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Wouldn't disagree with any of that Scooby.  There's a big propaganda effort going on - like at all times of genuine national crisis. It's more than just 'spin' on the story.  Public shaming of non conformists, all the social control tricks of the trade.  Take the actual infection figures. The minute it got more serious, it becomes much more difficult to find the actual numbers on the BBC website.  Ever seen a breakdown of how the virus is progressing in your area?  Of course not.  Top Brexitier Dyson getting a contract to build ventilators that don't have regulatory approval, while the government 'forget' to reply to the EU's bulk ordering from actual ventilator manufacturers - 'cos they're made in Germany and Italy.  Don't need those - we've got blue passports to save us.

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34 minutes ago, RAG said:

Wouldn't disagree with any of that Scooby.  There's a big propaganda effort going on - like at all times of genuine national crisis. It's more than just 'spin' on the story.  Public shaming of non conformists, all the social control tricks of the trade.  Take the actual infection figures. The minute it got more serious, it becomes much more difficult to find the actual numbers on the BBC website.  Ever seen a breakdown of how the virus is progressing in your area?  Of course not.  Top Brexitier Dyson getting a contract to build ventilators that don't have regulatory approval, while the government 'forget' to reply to the EU's bulk ordering from actual ventilator manufacturers - 'cos they're made in Germany and Italy.  Don't need those - we've got blue passports to save us.

Don’t think your last 2  sentences  helps tbh . The EU order was for something like 200,000 units from a restricted number of suppliers . Whilst I agree with your sentiment that it would have been prudent to be involved with that order the number that would have come to the U.K. may have been limited with an uncertain delivery time frame , but none the less cheaper , which for any one involved in NHS procurement would testify would not  be unusual .  
As for the likes of brexiteers like Dyson supplying non regulated ventilators , I don’t care who supplies them , if Farage had come up with a design and produced them quickly , my A/E doctor son doesn’t , in his own words , give a f**k where they come from just get them on site ASAP . There are a plethora of U.K. companies willing to step up GTech , Maclaren  , Prodrive and others who will no doubt fill the void that our missed opportunity with the EU caused . 

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I believe they are pushing the younger victims onto the front pages in order to force folk to take notice.

For the last 2 months we were pretty much convinced that victims were either elderly or had underlying health concerns ... we know now that this is not the case.  It might emerge that even the younger victims had an unknown condition which made them susceptible but at the moment we don't know. 

If the unsavoury reporting of these deaths keeps folk cooped up for a while then it will have served a positive purpose.

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22 minutes ago, Bonbon19 said:

Don’t think your last 2  sentences  helps tbh . The EU order was for something like 200,000 units from a restricted number of suppliers . Whilst I agree with your sentiment that it would have been prudent to be involved with that order the number that would have come to the U.K. may have been limited with an uncertain delivery time frame , but none the less cheaper , which for any one involved in NHS procurement would testify would not  be unusual .  
As for the likes of brexiteers like Dyson supplying non regulated ventilators , I don’t care who supplies them , if Farage had come up with a design and produced them quickly , my A/E doctor son doesn’t , in his own words , give a f**k where they come from just get them on site ASAP . There are a plethora of U.K. companies willing to step up GTech , Maclaren  , Prodrive and others who will no doubt fill the void that our missed opportunity with the EU caused . 

When will Dyson/F1 teams/whoever supply the functional ventilators though?   Especially if demand is expected to peak fairly rapidly. What if there’s a manufacturing defect on a new and experimental, as yet untested  product?  These things happen, that’s why regulation is as stringent.    Seems a politically motivated decision not to deploy an all hands on deck approach and acquire all available functional stock, regardless of it’s origin, from all sources, including the EU - because as you say, they need everything they can get.

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32 minutes ago, RAG said:

When will Dyson/F1 teams/whoever supply the functional ventilators though?   Especially if demand is expected to peak fairly rapidly. What if there’s a manufacturing defect on a new and experimental, as yet untested  product?  These things happen, that’s why regulation is as stringent.    Seems a politically motivated decision not to deploy an all hands on deck approach and acquire all available functional stock, regardless of it’s origin, from all sources, including the EU - because as you say, they need everything they can get.

I don’t think there is any doubt that the fact they “forgot “ is politically motivated .  The testing will take weeks at best but iirc there were similar problems around the SARS crisis with a rush for new equipment whereby regulations were bent around the world . 
 

A joke from my sons A/E department 

I’ve just found out one of our neighbours was taken to the hospital last night with suspected Covid-19 

But they’ve put him on one of the new Dyson ventilators and apparently he’s picking up nicely ....

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1 hour ago, chubbs said:

For the last 2 months we were pretty much convinced that victims were either elderly or had underlying health concerns ... we know now that this is not the case.  It might emerge that even the younger victims had an unknown condition which made them susceptible but at the moment we don't know. 

If the unsavoury reporting of these deaths keeps folk cooped up for a while then it will have served a positive purpose.

I'm sorry, but I'm not having that - there aren't scores of teenagers dying from this. 99% of deaths from this will be over 60s, you can be sure of that.

Of course there is still risk, but there is always risk in anything. These unfortunate deaths are being pounced upon to do nothing but scare the s**t out of you.

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7 hours ago, Scooby_Doo said:

I'm sorry, but I'm not having that - there aren't scores of teenagers dying from this. 99% of deaths from this will be over 60s, you can be sure of that.

Of course there is still risk, but there is always risk in anything. These unfortunate deaths are being pounced upon to do nothing but scare the s**t out of you.

