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Hacker Khan said:
A welcome gesture, but one well known issue with things like summer schools/after school clubs is that they tend to be used by the more affluent kids and the disadvantaged kids don't use them as much. May be these will be targeted specifically at disadvantaged kids which will be useful. If they'd of done the free school meals first then this it would have been such an easy PR victory for the government.
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I dunno if I like the idea of any government basing decisions on whether its "an easy PR victory" or not (although it likely already happens)
 
spongebob59 said:
This is why they need to try and find a way to provide meals.

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/new...m_campaign=sharebar&__twitter_impression=true
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So you take one example of someone taking the piss and use that as reason to provide food and not vouchers.

For every 1 person behaving this way there will be thousands more using them to provide their children with the food they need. You can't just provide the actual meals to them at home because of dietary requirements, allergies etc. That would be a huge waste of food.
 
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Wolf said:
So you take one example of someone taking the piss and jse that as reason to provide food and not vouchers.

For every 1 person behaving this way there will be thousands more using them to provide their children with the food they need. You can't just provide the actual meals to them at home because of dietary requirements, allergies etc. That would be a huge waste of food.
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Yes this is one thing that has been so annoying and frustrating over the last 12 odd weeks.

More and more people find 1 or 2 examples of an issue and just blanket blame everyone. It's like 1 or 2 people do it so everyone does.
 
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Reemul said:
Yes this is one thing that has been so annoying and frustrating over the last 12 odd weeks.

More and more people find 1 or 2 examples of an issue and just blanket blame everyone. It's like 1 or 2 people do it so every does.
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Yes, that's right. It's a bit like calling White people institutional racists.
 
What is it with food factories and the virus?

In Germany 6400 workers are in quarantine and 65% of them have been tested positive.
In the UK there are now multiple cases at food factories ( https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53091149 )
And I think in the US there were also massive outbreaks linked to them?

Is it because they are the only work facilities properly open and when the rest follows there will be a lot more?
Or is it the environment in the food production being 'good' for the virus to multiply?

And why suddenly now when we start easing?
 
larmen said:
What is it with food factories and the virus?

In Germany 6400 workers are in quarantine and 65% of them have been tested positive.
In the UK there are now multiple cases at food factories ( https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53091149 )
And I think in the US there were also massive outbreaks linked to them?

Is it because they are the only work facilities properly open and when the rest follows there will be a lot more?
Or is it the environment in the food production being 'good' for the virus to multiply?

And why suddenly now when we start easing?
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I heard 2 explanations given relating to food factories, abbatoirs etc. Firstly they are often in close proximity, distancing is difficult. Secondly, and apparently more crucial, the virus likes cold. The cold stabilises the virus and it becomes more virulent in those conditions. (I've deliberately used the word stabilise as that is what the expert said and it stuck in my mind.)
 
Lord Tyrion said:
I heard 2 explanations given relating to food factories, abbatoirs etc. Firstly they are often in close proximity, distancing is difficult. Secondly, and apparently more crucial, the virus likes cold. The cold stabilises the virus and it becomes more virulent in those conditions. (I've deliberately used the word stabilise as that is what the expert said and it stuck in my mind.)
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I've been wondering about that also given I have heard that in the states many major outbreaks are from meat processing plants. In fact they don;t mention any other type of manufacturing or processing facility - it's always meat processing plants
 
Lord Tyrion said:
I heard 2 explanations given relating to food factories, abbatoirs etc. Firstly they are often in close proximity, distancing is difficult. Secondly, and apparently more crucial, the virus likes cold. The cold stabilises the virus and it becomes more virulent in those conditions. (I've deliberately used the word stabilise as that is what the expert said and it stuck in my mind.)
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I've heard both those plus the fact they are noisy places which means people shout a lot which creates a lot more spreading droplets.
 
I wonder why the BBC made no mention of the fact that the NHS app worked perfectly well with Android devices but not Apple. And then why they didn't explain why Apple would not make easy changes to enable it to work. Apple devices have the data needed but it seems won't make it available.
 
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