[thread]
Did you know that Pixar's UP used 20,622 balloons for the house lift-off sequence
I am going to focus on that number
But first before we do
I am going to talk about "intensity and clarity"
dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ar…
Did you know that Pixar's UP used 20,622 balloons for the house lift-off sequence
I am going to focus on that number
But first before we do
I am going to talk about "intensity and clarity"
dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ar…
So Pixar
There are lots of great movies there
They are entertaining
And also educational
medium.com/@daniel.whitlo…
There are lots of great movies there
They are entertaining
And also educational
medium.com/@daniel.whitlo…
A great look into how Pixar encourage a work place community and culture that has created so many great works
hbr.org/2008/09/how-pi…
hbr.org/2008/09/how-pi…
Now sadly
That's the Pixar focus over
I will come back to UP and the number of balloons later
But first I want to talk about something else
"you will experience things with an intensity and clarity, believe me, that is seldom repeated in your lives"
That's the Pixar focus over
I will come back to UP and the number of balloons later
But first I want to talk about something else
"you will experience things with an intensity and clarity, believe me, that is seldom repeated in your lives"
That was the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson talking to school children on the return to English schools
Just as a reminder
Here's his school report
thelondoneconomic.com/news/letter-to…
Just as a reminder
Here's his school report
thelondoneconomic.com/news/letter-to…
Here's his technology tutor 
Oh also - here are the school librarian's showing that in an age where zoom has opened up the world of home bookshelves
The librarian's showed the power of books
tes.com/news/boris-joh…
The librarian's showed the power of books
tes.com/news/boris-joh…
I wrote a small thread on Michael Gove and his bookshelves and what I learnt from him and Sarah
It's a long thread (really it is) - I would recommend coming back to it later
It's a long thread (really it is) - I would recommend coming back to it later
A reminder here is Boris on his "clarity"
"Bianca is weeping, and I don't think she's faking"
"Bianca is weeping, and I don't think she's faking"
May you always be as clear & intense as Boris Johnson
26/7/2019
“He was such a mess. He was quite dishevelled and his trousers were twisted and creased. He looked like he had slept in his clothes.”
theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
26/7/2019
“He was such a mess. He was quite dishevelled and his trousers were twisted and creased. He looked like he had slept in his clothes.”
theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
Sadly the rest of the thread is not on Pixar movies
Perhaps I should do a thread on them
Instead my thread is on the first element of my introduction
The first duty of government
With regards: Coronavirus
Perhaps I should do a thread on them
Instead my thread is on the first element of my introduction
The first duty of government
With regards: Coronavirus
"The first duty of the government is to keep citizens safe and the country secure. The Home Office has been at the front line of this endeavour since 1782. "
gov.uk/government/org….
gov.uk/government/org….
I have written this thread with a focus on the United Kingdom
Because I live in it
But the underlying question can be applied to any country
Because I live in it
But the underlying question can be applied to any country
Now I should make it clear at the start
I am not a voter who voted for the current British Government in the form of Boris Johnson and his party
But
I am not a voter who voted for the current British Government in the form of Boris Johnson and his party
But
I want to see that Government succeed
I want to see that Government live up to its promise on levelling up, the ramping up of the country, the appraoch of the sunlit uplands of brexit
I want to see that Government live up to its promise on levelling up, the ramping up of the country, the appraoch of the sunlit uplands of brexit
I may disagree with its methods in doing so
I may disagree with the efficacy of its methods in doing so
I may disagree with the efficacy of its methods in doing so
But ultimately I want my country to improve
I want my children to grow up in a better world
I want my children to grow up in a better world
after all as a British politician said in an earlier age we need to "Make Britain Great Again"
although she didn't print it on hats
although she didn't print it on hats
After all
After a decade of Conservative's being in power
There is much still to be done
So so much
As Liz Truss "explains" eloquently here (joking)
After a decade of Conservative's being in power
There is much still to be done
So so much
As Liz Truss "explains" eloquently here (joking)
Anyway enough about the legacy of a decade of power
No
let's just talk about one of the favoured right wing tropes of late
the whole "Defund the Police"
No
let's just talk about one of the favoured right wing tropes of late
the whole "Defund the Police"
In the midst of a global deadly pandemic
I want those who govern me to *succeed* even more
I want them to be competent
I want them to lead
I want them to reassure
I want them to be trustable
I want them to be open
I want those who govern me to *succeed* even more
I want them to be competent
I want them to lead
I want them to reassure
I want them to be trustable
I want them to be open
Looking back to earlier pandemics
Here is
A lesson on epidemics
Here is
A lesson on epidemics
So amidst the ongoing pandemic
My simple question
What does "success" look like when dealing with coronavirus?
