Will we Be Getting Any Help??????????

[carlos]

7 hours ago, 5 shires said:

Here is the news boys and girls...no help for the SE until the end of May(8 Weeks) so bollocks to stoping at home I would rather die working then sat at home just waiting...i honestly thought they would have done more to help us out even short term...how many can hang on for 2 months without going under or losing what they have worked for..am I over reacting?????

in the republic of ireland they are giving anyone who has stopped work due to the virus ( not actually having contracted it)  €350 a week. this is employed or self employed!! i can see serious income tax hikes down the line, but in fairness they havent messed about at all in trying to help those out of work.

[Johnsond]

10 minutes ago, Calamity Wayne said:

Yes! Like a lot of people I was a swing voter - although I agree with a lot of socialist principles I know it only works with a capitalist society. Last election Corbyn wasn't the right man for the job and many of his proposals didn't hold water so for that and other reasons I voted blue and by default helped elect Johnson.

My beef lies with the way hes dealt with the virus. The best thing hes done recently is appoint Rishi Sunak who seems to be really on the ball despite delays on S/e and will probably save Boris' bacon. But this has been coming for about 3 months. Watching PMQ's the other day was an eye-opener as to how much he still doesn't have a specific answer to. He must have been briefed or expected someone to ask about frontline ppe and yet there was only notions of 'as soon as possible'. How hard is it to ring up the manufacturer/supplier and ask when the first batch will arrive, and in the meantime he's calling on 250000 volunteers to help with things like transporting outpatients - that's taking them closer to hospitals and infection and with no ppe?

Meanwhile Matt Hancock was making statements about going to work that conflicted with other government statements. Also shops like Wickes have been open and everyones heading there so they can do their DIY projects whilst isolated - why not close them to everyone without a trade account at least. It's crazy!  Call this a party political rant if you like, but I'm worried for friends working in ambulances and hospitals. 

 

It is a Rant big time combined with a drip fest. You are like many people you expect politicians to have all the answers to all the problems. That’s just not the case unfortunately  they are all only people like the rest of us. Basically under the circumstances they are all doing what they can. As should all of us. Stop worrying it doesn’t help. 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Johnsond said:

It is a Rant big time combined with a drip fest. You are like many people you expect politicians to have all the answers to all the problems. That’s just not the case unfortunately  they are all only people like the rest of us. Basically under the circumstances they are all doing what they can. As should all of us. Stop worrying it doesn’t help. 

Yeah! Maybe you're right. Time will tell. Take care