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~Yuckfou~ said:
I give up.
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Why? Because I won't run around holding a pitchfork looking to stick the first Government official I see? You have your opinion of the Government though I suspect it was formed long before Covid-19 so I would assume all your comments are biased to find every opportunity to get the Government to fail.

I have always said work together to get through this issue and then analyse the actions of Government, medical and scientific advisors.
 
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For the record: South Korea isn't fucking up.

Also, we're not copying them.

Why?
 
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Wij said:
Agree. He should dip into his fortune.

Amazing how 'capitalists' embrace socialism when times are bad and decry it when times are good :)
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Branson doesn't even own Virgin Atlantic; Virgin still has 20% but the rest is owned by Delta (49%) and AF/KLM (30%), so I'd suggest he's barking up the wrong tree for aid.
 
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Actually I've been thinking about this; two week close down every year is one was to fight climate change... its definitely worth thinking about.
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So, 2 weeks out of 52 we get a reduction?

Nothing less than the complete transformation of our consumptive economy into a far less consumptive model will suffice. And considering our model is based on consumption and the rich rely on it to remain rich, we're fucked.
 
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Wij said:

View: https://twitter.com/BBCHughPym/status/1251920622403440654
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Sigh.

Ever worked in Public Sector procurement? Have you seen the amount of Due Dilligence that goes into getting onto an approved suppliers list? PHE have to verify that these companies products do what they say on the tin, that they aren't going to run off with Government cash, or send them a load of dodgy equipment like our friends in China do.

Anyway, probably worth reading the below Twitter thread, from someone a bit closer to the business of buying PPE than any of the armchair critics on here:


View: https://twitter.com/botzarelli/status/1252231981019979776?s=20


Considering this chap works in procurement for a major Life Sciences company, I'll take his word over a few hacks from Fleet Street or IT bods off the internet, personally.
 
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Fucking hell, cannot buy Marmite.

Before everyone kicks off know this, Marmite is the spread of Gods.
 
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With reference to PPE - France have a lot to answer for.....
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I think they were released 4th of April - well after the time that Spain Italy really needed them.
 
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Bodhi said:
Sigh.

Ever worked in Public Sector procurement? Have you seen the amount of Due Dilligence that goes into getting onto an approved suppliers list? PHE have to verify that these companies products do what they say on the tin, that they aren't going to run off with Government cash, or send them a load of dodgy equipment like our friends in China do.

Anyway, probably worth reading the below Twitter thread, from someone a bit closer to the business of buying PPE than any of the armchair critics on here:


View: https://twitter.com/botzarelli/status/1252231981019979776?s=20


Considering this chap works in procurement for a major Life Sciences company, I'll take his word over a few hacks from Fleet Street or IT bods off the internet, personally.
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I've done lots of procurement thanks and you don't know that any of these companies weren't already approved any more than I know that they were. I was just pointing out something potentially interesting.
 
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I've done lots of procurement thanks and you don't know that any of these companies weren't already approved any more than I know that they were. I was just pointing out something potentially interesting.
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Done any procurement on the scale that is needed to keep the NHS running?
 
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Wij said:
£20 million was the biggest I've done.
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So fuckall then considering we are talking about hundreds of millions of pounds, hundreds of millions of items (which still have to pass regulations) and not to diminish the fact that distribution destinations went from below 10,000 to tens of thousand of distribution destinations (am trying to find the link but I am sure I read normally there are normally 3,600 but it jumped to over 63,000).

You cannot and never will solve that sort of jump overnight or in a matter of days or weeks without having the ability to force private sector companies to do your bidding. I do not know if the UK has such a law.
 
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So fuckall then considering we are talking about hundreds of millions of pounds, hundreds of millions of items
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Why would you put it all in one? That would massively overcomplicate it.
 
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Wij said:
Why would you put it all in one? That would massively overcomplicate it.
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Well I could procure 100 network switches which cost 20 million quid. That is not hard.