My simple question
What does "success" look like when dealing with coronavirus?
A reminder
Boris Johnson has claimed it
An apparent success
A great success
A massive success
Boris Johnson has claimed it
An apparent success
A great success
A massive success
A reminder 31/1/2020
Boris Johnson forecasts Britain will make a "stunning success" of Brexit
A reminder: The reality of 4 plus years of the shitshow con of cheats, liars and racists
Warning: a long thread/sub-thread
Boris Johnson forecasts Britain will make a "stunning success" of Brexit
A reminder: The reality of 4 plus years of the shitshow con of cheats, liars and racists
Warning: a long thread/sub-thread
Here's a reminder of a cheating lying racist sexist narcissistic nepotistic incompetent bullying charlatan that inhabits the @WhiteHouse
I am not going to chronicle Trump's timeline on coronavirus - there are american's who have done that already
I am not going to focus on him
As everyone knows what he is
Particularly those who sell him
I am not going to focus on him
As everyone knows what he is
Particularly those who sell him
And I am not going to focus on Boris Johnson (much)
He is an amoral cheating lying racist incompetent charlatan
Those that know it best
Those who enabled his ascent and his continuance are desperate in how they defend and deflect from him
He is an amoral cheating lying racist incompetent charlatan
Those that know it best
Those who enabled his ascent and his continuance are desperate in how they defend and deflect from him
Amber Rudd
'You can't trust him to take you home at the end of an evening'
Sadly he was and still is herd leader for a pandemic
'You can't trust him to take you home at the end of an evening'
Sadly he was and still is herd leader for a pandemic
Here's George and Ruth in agreement
Ruth: the story you've just told us and I am paraphrasing but it came across as somebody who likes him who has known him a long time but who fundamentally agrees with the criticism he doesn't believe in anything
Ruth: the story you've just told us and I am paraphrasing but it came across as somebody who likes him who has known him a long time but who fundamentally agrees with the criticism he doesn't believe in anything
Led By Donkeys sum it up here
Back to our main topic
What is the definition of "success" ?
Here is a thread on Stalin and an infamous quote
What is the definition of "success" ?
Here is a thread on Stalin and an infamous quote
How will you remember coronavirus?
It's a fascinating question
The quote from this
"History can essentially be divided into two: that which we like to remember, and that we seek actively to forget."
politico.eu/article/corona…
It's a fascinating question
The quote from this
"History can essentially be divided into two: that which we like to remember, and that we seek actively to forget."
politico.eu/article/corona…
The key quote from the above
"Perhaps the most fitting monument to the legacy and scale of our losses to the coronavirus might be to ensure that this time — we remember."
"Perhaps the most fitting monument to the legacy and scale of our losses to the coronavirus might be to ensure that this time — we remember."
What does success look like?
What is the difference between the superlative adjectives employed by Boris Johnson and his cult to sell it?
Why can you not be honest about covid?
What does your lack of self respect say about yourself or contempt for those you sell it to?
What is the difference between the superlative adjectives employed by Boris Johnson and his cult to sell it?
Why can you not be honest about covid?
What does your lack of self respect say about yourself or contempt for those you sell it to?
