United Kingdom V: Son of a beach

[Neon Ignition]

On the radio they keep saying today Hancock will announce if the UK has finally met its PPE target


It won't

[MartyG]

I suspect they will - they'll just adjust the metric.

[MartyG]

Absolute propaganda.

The whole thing is propaganda.

The initial spark of an idea might have had a some sincerity to it, but this weekly Thursday night phenomenon has morphed into a cynical distraction now.

[Cassius_Smoke]

It feels like the 1984 daily hate in a way. It's a distraction and a way to galvanise the masses behind something, anything.

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/may/01/uk-government-faces-legal-challenge-coronavirus-lockdown-businessman-simon-dolan

Jesus christ the transparency of intent could blind you

[fishbowlhead]

Worth 142m but he's going to crowd fund to keep the case going.

Be a shame if he walked into one of his plane engines.

[kryss]

Living in Monaco...which part of the UK is that again?

[fishbowlhead]

Its on Canvey on the seafront, wait, he's not living at that Monaco is he???

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/02/fearful-britons-oppose-lifting-lockdown-schools-pubs-restaurants-opinium-poll

Less than a fifth of the UK public supports lifting the lockdown according to a new poll in a result that will wind up the Treasury no end

[teddymeow]

The first thing I saw on that Guardian story was that the pub in the picture was doing TAKE-AWAY ROASTS

Maidenhead is only 30 minutes from me too...hmm...

[Cassius_Smoke]

Thats one big bonus from all this. The extra home deliveries places are doing. There is a pie shop near me that is now not only doing hot pie and mash deliveries, but full English breakfasts too!

[wakka]

I know, it’s kind of incredible. I’m getting all sorts of random stuff delivered these days. Most of my food comes via subscription and I regularly get bits and pieces from Coop and other places via UberEats or Deliveroo.

The genius is that pre-lockdown this would’ve felt monstrously extravagant and lazy. Now I can convince myself it’s the moral thing to do!

[Neon Ignition]

Apparently they're aiming for kids to go back to school from 01 June. Good luck getting everyone to use their kids as guinea pigs

[endo]

The first thing I saw on that Guardian story was that the pub in the picture was doing TAKE-AWAY ROASTS

Maidenhead is only 30 minutes from me too...hmm...

A local boozer here is doing that on a Sunday and they're flying out by all accounts.

[teddymeow]

A local boozer here is doing that on a Sunday and they're flying out by all accounts.

We did a bit of Googling and there's a couple of pubs near us doing the same.

Our oven is still broken (element blown and can't get a replacement - Dodgy own brand oven) and we don't want to buy a new one without looking at it first.

I'm craving roast potatoes!!