So.. are they going to put everyone who isn’t double jabbed in chain gangs after 16th August. Would it ever have been even imaginable that we would ever stoop so low as to discriminate against anyone just because they wouldn’t or couldn’t have a vaccine jab?
Irrespective of the benefits of taking the jab, I am appalled that this is the new democracy of the greater number that is being foisted upon us by a government that has only one priority - the economy.. not the public health nor whether you catch Covid or not!
So please let us not deceive ourselves with the moral platitudes of the politicians and media who condemn those who can’t or won’t with the same tarbrush as conspiracy theorists or anti-vaxxers, anti-maskers or anti-social distancing because that is not how society works.
It us not even how people think or indeed form opinions as they differ in various degrees of support for or opposition to the vaccines and lockdown. It is not a scenario of us and them except on the very extremes of the debate yet the mainstream media have polarised that debate.
Yesterday’s predictions by Dr Chris and Prof Neil Ferguson about whether there will be a new third wave of infections is a prime example of just how wide apart the views of certain doctors and scientists can be in respect of where this virus is going over the next few months!
But they are human after all irrespective of whether they wear a white coat or a stethoscope. So when we put scientists or doctors on a pedestal next time, bear in mind that they are like us, flawed no matter how many letters or degrees they have to their name.
This evening’s ‘One Show regular guest doctor left us all rather gobsmacked when questioned is the latest fall in new Covid cases mean that a third wave is no longer a concern in the U.K.!...
I think it is fair to say that he startled more than the odd viewer with the prediction that as more people become vaccinated, greater numbers of them will contract Covid. This seems to be contradicting the logic or rationale behind getting the vaccine in the first place.
It’s true that taking the vaccine doesn’t stop you contracting Covid but why is there now a suggested direct correlation between being vaccinated and contracting the virus. In contrast Prof Neil Ferguson has predicted that we will see a huge reduction in new cases by the Autumn!!
If the vaccines work the vaxxers praise the scientists!
If the vaccines don’t work they blame the Anti-vaxxers.
If the anti-vaxxers weren’t around they would point the finger at their neighbours.
If the neighbours weren’t around they still wouldn’t question the vaccines!
How true is this of those who seem to have a tunnel perspective on the vaccines that even support mandatory vaccination by use of ‘disincentives’ or punitive sanctions which in reality is a soft term for plain old ugly discrimination? The zealots somehow see no issues with this?
This punitive approach is increasing being backed by mainstream media. No other narrative is being discussed despite that this issue no master how important is not a question of us and them.
This is the sort of tripe that is being posted daily on Quora social media website. I despair at the total lack of any geographical knowledge whatsoever (Scotland is part of the landmass called Britain unlike Ireland) and the one-eyed vitriolic bias that stinks to the heavens. 😉
Every time I get a notification from this website lately , its some ignoramus posting their own piece of garbage. IMO it has become a vehicle for right wind nationalism of the worst kind. It should be given a wide berth as it nothing short of propaganda and needs factchecked.
The posting referred to is as bad as it gets when you hear Northern Ireland unionists referring to NI as part of Britain. It is a simple unassailable fact that N. Ireland is not part of Britain. The UK passport states it as comprising a separate area outside of the British Isles.
Don’t watch Love Island..period but the current series does raise the issue of how difficult it is for disabled people to meet and date other able bodied people.
It can be a minefield of picking their way together through awkward moments that can lead to misunderstandings in the early stages at least until they both get to know each other well enough to relax and accept each other’s differences.
Meds and their effects can really throw a spanner in the works leading to poor communication. Many people with disabilities struggle behind the scenes with self confidence and low self esteem. To date a disabled person you got to go the extra mile and learn to understand them.
Been doing some research on the comparison between U.K. manufactured Cadbury’s chocolate and Irish manufactured bars. Many consumers in Northern Ireland are prepared to even travel into the ROI to stock up with their Irish Cadbury’s. 👇
Now I thought this was all down to flag waving or plain imagination but it seems that consumers swear on their last square of chocolate that the Irish version has retained the full cream flavour of Cadbury’s as it used to be. 👇
There is some evidence that this might be the case as other products such as crisps made in Southern Ireland are also considered more tasty by a loyal army of northern consumers than their U.K. counterparts.
I reckon that both English and Irish people can agree on one thing with all the food shortages and empty shelves at the local supermarket. Brexit’s coming home!
Having real problems getting my usual supply of Evian mineral water, Bread and other essentials from Tesco’s and Sainsburys in the weekly deliveries. Not recovered yet from operation to drive yet so really pissed off with the shortages.
If I want Spar products I will shop in Spar! What’s so hard to understand @sainsburys!