So now we go back in time
No not back to when Boris Johnson was having his holiday in Mustique
No not back to when Boris Johnson was having his holiday in Mustique
No not to when he was busy enjoying the grace and favour of Chequers whilst England flooded
Instead we go back to the 5th March 2020
The first coronavirus fatality in the UK
Sadly there must always be a first
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-517596…
The first coronavirus fatality in the UK
Sadly there must always be a first
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-517596…
And on 5th March 2020
"It comes as the number of UK people diagnosed with the virus reached 116, a rise of more than 30 in 24 hours."
"It comes as the number of UK people diagnosed with the virus reached 116, a rise of more than 30 in 24 hours."
And then you go to this
"At least five other people had died from the coronavirus in the UK by the time the government reported the first death from the outbreak, new data has revealed."
theguardian.com/world/2020/apr…
"At least five other people had died from the coronavirus in the UK by the time the government reported the first death from the outbreak, new data has revealed."
theguardian.com/world/2020/apr…
"The figures show that the lethal impact of the outbreak had already been recorded when Boris Johnson joked about shaking hands with hospital staff in the first Downing Street coronavirus briefing on 3 March, when no deaths had been officially announced."
Yes think back to the 3rd March briefing where Boris Johnson joked about shaking hands with covid patients
He lied of course - he didn't shake hands with covid patients
He just thought it a funny rambling joke
He lied of course - he didn't shake hands with covid patients
He just thought it a funny rambling joke
Where are we now at the end of August
Oh yes - hands, face, space
Oh yes - hands, face, space
If you want to see how that ventilator programme went
Well - it was reported on by many
Well - it was reported on by many
Now I am not going to through the daily updates
If you want to remind yourself of the daily briefings
Then these are here
It's a good resource with transcripts
rev.com/blog/transcrip…
If you want to remind yourself of the daily briefings
Then these are here
It's a good resource with transcripts
rev.com/blog/transcrip…
Now you go back to 23rd Jan 2020
"The public can be assured that the whole of the UK is always well-prepared for these types of outbreaks and will remain vigilant and keep our response under constant review in the light of emerging scientific evidence."
parliament.uk/business/news/…
"The public can be assured that the whole of the UK is always well-prepared for these types of outbreaks and will remain vigilant and keep our response under constant review in the light of emerging scientific evidence."
parliament.uk/business/news/…
Also on 23/1/2020
The Shadow Minister for Public Health told MPs:
"There is a chance that a global pandemic can be avoided if governments across the world take the right measures in a timely fashion."
The Shadow Minister for Public Health told MPs:
"There is a chance that a global pandemic can be avoided if governments across the world take the right measures in a timely fashion."
So the question is what is success?
What death toll is acceptable?
foreignpolicy.com/2020/04/02/cou…
What death toll is acceptable?
foreignpolicy.com/2020/04/02/cou…
Of course in the UK
We were lucky Boris Johnson was on the ball
"I’ve been comparing notes & talking to leaders around the world, & I can tell you that 🇬🇧 is leading a growing global campaign amongst friends & allies"
We were lucky Boris Johnson was on the ball
"I’ve been comparing notes & talking to leaders around the world, & I can tell you that 🇬🇧 is leading a growing global campaign amongst friends & allies"
So let's go over some of the "massive success" of the 2020 response of Her Majesty's Government
Now I will be kind to Boris Johnson
Some of these occured prior to his leadership of the Conservative Party
He personally is not responsible for them
Now I will be kind to Boris Johnson
Some of these occured prior to his leadership of the Conservative Party
He personally is not responsible for them
After all Boris Johnson is an eager learner
He is hands on
As demonstrated by his passion for arts advisers historically
And more recently his technology tutor
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7…
He is hands on
As demonstrated by his passion for arts advisers historically
And more recently his technology tutor
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7…
It's a good thing Carrie and Boris resolved this
“You just don’t care for anything because you’re spoilt. You have no care for money or anything.”
inews.co.uk/news/uk/boris-…
“You just don’t care for anything because you’re spoilt. You have no care for money or anything.”
inews.co.uk/news/uk/boris-…
After all given Tory cuts to domestic abuse services ....
