredients and going on a pilgrimage to London to offer them to Fudgemaster Camrath
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 16:57 |
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Mebh posted:Someone nicely summed up the "flattening the curve for a few weeks is BS and we're not going back to normal anytime soon" discussion we've been having on and off in the thread. This can't be accurate. Just because someone has this illness somewhere at some time doesn't mean we have to start closing everywhere all over again right? That isn't a life at all and I say that as someone who loves being at home in the house. gently caress me running.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 16:57 |
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I'm starting to think I've got the roni, but I don't know if I'm just overthinking things and letting anxiety get the better of me. I had a flu a couple of weeks ago, which was around 5 days of fever and coughing up green poo poo - since then, my chest has been occasionally tight, but coughing brings up some clear mucus and all is good. But last night I woke up feeling short of breath, managed to cough up some more completely clear mucus, felt better if a bit shivery, and went back to sleep. Woke up this morning feeling completely fine. But as the day's worn on my chest is starting to feel tighter, and it's like I can't cough the crap up, it's just stuck there. Still no fever, and no tickle in my throat compelling me to cough, but I kinda need to in order to try and shift whatever's in there. Ugh, if I had a fever I'd be pretty certain, but because I haven't had one I'm second guessing myself and wondering if I'm just overthinking and worrying over nothing. I guess I'll see what happens tonight - not really looking forward to it
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:00 |
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MeinPanzer posted:AirBnB have been very flexible, fully refunding costs Interesting. I had heard they were keeping their fees whilst refunding the rest, the hosts share which is usually against the preferences the hosts have set. Meaning they're all pissed off and going to sue Airbnb out of existence.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:01 |
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I’m at “Not sure if iron deficiency or the rona”
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:02 |
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going to B&Q for some paint before non essential retail gets closed down so I can pass the next week or so at home brightening up the place
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:05 |
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https://twitter.com/britainelects/status/1240641478575230976 All hail the World-King. Apraxin fucked around with this message at 17:07 on Mar 19, 2020 |
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NotJustANumber99 posted:Interesting. I had heard they were keeping their fees whilst refunding the rest, the hosts share which is usually against the preferences the hosts have set. Meaning they're all pissed off and going to sue Airbnb out of existence. I have a long weekend booked for end of June. I went on Airbnb to see what the cancellation policy was - if you booked before a certain date in March for a holiday to be taken before the same date in April (can't remember the day numbers, 13th? 14th?) they would refund you all. Our trip was booked before that March date but is not til June so if we cancel now we will take a 50% hit. I asked my co-traveller what she wants to do and we're just going to wait and see until the date in June when the whole thing will be forfeit and hoping airbnb will offer full refund if CV still ongoing y then.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:05 |
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Today's garden bird is a rather pissed-off looking Robin:
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:06 |
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Oodles posted:What I don’t really understand, is when is this deemed over? I think at one stage there was a plan. It’s just that the plan would lead to the death of about a quarter million people. This was judged unacceptable once it was actually said out loud. So now the plan is to not have a plan.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:07 |
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Josef bugman posted:This can't be accurate. Just because someone has this illness somewhere at some time doesn't mean we have to start closing everywhere all over again right? And requiring all gatherings to be subject to approval. And you just know, like the bollock fondler brigade that got brought in at the airports after 9/11, and the shoe checks and liquid bans that followed, this would just become the new normal, they won't let something like that go easily.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:08 |
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https://twitter.com/chrisshipitv/status/1240670815709999104
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:10 |
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Guavanaut posted:Yup, that plus universal tracking of everyone, which definitely won't be abused by the government that hires indefinite detention rape camps and sends autistic teenagers to die overseas in countries they don't even remember. I am extremely confident that somewhere in an SV slidedeck are the words "Virus tracking via facial recognition".
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:12 |
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radmonger posted:I think at one stage there was a plan. It’s just that the plan would lead to the death of about a quarter million people. How the gently caress can you plan in your business, if you don’t know what the plan is. Borders may shut, they may not. Schools are shutting and may open at the end of the summer holidays, or they may not. Seriously, what the gently caress. I picked the wrong year to come off my anti anxiety meds.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:12 |
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goddamnedtwisto posted:I am extremely confident that somewhere in an SV slidedeck are the words "Virus tracking via facial recognition".