I could also procure a single SAN with petabytes of SSD storage for 20 million quid. Again not hard.
 
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Aye there was debate in the Swedish papers a few weeks back - I was a little agitated..!
 
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~Yuckfou~ said:
In other news..

Apparently sky fairies are much more important than social distancing here.
My Spanish isn't good enough to understand everything being said by the guy filming. I can tell you though he is being far from complimentary.


View: https://www.facebook.com/raskaiu.gorria/videos/244475463418201/
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He's filming them to show how they (the churchgoers) aren't abiding by the rules by not following the social distancing regulations. He wants to get their faces on camera to make public via social media / newspapers to draw attention to the authorities so they can fine the people there. The ones in the church are mad that he is filming them and are insulting back.

I couldn't quite work out what the woman was saying as he was shouting over but it sounded like she wanted to report him to the police. wtf?

That's a pretty thick Galician accent. Don't feel down if you can't understand it! He probably spoke in Castellano so that it would be understood across all of Spain.
 
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gunner440 said:
He's filming them to show how they (the churchgoers) aren't abiding by the rules by not following the social distancing regulations. He wants to get their faces on camera to make public via social media / newspapers to draw attention to the authorities so they can fine the people there. The ones in the church are mad that he is filming them and are insulting back.

I couldn't quite work out what the woman was saying as he was shouting over but it sounded like she wanted to report him to the police. wtf?

That's a pretty thick Galician accent. Don't feel down if you can't understand it! He probably spoke in Castellano so that it would be understood across all of Spain.
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With some of the local villagers and their accent it's a real struggle. I'm going to grade my Spanish as rudimentary, although UK visitors think I'm fluent. :)
 
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Latest craziness reported in Danish press after reopening of kindergartens, miscommunication means the kindergartens are open again but the health authority has not allowed any of their toilet facilities to reopen, so kids apparently shitting in buckets with a hole in bottom wrapped in a plastic bag

Sometimes human bureaucracy combined with stupidity boggles the mind
 
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Wij said:

View: https://twitter.com/crossjacktar/status/1252307098773446658
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So a new company was setup that has a Secretary of State as the sole shareholder to manage procurement for the NHS. Your point?

Let me guess, you think it is a single employee company and Hancock is on the phones all the time. This is just typical FBPE bollox and it is tiresome.

Let's take a look at how the EU are faring:

Irish hospital appeals for gowns as PPE is like 'gold dust'

View: https://twitter.com/john_lichfield/status/1251905853084631040


View: https://twitter.com/welt/status/1251513610007916549


Then we can take a quick look at Canada and Japan

Coronavirus: Canada looking into disinfecting, reusing masks amid shortages, Tam says
Osaka asks citizens for raincoats amid shortage of protective gear - Japan Today

As much as you want to blame the Tories it is a GLOBAL crisis when it comes to PPE. Noone can get the stuff. There are delays, material shortages and then faulty PPE.
 
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So a new company was setup that has a Secretary of State as the sole shareholder to manage procurement for the NHS. Your point?

Let me guess, you think it is a single employee company and Hancock is on the phones all the time. This is just typical FBPE bollox and it is tiresome.

Let's take a look at how the EU are faring:

Irish hospital appeals for gowns as PPE is like 'gold dust'

View: https://twitter.com/john_lichfield/status/1251905853084631040


View: https://twitter.com/welt/status/1251513610007916549


Then we can take a quick look at Canada and Japan

Coronavirus: Canada looking into disinfecting, reusing masks amid shortages, Tam says
Osaka asks citizens for raincoats amid shortage of protective gear - Japan Today

As much as you want to blame the Tories it is a GLOBAL crisis when it comes to PPE. Noone can get the stuff. There are delays, material shortages and then faulty PPE.
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I didn’t say anything like that. It was just in reply to your point about trusts being able to procure independently. This letter makes it clear that the supply chain was restructured centrally.
 
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