I do wonder prior to moving into No10 whether Carrie was as cannie as Melania
theguardian.com/us-news/2020/j…
theguardian.com/us-news/2020/j…
Anyway sorry back to coronavirus
So
I before I return to the number of balloons in UP
I am going to give just a few items around the "massive success" of coronavirus that Boris Johnson our blessed herd leader has overseen
These aren't arranged in any particular timeline order
So
I before I return to the number of balloons in UP
I am going to give just a few items around the "massive success" of coronavirus that Boris Johnson our blessed herd leader has overseen
These aren't arranged in any particular timeline order
We go back a few years
To 2016
When a simulation was held to test the UK's pandemic preparedness
telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/03/2…
To 2016
When a simulation was held to test the UK's pandemic preparedness
telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/03/2…
Now not only did the UK NOT implement those lessons
But the report was suppressed
independent.co.uk/voices/coronav…
But the report was suppressed
independent.co.uk/voices/coronav…
29th April 2020
Commons PAC Committee:
Gove said that he read the report from Exercise Cygnus last week - although he said he had read recommendations prompted by the report earlier.
Commons PAC Committee:
Gove said that he read the report from Exercise Cygnus last week - although he said he had read recommendations prompted by the report earlier.
Good to see he finally got around to reading it
No hurry or anything
No hurry or anything
"Analysis of official financial data suggests £325m was wiped off the value of the Department of Health and Social Care emergency stockpile, reducing it from £831m in 2013 under the Conservative-led coalition government to £506m by March last year."
theguardian.com/world/2020/apr…
theguardian.com/world/2020/apr…
Not only do you do this
You are deliberate in how you do this to perfectly coincide with the date of your "promise"
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
You are deliberate in how you do this to perfectly coincide with the date of your "promise"
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
You lie about when lockdown started
You lie about shaking hands with covid patients
(Hint: The hospital didn't have any - so it's a rather brazen lie)
uk.news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-bo…
(Hint: The hospital didn't have any - so it's a rather brazen lie)
uk.news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-bo…
Use your position to procure a covid test for your family improperly
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
Again - not only is the suppression unashamed
But to tamper with it
Well....
fr24news.com/a/2020/06/bma-…
But to tamper with it
Well....
fr24news.com/a/2020/06/bma-…
Not to worry here is Matt Hancock to basic questions from Dr Rosena Allin-Khan telling her to watch her "tone"
theguardian.com/politics/2020/…
theguardian.com/politics/2020/…
Gag journalists at the daily briefings by use of mute
Imagine doing that
Imagine standing by and permitting that
Again unashamed
opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocra…
Imagine doing that
Imagine standing by and permitting that
Again unashamed
opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocra…
If you can gag journalists
Then of course
Gagging scientists is easy
theguardian.com/politics/2020/…
Then of course
Gagging scientists is easy
theguardian.com/politics/2020/…
Oh yes remember when Matt Hancock lied about when lockdown started
Well - you can also lie about when test & trace started
Well - you can also lie about when test & trace started
A reminder between January and May
£833,000 was spent on polling companies
thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/n…
£833,000 was spent on polling companies
thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/n…
Not only the £833,000 but *HOW* it was chosen to be spent
One contract criticised in recent weeks was with a research company with links to Michael Gove and Dominic Cummings, and was agreed without an open tender for the work.
theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/pu…
One contract criticised in recent weeks was with a research company with links to Michael Gove and Dominic Cummings, and was agreed without an open tender for the work.
theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/pu…
The Nightingale hospitals a great achievement at getting existing conference centre buildings fitted up to perform hospital ward provision
But would they have been usable to cope had the peak been exceeded?
independent.co.uk/news/health/co…
But would they have been usable to cope had the peak been exceeded?
independent.co.uk/news/health/co…
Were the criteria for ending the lock down met?
