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Have we moved on from the likes of Bernard Manning? I think not. From what I've seen of many stand up "comedians" the more people they can insult and the more swear words they can use the better many people seem to like them. Only the target they aim at has changed and that tends to reflect their personal and modern views.

Bet that's spoilt Alonso's Christmas! Reading the comments is more interesting than the article...

When I visited my local vaccination centre last night I had to queue at all the various stages so it seems round here their still being used a lot! Feeling a bit under the weather today, certainly not well enough to do a safety critical job, so currently off sick for a day or two.

Actually I think they've just quoted from something they've seen internally, that phrase is used all the time by our Control and I suspect it's taken from stuff NR sends out to them. Hence I said it was "railway speak".

I did wonder, but the lack of an emoji made me wonder if you were actually serious!

It just means all lines that go through the level crossing, not the whole country! Railway Speak.

@'CHARD as he said!

Shame that everyone who's had the Covid vaccine doesn't have that yellow halo in the latest NHS adverts, we'd soon know who the anti-vaxxers were!

You won't get Ole, that result has no doubt saved him... I wouldn't mind Poch to take over from Pep...

They've welded some rumble strips on the ends which may well slow down rusting on the welds, but the growth of the weeds shows it's been unused for a long time, I still stand by the angle of the light giving a false impression.

Got my booster booked for Tuesday...

Just the angle of the sun in both cases?!

Therein lies my problem, if you'd just kept it neutral I'd be OK with it, but the bias shows. I've been discussing it offline, and my own leanings, I'll freely admit, are very slightly right of centre, according to one of those tests, only just off centre! I'm pretty neutral according to that test! So it annoys me when people use an example such as the Commons mask wearing to make a cheap shot. Especially when it's blatent hypocrisy by the politicians concerned. On both sides. Whilst I also don't agree with the non mask wearing on the government side at least they weren't being two faced about it. Two wrongs don't make a right!! As I said before I'd prefer we get back to Covid discussion. Without the politics.

Not had a can conditioned beer yet, must give them a try when I see one!

The point I was making is that they can still be "bought", no matter how good we may think they are the political party they stand under always holds sway (or they switch to another and that has the same effect!). The best MP I've ever had was a true Independent, although voted in under one particular banner (return of our A&E) he turned out to be the best thing since sliced bread (to use a phrase!). Whenever he voted he held himself up for examination by his constituents by always explaining why he voted the way he did. People may have disagreed with his decision but couldn't fault his honesty. Sadly missed.

I'd like to believe it was true, and for the majority of backbenchers it may well be, but they can still be "bought" as my constituency found out to our cost after the 1997 election. Hence I tend to be very cynical of all of them!

That's interesting and contradicts what I was told in my local A&E recently. When I was a kid I was bitten by a dog and was given a tetanus injection. Recently our cat had a daft moment one night and landed on top of me with her claws out resulting an a rather deep wound. Playing safe I went to get a tetanus jab but when they checked my history they told me I wouldn't need one as my childhood jab meant I would still have some resistance. I was just given antibiotics, nothing happened, I assume her claws were clean!

Sat at 1 metre and wearing masks, please!

Fine, Andy, but this isn't the first time we've seen blatant political comments. I haven't accused you of any bias, just that these posts by being left to stand and not deleted/modified would appear to to say that political bias is allowed. If people had taken the time to look beyond the headline pictures they'd have seen that the "mask photo" was dubious at best, there are photos on Twitter that show Keir in very close proximity with other members of his party in the last few days without any masks present. Although the two people concerned haven't tested positive it is clear that the mask wearing was only done in the Commons and was a typical case of "do as I say, not as I do". I'd have more respect for all parties if they all behaved responsibly, the catalogue of going places they shouldn't, non mask wearing, hugs, etc., etc., from all sides of the political spectrum and even the "experts" clearly show a lack of understanding of "acting responsibly". Which makes the opposition's mass mask wearing look stupid.

I'd just rather they didn't make the first post. Yes, Zero Gravitas I'm afraid I was guilty of taking the bait... Though in my defence I only pointed out the obvious irony of the situation which seemed to be lost on the OP, and didn't try to make a politically bias post like they did. Perhaps you missed that.

Alternative viewpoints are fine, and are not politics, but there are certain people that clearly are using this thread to make digs at the party they clearly dislike whilst ignoring what their own favourites are up to. And it seems to suit some people to allow it. As the thread title says, it's about Covid and there should be no politics, we've managed that for nearly 200 pages, it's a shame that it's now reappearing just like the locked thread and is spoiling it for many of us who are trying to discuss Covid and not taking part in cheap party politics, surely there's enough of that in the Commons without it having to spread here?!

"No Polictics"... Except when it suits.

They weren't doing too badly until the last twenty minutes when I think tiredness took over, I doubt most of the Latvian players are playing at anywhere the same level as the English players on a week by week basis.

I just found it amusing that it was the leader of the party who were plugging mask wearing that got it, perhaps he wasn't as careful when not on camera!?

The impression I got was that they didn't quite have enough but did a deal with a centre left party to get one!