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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

Sturgeon, has talked a lot but in reality she has told us nothing that any reasonably intelligent person would be thinking themselves.
The little dig about treating us like grown ups, are they the same grownups who defeated her independence referendum?
Make no mistake Sturgeon sees the present situation as a means to try and come across as some wonderful leader, always trying to get her wee bit in first to wrong foot Westminster
Her ultimate goal will never change, thankfully us grownups know that.
 
ferenezejohn said:
Sturgeon, has talked a lot but in reality she has told us nothing that any reasonably intelligent person would be thinking themselves.
The little dig about treating us like grown ups, are they the same grownups who defeated her independence referendum?
Make no mistake Sturgeon sees the present situation as a means to try and come across as some wonderful leader, always trying to get her wee bit in first to wrong foot Westminster
Her ultimate goal will never change, thankfully us grownups know that.
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Ooh another post where just clicking "like" doesn't suffice (y)

This forum is cheering me up very nicely today.
 
harpo_72 said:
...They also have a public who have lost faith in them and are not necessarily paying much attention to them ...
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I haven't noticed any evidence of this!

As for 'The Press'. They are simply doing their job - holding politicians to account, at least given their editorial attitudes.

All the (UK) daily briefs I've watched have been OK, if (understandably) occasionally lacking in 'detailed policy direction' - it's a moving target after all! Quite a different environment to Trump's ones!
 
ferenezejohn said:
Sturgeon, has talked a lot but in reality she has told us nothing that any reasonably intelligent person would be thinking themselves.
The little dig about treating us like grown ups, are they the same grownups who defeated her independence referendum?
Make no mistake Sturgeon sees the present situation as a means to try and come across as some wonderful leader, always trying to get her wee bit in first to wrong foot Westminster
Her ultimate goal will never change, thankfully us grownups know that.
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Out of interest, have you read the government paper she advised us all to read.
Have you offered any suggestions as to how lockdown should be phased in.
Schools, shops, leisure [golf courses], open access, regional variations etc etc

I am just about to do that, I appreciate the opportunity that the First Minister has afforded me and my fellow citizens of Scotland and who knows, perhaps one citizen just might come up with some novel idea that no one has even thought about.
 
AmandaJR said:
Although we should probably be on the other Political Cornona thread - oopsie...

It is very noticable how different the treatment of the Scottish and Welsh First Ministers is - certainly by the BBC. They suck up and give them a platform and move on. The opposite to any of the Cabinet.
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Sorry Amanda but that is a load of nonsense.
You should see it through our eyes.
BBC Scotland is constantly on the case of the Scottish Government with an ESSENPEE BAD twist to virtually every headline.
 
Doon frae Troon said:
Out of interest, have you read the government paper she advised us all to read.
Have you offered any suggestions as to how lockdown should be phased in.
Schools, shops, leisure [golf courses], open access, regional variations etc etc

I am just about to do that, I appreciate the opportunity that the First Minister has afforded me and my fellow citizens of Scotland and who knows, perhaps one citizen just might come up with some novel idea that no one has even thought about.
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If there is anything in it that is different to the measures already being taken or proposed in other European countries who are ahead of us on the curve then please post them. From the parts I've read it's a cut and paste job. That in itself is not a criticism, the relaxation steps in other countries are very logical. It makes her statement less revolutionary and back to common sense and stating the obvious though.

The roadmap for us is already out there. Look at Denmark, Germany, Austria and others.
 
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ferenezejohn said:
Sturgeon, has talked a lot but in reality she has told us nothing that any reasonably intelligent person would be thinking themselves.
The little dig about treating us like grown ups, are they the same grownups who defeated her independence referendum?
Make no mistake Sturgeon sees the present situation as a means to try and come across as some wonderful leader, always trying to get her wee bit in first to wrong foot Westminster
Her ultimate goal will never change, thankfully us grownups know that.
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God there is a lot of paranoia about nowadays and judging people by their own standards. Must be because people have been cooped up for too long. May be she also sees the current situation to do the best she can for the people of Scotland. And as we've seen from the last few years Westminster are quite capable of wrong footing themselves so don't really need any assistance on that front.
 
Just been advised council are intending to shut Haste Hill golf course... Due to too many reports of folk not just taking a walk for exercise but indulging in picnics, sunbathing and, shock horror, golfing! Not quite sure how they can achieve it with so many points of entry... Wonder whether they intend similar measures for Northwood GC next door...
 
Doon frae Troon said:
Out of interest, have you read the government paper she advised us all to read.
Have you offered any suggestions as to how lockdown should be phased in.
Schools, shops, leisure [golf courses], open access, regional variations etc etc

I am just about to do that, I appreciate the opportunity that the First Minister has afforded me and my fellow citizens of Scotland and who knows, perhaps one citizen just might come up with some novel idea that no one has even thought about.
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I have, no detail, just a confirmation of the Westminsters statement of last week. Let's see your offerings and sage advice with your time line then. Bugger, he pretends I'm on his ignore list so there won't be a response. Shame really,
 
Doon frae Troon said:
Out of interest, have you read the government paper she advised us all to read.
Have you offered any suggestions as to how lockdown should be phased in.
Schools, shops, leisure [golf courses], open access, regional variations etc etc

I am just about to do that, I appreciate the opportunity that the First Minister has afforded me and my fellow citizens of Scotland and who knows, perhaps one citizen just might come up with some novel idea that no one has even thought about.
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As I'm not privy to all the information that is being gathered by qualified medical experts and scientists, I'm of the opinion once cases and deaths start to significantly decrease then lockdown can be gradually phased out, and not phased in as you state.
It's not rocket science that pubs, cinemas, mass gathering will be at the end of the queue.
One interesting point the longer it goes on the more unresfull the natives get, as you touched on regional variations that would open up a can of worms amongst other things imagine your 70 and you can't play golf, yet your 69 year-old mate can.
However fellow citizen of Scotland, though I consider myself a citizen of the UK first, it will not be some novel idea that sorts this out, it will be hard medical, scientific, and economic facts that will be the determining factors going forward.
Believe me every option not only in this country but world wide will have been considered.
 
Hacker Khan said:
God there is a lot of paranoia about nowadays and judging people by their own standards. Must be because people have been cooped up for too long. May be she also sees the current situation to do the best she can for the people of Scotland. And as we've seen from the last few years Westminster are quite capable of wrong footing themselves so don't really need any assistance on that front.
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Can't agree with you more, I wish she would get on with doing the best she can for the majority of the people of Scotland, rather than pander to the minority separatists.
By the way Hacker, I've not been on this forum long but every post I make that you input to seems to be negative are you one of these people who just takes a dislike to someone, when you don't even know them.
 
ferenezejohn said:
As I'm not privy to all the information that is being gathered by qualified medical experts and scientists, I'm of the opinion once cases and deaths start to significantly decrease then lockdown can be gradually phased out, and not phased in as you state.
It's not rocket science that pubs, cinemas, mass gathering will be at the end of the queue.
One interesting point the longer it goes on the more unresfull the natives get, as you touched on regional variations that would open up a can of worms amongst other things imagine your 70 and you can't play golf, yet your 69 year-old mate can.
However fellow citizen of Scotland, though I consider myself a citizen of the UK first, it will not be some novel idea that sorts this out, it will be hard medical, scientific, and economic facts that will be the determining factors going forward.
Believe me every option not only in this country but world wide will have been considered.
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I am not sure 70yr olds will be banned or stopped from resuming golf.
As far as I am aware it’s just advisory and people will be allowed to make their own mind up given the risks involved.
 
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