"the easing of restrictions comes down to political judgement."
bbc.co.uk/news/health-52…
"the easing of restrictions comes down to political judgement."
bbc.co.uk/news/health-52…
Apparently according to Stanley Johnson the nation only took covid seriously when our beloved herd leader was infected with covid
Hint: That is an insult to every person who died of the disease prior to Boris Johnson being infected.
indy100.com/article/boris-…
Hint: That is an insult to every person who died of the disease prior to Boris Johnson being infected.
indy100.com/article/boris-…
And before we return to numbers
Here is a thread on numbers
The number of Tory MPs who responded to the Cummings call to defend his trip to County Durham and his eye-sight test to Barnaby Castle
Here is a thread on numbers
The number of Tory MPs who responded to the Cummings call to defend his trip to County Durham and his eye-sight test to Barnaby Castle
It's amazing how low the cult will go to defend Cummings
Cummings' contempt for them is only surpassed
By their contempt for themselves as MPs
Cummings' contempt for them is only surpassed
By their contempt for themselves as MPs
Anyway enough about all the stories that help make up what the "massive success" of coronavirus herd leader Boris Johnson has had
But anyway that is a backdrop to choices
I want to focus on numbers
And on "success"
But anyway that is a backdrop to choices
I want to focus on numbers
And on "success"
So just to focus on one figure
41,465 dead (as of 27th August 2020)
Remember it's a "massive success"
41,465 dead (as of 27th August 2020)
Remember it's a "massive success"
So you know how earlier on in the thread I listed when the first UK death record for covid was
Well there was an update to that today
Not the first death
But the first positive test
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
Well there was an update to that today
Not the first death
But the first positive test
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
"Patient 1 in this study is, to the best of our knowledge, the earliest described community-acquired case of SARS-CoV-2 in the UK, admitted to hospital care on the 21st of February 2020, and was also the first UK COVID-19 death, preceding the earliest known death by 2 days."
To compare with America
What is fascinating is Dr Fauci who confirmed community transmission was known about in America in mid January
It puts the first US covid death at 6th February
bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world…
What is fascinating is Dr Fauci who confirmed community transmission was known about in America in mid January
It puts the first US covid death at 6th February
bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world…
So I am going to do a little mathematical game now
You can do this with American figures also
I am going to focus on UK figures first
So lets be kind to Matt Hancock
Let's take the total death figure from the first death 28th February
news.sky.com/story/coronavi…
You can do this with American figures also
I am going to focus on UK figures first
So lets be kind to Matt Hancock
Let's take the total death figure from the first death 28th February
news.sky.com/story/coronavi…
Oh and just a reminder
There were 22 consecutive days where the daily death toll exceeded 1,000
theguardian.com/world/2020/jun…
There were 22 consecutive days where the daily death toll exceeded 1,000
theguardian.com/world/2020/jun…
But let's not focus on that number
You have two approaches now
(see my earlier thread on Stalin)
You choose to take the number on a daily basis
Or/and
You choose to take the number on a total basis
You have two approaches now
(see my earlier thread on Stalin)
You choose to take the number on a daily basis
Or/and
You choose to take the number on a total basis
Now if you have lost a friend or family to coronavirus
Or you have lost a friend or family to death during this year and coronavirus has drastically affected what would be "normal" end of life treatment, conditions or indeed funerals/memorials
You have my deepest condolences
Or you have lost a friend or family to death during this year and coronavirus has drastically affected what would be "normal" end of life treatment, conditions or indeed funerals/memorials
You have my deepest condolences
The question of forgiveness is a fascinating one
"I can forgive them for what has happened. I will be unable to forgive them if it happens a second time"
"I can forgive them for what has happened. I will be unable to forgive them if it happens a second time"
I am not interested in forgiveness
I am interested in accountability of my elected represenatives
And in that accountability how those elected represenatives deal with criticism of their covid response
After all - as I started this thread with
That FIRST duty of Government
I am interested in accountability of my elected represenatives
And in that accountability how those elected represenatives deal with criticism of their covid response
After all - as I started this thread with
That FIRST duty of Government
