Thread by @PandaScottish

[thread] Remember.

That is all.

Remember.

So I am going to go back in time

To winter 2020

I could go back to 15th July 2020

But I don't have the energy

I am tired

There is just so much to wade through

I am not bitter

I am angry

Angry at the ongoing eternal shitshow that is the United Kingdom

See: Maya Angelou & Dave Chapelle below

So with over 150,000 dead PRIOR to "Freedom Day"

And over 15,000 dead an "acceptable" cost for "Freedom Day"

Let's being

So let's go back to some specific dates now

And some quotes

From Boris Johnson

November 9th 2020

rev.com/blog/transcrip…

"And the biggest mistake we could make now would be to slacken our resolve at a critical moment"

"we must continue to do everything possible, right now to bring the R down."

"At the present time, they are no substitute for the national restrictions, the social distancing, hand hygiene and all the rest. So now it’s more important than ever to follow the rules."

"Remember the basics, then hands, face, space, and follow the rules. And that’s how together we can protect the NHS, save lives and get the virus back in its box."

"It’s more vital than ever now that we follow the basics,"

"The simplest thing I can do is just repeat what I’ve said, before. The more we comply, the more scrupulously we follow the guidance and the rules right now, the better all of our chances of having a Christmas that’s as close to normal as possible."

"the point that you make, does show that human agency, collective action, all of us pulling together really can work"

November 23rd 2020

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" I’m acutely conscious that no other peace time prime minister has asked so much of the British people and just as our country has risen to every previous trial, so it has responded this time and I am deeply grateful"

" But what we don’t want is to throw caution to the winds and allow the virus to flare up again, forcing us all back into lockdown in January. "

"But this virus obviously is not going to grant a Christmas truce. I"

"Mr. Speaker, 2020 has been in many ways a tragic year, when so many have lost loved ones and faced financial ruin, and this will be still a hard winter. Christmas cannot be normal and there’s a long road to spring, but we have turned a corner and the escape route is in sight."

"everyone can help speed up the arrival of that moment by continuing to follow the rules, getting tested and self isolating when instructed, remembering hands, stay, space, and pulling together for one final push to the spring"

November 26th 2020

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"we must first navigate a hard winter, when the burden on our NHS is heaviest and the cold weather favors the virus. "

"If we ease off now, we risk losing control of this virus all over again, casting aside our hard won gains and forcing us back into a new year national lockdown, with all the damage that would meet.

"I’m sorry to confirm that from Wednesday, most of England will be in the top two tiers with the toughest measures. "

"And I know that this will bring a great deal of heartache and frustration, especially for our vital hospitality sector, our pubs, our restaurants, our hotels. In so many ways, the soul of our communities, and which continue to bear a disproportionate share of the burden. "

"But there’s no doubt that the restrictions in all tiers are tough. And I’m sorry about that. While the data is beginning to improve, the virus is still prevalent and the faster we drive it down, the faster we can lift restrictions. "

"So your tier is not your destiny. Every area has the means of escape. And I have no doubt that together, we can get through this winter, suppress the virus until vaccines come to our aid, and then we can reclaim our lives and all the things that we love."

"But what we want to avoid is relaxing now too much, taking our foot off the throat of the beast now when we’ve got it pretty much in a much, much better place than it was before the autumn measures came in."

"You’ve also got to make sure that you’re following the guidance and doing all the right things, as the people of Liverpool were, and indeed people are doing across the country. "

"it depends, I think as Chris and Patrick have really tried to stress in this session, on all of us being commonsensical, and doing the right thing. "

cc: @LiamThorpECHO this was in response to your question

"I think it’d be probably fair to say that it wasn’t just the testing that was a success in Liverpool. It was the way everybody seemed to pull together to do the right thing, and to get the virus down."

December 19th 2020

rev.com/blog/transcrip…

"it is with a very heavy heart, I must tell you, we cannot continue with Christmas as planned. "

". Obviously, people should follow the guidance."

cc: @metpoliceuk

"I think the police have done an amazing job of enforcement, light touch enforcement. They’ve handed out lots of FPNs, fifth penalty notices, for breaches of the rules, but they’ve also helped to keep people overwhelmingly in line with what they need to do. "

"The bulk of the population take this incredibly seriously get it right and they’ll continue to do so."

I don't know where you go at normalising a Prime Minister such as Boris Johnson

But if you can normalise so so much

Then once you are so far invested

I can understand how difficult it is to pull back

So I would ask a more simple question

Not to Boris Johnson

Although every single attendee at his christmas partIES should face the same

Why did you not follow the rules?

Did you think because it was a party at the Prime Minister's bequest this was ok?

M Thatcher

"My Britain is one where the rule of law is upheld, impartially even against the most powerful bodies in our community and where those entrusted with upholding the law, whether policemen or judges, are given respect, support and encouragement. "

A reminder of Barnard Castle

I am fascinated

Not at the Conservative MPs who came out with excuses and deflections

But at those who remained silent

What were you afraid of?

https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1264636461577646084

So as I started with a Christmas song

I will end with one

My starting song I emphasised one word: Remember

My closing song I choose a different word:

https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1389904419689582592

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