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A new Cold War, and the're commies to boot. How pathetic.

Professor Anthony Costello, former director of the Institute for Global Health, has said today that the UK is on course to have the highest death toll...

From the perspective of the hard Brexiters it is a political master stroke. But they were never in the majority, they relied on a large group of soft ...

David Frost the chief UK negotiator has responded to requests to extend the implementation period, which must be requested at the end of June, has sai...

I'm near Diss, West Anglia isn't talked about, it's called the fens in these parts, I couldn't live there.

Sorry to hear how the authorities treat you in Moscow. Aren't you allowed to go out to exercise? Don't worry about the mess, my house would be messy i...

Good to hear, I live 20 miles south west of Norfolk England. We bought a house where you can buy property with land at a reasonable price, we are surr...

He meant the cleaning station is the super spreader, not you. This is evidenced by his use of the word "cool", if he were accusing you of that he woul...

I like your lamp, I hope you don't get cabin fever in there and get out regularly. This is where I self isolate, https://i.ibb.co/0KP0hBF/IMG-9128.jpg...

All I can do is to stay home and limit interaction with people outside my household. When I do go out, I wear a mask, gloves and do the best I can to ...

I agree with you thoughts on how things should change politically, but I don't think it will change yet, but rather a slower realisation which will ta...

What are they escaping? This is twisted paranoia. Trump brings it on himself by his inane tweeting and bullshiting press conferences. Well there are a...

Yes, this is what I was pointing out too. NOS will even dance on the graves of these lives rather than save his credibility on the forum, to save face...

So we'll withdraw funding during a pandemic, which will surely lead to many more deaths in vulnerable populations? (such a stable genius). Admit that ...

Those hard Brexiters in government must be sh****g themselves, now they are having to deal with something serious, just when they were revelling in ge...

@NOS4A2 Good to see that you are prepared to debate the crisis with the seriousness it deserves. Just like Trump who showered himself with glory lastn...

At this stage of the pandemic, it is not a simple choice between lives and livelihoods. There is the chaos resulting from what would happen without lo...

I hope you're right, although even if it does go the way you lay out. It will be to late. The help is needed now and the West is nowhere near coming o...

There are already news reports appearing about violence and riots around food distribution in undeveloped countries. Countries where many millions of ...

Trump showered himself in glory lastnight.

Nice track. I just wanted to say that I offer you my philosophical and moral support for the work you are doing in this time of existential uncertaint...

I think the point is he's working from home.

A bottle of bourbon would be a good start. A copy of How to win friends and influence people, might be useful.

Hang on in there, the economy should bounce back once the virus is under control.

If you listen to Johnson's speeches after he returned from hospital he sounds different, there could be a decent fellow inside, which has come to the ...

I didn't see the figures you're referencing, but the figure of the number of people infected is not accurate because it is a function of the number of...

They are only reporting deaths in hospital of patients tested positive for Covid19. There are more accurate figures published by the ONS every two wee...

Yes, Channel 4 News is breaking the story. The chief medical officer said that as of today 13.5% of care homes in England have a confirmed case. In Sc...

I might start saying that the US states should all become independent, or that the US, Canada and Mexico should form a Union making them the largest t...

It's probably best if you don't stray into areas you don't understand.

I don't see the thread as derailed, it is rather a commentary on the progress of the pandemic as it happens. Welcome to the thread.

It was following an occupation by the Angles in the 5th century, who invaded the parts of East Anglia. In their new land they decided to divide it int...

One could say the virus has been overestimated, but such considerations are relative to the mood of the population, how much preserving life, or econo...

Thanks for correcting me, I'll correct it. Oh going back to the north folk and the south folk, it was to do with who lived to the north or south of th...

We should spare a thought or a prayer for the millions of unfortunate souls who will suffer at this unfortunate time.

It is a poignant thought that this weekend commemorates the crucifixion and the resurrection. In a cruel twist of fate nature is acting out this metap...

The death rates of confirmed cases in hospital are published every day. Today (actually the 24hrs up to 5pm yesterday) are 980. The actual figure can ...

Yes I was expecting a bounce back in Wuhan and they've only been out of lockdown for one day. Yes Norfolk England, the back of beyond. When I said wha...

We can't know this, firstly because we don't have a developed country which didn't have a lockdown and secondly the less developed countries, which ar...

we just need to get you installed as Trump's righthand man and the Doomsday devise will be complete. Mien Fuhrer/Orange one/Orangutan.

Trump is claiming the qudos for saving Johnson, saying that he has personally orchestrated two US drug companies coming over to the UK hospital where ...

And what about our precious bodily fluids, I hear that 5G technology is used to control the virus and weaken the life force?

But what if it's natures doomsday machine and humanity is the weed, her furher?

Johnson has gone into intensive care, I hope he pulls through.

Good article. Indian capitalism is obscene, it is based on brutal exploitation, there's nothing new here though, India has always been structured like...

The Prime minister has just been admitted to hospital, I hope it's not serious. A spokesman says it is a precautionary measure. His deputy Dominic Raa...

23rd March, I meant the lockdown, up until then the policy was just to let the virus spread freely, well apart from hand washing (Lady Macbeth).

The issue of carehomes has just started showing up on the radar today after deaths in a carehome in Scotland. This might blow up into a storm for the ...

I hear you and Unenlightened, it is difficult to express compassion when you feel overwhelmed by events, I do feel it, but tend to focus on how events...

I can't comment much on the response by other European countries, however in the UK the government changed its response suddenly on the 23rd of March....