Which Tyler Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, dog-days said: Wow @Which Tyler - is that a muntjac deer? Yup - and living on a flood plain, we don't usually see any in the fields at this time of year! got to head uphill to see them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 4 hours ago, ants said: I was wondering how the birds that scavenge trash and get fed are doing. So pigeons, some ducks, seagulls, etc. https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2020/04/01/wheres-our-fucking-chips-demand-seagulls/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Now the UK is getting into the big numbers (684 deaths in a day, hospital deaths only) i'll be interested to watch the change in approval rating for the government (though it has already shown clear signs of moving away from support). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 The first new emergency hospital seems to have been completed now, it's good that at least one of the projects seems to have been on schedule even if the testing and equipment targets seem to be a long way from being met. In other news, I'm sure we're all on tenterhooks waiting for the result of the Labour leadership election tomorrow. I know the unfortunate timing isn't their fault but it does feel like it's been going on for an eternity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 On the Labour news. Dunt with Corbyn's political orbituary. Thought I should put this here, before somebody from NZ posts that Peter Oborne drivel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, A Horse Named Stranger said: On the Labour news. Dunt with Corbyn's political orbituary. Thought I should put this here, before somebody from NZ posts that Peter Oborne drivel. First article of his I’ve liked. Hes right. Hopefully Starmer will be elected, no fear of hero worship there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 4 hours ago, williamjm said: The first new emergecny hospital seems to have been completed now, it's good that at least one of the projects seems to have been on schedule even if the testing and equipment targets seem to be a long way from being met. In other news, I'm sure we're all on tenterhooks waiting for the result of the Labour leadership election tomorrow. I know the unfortunate timing isn't their fault but it does feel like it's been going on for an eternity. I had almost forgotten this was even going on with everything thats been happening. Bit surprised it wasn’t postponed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog-days Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 It felt so strange this morning turning on the radio and hearing the presenters asking politicians for their views of the Labour leadership candidates. Like opening up a doorway between dimensions and stepping briefly back into normal life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Starmer wins unsurprisingly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanluke Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Unsurprising but still disappointing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, lessthanluke said: Unsurprising but still disappointing Only disappointing in the sense they were all very disappointing and he was the least disappointing of the lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 No PPE & no testing ( this is out of the 181 tested) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 11 minutes ago, lessthanluke said: Unsurprising but still disappointing Ok I actually take that back, on the face of it, Nandy was the only one of the 3 I would ever consider voting for, she seems to have her head screwed on just a touch more. RLB is a literal nightmare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Labour going with the sensible option. Nice to see Rayner won the deputy race, hopefully we will never hear from Richard Burgon again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 I can't say I'm particularly excited about Starmer but, on the plus side, he's a significant improvement on Corbyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 16 minutes ago, ljkeane said: I can't say I'm particularly excited about Starmer but, on the plus side, he's a significant improvement on Corbyn. He is the one that has the best chance of winning. Thats all I care about now after being on the losing side of every election for about 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 He's got a tricky tightrope to walk in the immediate future as he has to keep as much as he can of the Corbyn support on board while discreetly throwing Corbyn himself under the bus to bring the media and more mainstream observers on board (something he already started on with his immediate statement on anti-semitism, a necessary action and the right one but clearly a calculated response to what happened with Corbyn). He also has to call the government to account for coronavirus mistakes without appearing to be needlessly disruptive in times of strife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 11 hours ago, HelenaExMachina said: I had almost forgotten this was even going on with everything thats been happening. Bit surprised it wasn’t postponed Having a leader of the opposition who isn't a lame duck on his way out is important to hold the government to account and the announcement can be done virtually so I think it's reasonable not to delay. Ideally, it would have been concluded before the crisis started but it's not something they could reasonably have anticipated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liffguard Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 1 hour ago, polishgenius said: He's got a tricky tightrope to walk in the immediate future as he has to keep as much as he can of the Corbyn support on board while discreetly throwing Corbyn himself under the bus to bring the media and more mainstream observers on board (something he already started on with his immediate statement on anti-semitism, a necessary action and the right one but clearly a calculated response to what happened with Corbyn). I question the presumption that this is something he should want to do. The only way to bring the media and mainstream observers on board is to wholeheartedly adopt a neoliberal line. Maybe that is what he wants to do. He absolutely needs to have a better strategy than Corbyn for dealing with the press, but treating them as potential allies would be worrying. If he has the mainstream media on-side, it will be because they recognise that he represents absolutely no threat to the existing balance of power in the country, something that we should not want to be true of the Labour leader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 We’ll see how he’s going about things when he hands out the Shadow Cabinet jobs. I assume he’s going to present himself as a unifier and so all the leadership challengers will get roles - the big question will be how many of the centrists who wouldn’t work with Corbyn will he bring back - Yvette Cooper, Hilary Benn and suchlike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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