Not sure your point Scooby whether you are a teenager, younger or older all lifeis valuable. Are you saying older yins dispenible? The point is,  if youngsters have a cant care less attitude and spread the virus, is that ok for older folk? So if it means scaring younger folk a bit, so be it in my opinion. I've heard one in family saying it's just like flu and will carry on as normal....sigh

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12 hours ago, Scooter said:

Heard the other day they had already put in place anominated survivor;

Dominic feckin' Raab! O.o

Johnson even when ill still has to cling to power  once this crisis comes to an end he must be held to account in why he allowed cheltenham to go ahead and why he never had a policy of bringing in testing people for this virus and why he waited a few days to have his 1st cobra meeting

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2 hours ago, killie1961 said:

Johnson even when ill still has to cling to power  once this crisis comes to an end he must be held to account in why he allowed cheltenham to go ahead and why he never had a policy of bringing in testing people for this virus and why he waited a few days to have his 1st cobra meeting

Agreed, disgraceful that Cheltenham was allowed to go ahead & Liverpool fans going to Madrid & vice versa. They kneW Madrid was highly infected. Boris his government & so called scientist have caused many more needless deaths by not acting quicker. His herd statement was despicable.

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9 hours ago, Shropshire_killie said:

Not sure your point Scooby whether you are a teenager, younger or older all lifeis valuable. Are you saying older yins dispenible? The point is,  if youngsters have a cant care less attitude and spread the virus, is that ok for older folk? So if it means scaring younger folk a bit, so be it in my opinion. I've heard one in family saying it's just like flu and will carry on as normal....sigh

No, I'm not saying that older folk are dispensible. I'm saying that the media are placing the deaths of young front and centre for their own sick means, not to report news.

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22 minutes ago, Scooby_Doo said:

No, I'm not saying that older folk are dispensible. I'm saying that the media are placing the deaths of young front and centre for their own sick means, not to report news.

Sorry Scooby. I kinda meant the young sometimes need a shock. Quite a few being stopped down here for being out n about. 

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21 minutes ago, Shropshire_killie said:

Sorry Scooby. I kinda meant the young sometimes need a shock. Quite a few being stopped down here for being out n about. 

Eh?  You don’t think having your liberty removed is enough of a shock?  Your education in tatters, any job prospects, social opportunities gone, seeing your parents potentially lose their jobs etc?  Worrying about older relatives?  100% chance that will negatively impact on your life if you’re a kid - less so if you’re an adult with resources and means to sit it out for 6 months.  People get more mentally stable as they get older - even complete fruitcakes..

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20 minutes ago, RAG said:

Eh?  You don’t think having your liberty removed is enough of a shock?  Your education in tatters, any job prospects, social opportunities gone, seeing your parents potentially lose their jobs etc?  Worrying about older relatives?  100% chance that will negatively impact on your life if you’re a kid - less so if you’re an adult with resources and means to sit it out for 6 months.  People get more mentally stable as they get older - even complete fruitcakes..

Of course what you list is a shock. But some are blatantly ignoring it that's what I was saying 

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18 hours ago, RAG said:

When will Dyson/F1 teams/whoever supply the functional ventilators though?   Especially if demand is expected to peak fairly rapidly. What if there’s a manufacturing defect on a new and experimental, as yet untested  product?  These things happen, that’s why regulation is as stringent.    Seems a politically motivated decision not to deploy an all hands on deck approach and acquire all available functional stock, regardless of it’s origin, from all sources, including the EU - because as you say, they need everything they can get.

Distribing that there appears to be a dearth of orders for proper ventilator companys but Tory donors like Dyson are getting asked for thousands. 

If this is true then the vileness of the Tories and their profit first attitude has reached a new low.  Surely this would see bonbons  benefit of the doubt finally thrown aside, if true  theres so much dis and no information around.

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8 minutes ago, Shropshire_killie said:

Of course what you list is a shock. But some are blatantly ignoring it that's what I was saying 

I’ve not seen anyone blatantly ignoring it.  Obviously people in a country of 65m will have been ignoring it, but there’s far more risk from people using Trains, Buses and Supermarkets at present.  Even vending machines are banned in Italy, so we can add taking a tenner out the bank machine to the list of new dangerous things that might risk anyones life if they’re unlucky,.  This new reality might take some time to set in for some,  not everyones clued up and thoughtful towards others - some through no fault of their own.

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17 minutes ago, Beaker71 said:

Distribing that there appears to be a dearth of orders for proper ventilator companys but Tory donors like Dyson are getting asked for thousands. 

If this is true then the vileness of the Tories and their profit first attitude has reached a new low.  Surely this would see bonbons  benefit of the doubt finally thrown aside, if true  theres so much dis and no information around.

BoJo in fairness is not a scientist, none of us have ever lived through this kind of thing.  He underestimated covid,  putting Brexit ideology before losing face.  In a tight spot, you’re better as part of a bigger unit, just like in WW2.  It was a high risk strategy and we should all be glad he’s rowed back from that.

Would be a public health and to a lesser extent PR disaster if Dyson etc don’t deliver on time.  Even their ETA of June seems a bit late in the day when this could peak well before.  

But at least Dyson or GTEC are involved in mass production, which is the complete opposite of what F1 teams do..

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27 minutes ago, RAG said:

I’ve not seen anyone blatantly ignoring it.  Obviously people in a country of 65m will have been ignoring it, but there’s far more risk from people using Trains, Buses and Supermarkets at present.  Even vending machines are banned in Italy, so we can add taking a tenner out the bank machine to the list of new dangerous things that might risk anyones life if they’re unlucky,.  This new reality might take some time to set in for some,  not everyones clued up and thoughtful towards others - some through no fault of their own.

Chum over the border lives in Bala sent me this as car park was rammed. It's a popular lake in mid Wales 20200328_091752.jpg.79667c02c68ac9408418a0d8f77c977f.jpg

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