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:15 |
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Guavanaut posted:Yup, that plus universal tracking of everyone, which definitely won't be abused by the government that hires indefinite detention rape camps and sends autistic teenagers to die overseas in countries they don't even remember. Jesus Christ. This whole staying at home for ages/problems going out. That I can all deal with, I can understand and empathise with the feeling of needing security. But that article makes me feel fear and loathing on a level I don't usually comprehend. Surely once we have a vaccine and make it widely available this thing goes the same way as Measles. An irritant/actually dangerous for people with lowered resistance, but something treatable?
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:15 |
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It mutates too quickly for a single vaccine, but it'll probably end up more like a seasonal flu once vaccines and natural immunity protect enough of the population. The problem is getting that to happen slowly enough to not kill millions while not falling for "tech disruptors say, let Priti Patel and the Dom Cum weirdo squad track your every movement and association, there's an app!" type 'solutions'.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:20 |
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Guavanaut posted:Yup, that plus universal tracking of everyone, which definitely won't be abused by the government that hires indefinite detention rape camps and sends autistic teenagers to die overseas in countries they don't even remember. Will they be providing smart phones for everyone then to keep track? Mine's on its last legs and if the new battery I ordered from China never arrives (and it might not be that anyway), I'll have to get a new one. If govt is going to buy me one I won't waste £100.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:22 |
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A relative has heard from a friend who has a mate in the police that the whole country will be locked down from tomorrow. Given they have only 20000 army and lack of police (who are already considering cutting services) it's not feasible even if it is true. I said I think it's just London but the govt is denying it so it will be policy by tomorrow.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:25 |
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Guavanaut posted:It mutates too quickly for a single vaccine, but it'll probably end up more like a seasonal flu once vaccines and natural immunity protect enough of the population. How long do we think that will take? I think if anything staying at home for long periods just means people will learn to hate Landlords/smug online fucks more. I know it did with myself.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:25 |
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:Will they be providing smart phones for everyone then to keep track? Mine's on its last legs and if the new battery I ordered from China never arrives (and it might not be that anyway), I'll have to get a new one. If govt is going to buy me one I won't waste £100. Anyway, if anyone fancies idling away some time indoors on trying to get a response (lo) to a non-poo poo possible solution, there's a UBI petition.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:27 |
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Apraxin posted:https://twitter.com/britainelects/status/1240641478575230976 wonder if the percentage will have dropped now they've tacitly admitted that their initial handling was a gently caress up? lol
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:27 |
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Man I'm glad Boris and all his chums are libertarians, would hate to think that they would use this crisis to push through some authoritarian fash bullshit.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:27 |
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:A relative has heard from a friend who has a mate in the police that the whole country will be locked down from tomorrow. there are rumours/hoaxes like this circulating for everywhere fw:fw:fw:fw:fw:fw:fw:fw: cornwall being fenced off! tanks on bridge!
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:29 |
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Apraxin posted:https://twitter.com/britainelects/status/1240641478575230976 52%. Fifty-two percent. I think the virus must be a punishment from God
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:29 |
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:A relative has heard from a friend who has a mate in the police that the whole country will be locked down from tomorrow. Yeah I've been hearing this kind of stuff drifting through group chats and suchlike for a week now. I fully expect that coppers are being briefed on it but that doesn't mean it's actually happening
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:33 |
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Boris Johnson this morning: there will be no restrictive measures in London Boris Johnson now: the literal tanks rolling down the streets are just to transport oxygen, what is "truck"? (don't have an article but I'm reliably told that there are literal tanks rolling down the streets of London rn. To transport oxygen. Obviously)
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:34 |
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Of all the people who end up in hospital with coronavirus 52% die.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:34 |
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So when they said nearly half of people approved and took that to mean we were broadly supportive of Boris presumably they meant the majority think hes a useless gently caress?
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:35 |
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Oodles posted:What I don’t really understand, is when is this deemed over? sorry pal we're all on mr bones' wild ride now More seriously, there's no single day it's 'over'. I imagine that things will begin to transition back to 'normality' once recoveries are outnumbering new cases and we're back below the threshold that can be effectively managed by the health service
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:35 |
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Ratjaculation posted:there are rumours/hoaxes like this circulating for everywhere I know I'm being a typical Old with my revolution stories, but: protests in Cairo were particularly big on Fridays (it's the standard day off, like Sundays here). The second Thursday night, Twitter was absolutely full of messages along the lines of "OMG the tanks are rolling in, they're massacring us they're killing us" (which 'they' weren't). Basically fake messages aimed at putting people off going. It didn't.
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We were supposed to get our rescue chickens this week but all the collections are suspended now due to excessive demands, everyone is getting chickens it seems.
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# ? Mar 19, 2020 17:37 |