And if you have had a "massive success" of something
I want to know
What metrics made it "massive"
What in your response to the something made it so "massive" a success
What other categories of measurements are available beneath or even above the "massive success" level
I want to know
What metrics made it "massive"
What in your response to the something made it so "massive" a success
What other categories of measurements are available beneath or even above the "massive success" level
So going on today's date of the 27th August
That is 181 days
Take the 41,465 dead
To give a daily average of 229 deaths per day
Now remember our starter to this thread
20,622 balloons
We have as a nation lost 2 UP houses of balloons
That is 181 days
Take the 41,465 dead
To give a daily average of 229 deaths per day
Now remember our starter to this thread
20,622 balloons
We have as a nation lost 2 UP houses of balloons
Oh to compare that with UK and the first death
Here is America
183,677 total dead
A daily average from 6th February to 27th August (204 days) gives 900 deaths per day
I would send you thoughts and prayers but I am not sure they work with Trump
Here is America
183,677 total dead
A daily average from 6th February to 27th August (204 days) gives 900 deaths per day
I would send you thoughts and prayers but I am not sure they work with Trump
Now I want to try and think of other ways you can process this
YOu could compare it on a daily or total amount to population of towns
thegeographist.com/uk-cities-popu…
YOu could compare it on a daily or total amount to population of towns
thegeographist.com/uk-cities-popu…
You could compare it to the size of cemeteries either in a general sense
Here's some of the oldest
oldest.org/culture/cemete….
Here's some of the oldest
oldest.org/culture/cemete….
You can do it by other organisations that has lost people doing their duty
"There are 133 stars[2] carved into the white Alabama marble wall,[3] each one representing an employee who died in the line of service."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_Memor…
"There are 133 stars[2] carved into the white Alabama marble wall,[3] each one representing an employee who died in the line of service."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_Memor…
There is also similar here
The central inscription reads:
RECOGNISING SERVICE AT HOME AND ABROAD PROTECTING THE UNITED KINGDOM SINCE 1909
westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemor…
The central inscription reads:
RECOGNISING SERVICE AT HOME AND ABROAD PROTECTING THE UNITED KINGDOM SINCE 1909
westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemor…
The closest one in the UK
226 dead
Quintinshill rail crash1915 (22 May)
Three-train collision in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Britain's worst railway accident.[42]
226 dead
Quintinshill rail crash1915 (22 May)
Three-train collision in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Britain's worst railway accident.[42]
You can also pick out memorable ones based on your local area or age
e.g.
1988 167 dead Piper Alpha
1966 143 dead Aberfan mining disaster
1989 96 dead Hillsborough
1996 18 dead Dunblane school shooting
e.g.
1988 167 dead Piper Alpha
1966 143 dead Aberfan mining disaster
1989 96 dead Hillsborough
1996 18 dead Dunblane school shooting
For America
You can do this comparison as well on a average daily basis or a total
You can do wars
You can choose 9/11
You can choose transport disasters
You can choose school shootings
You can do this comparison as well on a average daily basis or a total
You can do wars
You can choose 9/11
You can choose transport disasters
You can choose school shootings
At the heart a simple question
What do you take to be "success" in response to coronavirus
What do you take to be "success" in response to coronavirus
Now I accept that you may well not change your view on the party you support in a political sense as a result of how they have handled coronavirus
And I do not ask that you do
Just tell me honestly
If your country's leader tells you this is a "success"
And I do not ask that you do
Just tell me honestly
If your country's leader tells you this is a "success"
Ask them one simple question:
What would failure look like?
What would failure look like?
Hence why so many leaders are desperate to embed a historical narrative ahead of inquiries to muddy the waters, flood the zone to obfuscate their choices & their responsibilities
You choose whether you allow their contempt for duty, decency and honesty is something you permit
You choose whether you allow their contempt for duty, decency and honesty is something you permit
It is absolutely crucial to retain credibility. Giving false reassurance is the worst thing one can do.If I may speculate, let me suggest that almost as bad as outright lying is holding information so close people think officials know more than they say.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK22148/
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK22148/
At the last
Just to return to Pixar
Just to return to Pixar
@threadreaderapp unroll please
