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- Sun Apr 04, 2021 6:47 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wimmins six nations
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3471
Re: Wimmins six nations
I don't tend to watch women's sport - not unless it's part of the same coverage like the Olympics. I find these days I scarcely find the time to watch sport at all so when I do I am fairly discriminating. I wonder perhaps if team sports could actually manufacture greater interest by combining the re...
- Sun Apr 04, 2021 3:54 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
UK discussing a COVID passport to reopen stadium, night clubs and the likes. Hope that it is voted. I understand same discussions is happening in the EU. Countries like Greece desperately need tourist to come back. This is the best way to rein in the anti-vaxxers. I am all for it. I am very much ag...
- Sat Apr 03, 2021 10:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wimmins six nations
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3471
- Wed Mar 31, 2021 11:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
New 4 week national lockdown in France. The boy Macron is finished We are heading for Le Pen. Fantastic news. I am sure a few of the posters on here would be thrilled. I don't believe she is electable when all said and done. Someone will emerge from the centre if Macron doesn't manage to turn thing...
- Wed Mar 31, 2021 11:20 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
- Replies: 40922
- Views: 2105366
- Tue Mar 30, 2021 3:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56570364 It'll no doubt fall on deaf ears, but bears repeating. Oxford University's Sir John Bell said Mr Soriot was mystified by the French approach: "He's found dealing with the French one of the most difficult things he's had to do, because they have been so c...
- Tue Mar 30, 2021 2:34 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
What is going on in the EU Commission? Apparently 25 world leaders (including the usual European suspects like UK, France, Germany) have signed up to a global treaty on future pandemics. Even Charles Michel (who seems to be a complete waste of space) has signed as EU Council President. However VDL ...
- Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:34 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
I thought they committed to flow which as we have seen is subject to change due to uncertain nature of vaccine production.Petej wrote:I'd be surprised if pharma doesn't make firm commitments with things still in manufacture as holding stock would require storage which is expensive and not lean.
- Fri Mar 26, 2021 9:36 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Novavax have a good vaccine and UK has ordered 60 million doses. Apparently they are refusing to sign a contract with the EU because of the behaviour of the EU towards AZ, according to confidential EU source. Link? We also have the Curevac faciltity in Scotland for mRNA boosters for this winter. BR...
- Fri Mar 26, 2021 9:31 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Yeah it's all in our heads.clementinfrance wrote:It's only the flag waving British boredies associating the UK with AZ.
- Fri Mar 26, 2021 5:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Vaccine Passports - A Poll
- Replies: 591
- Views: 28271
Re: Vaccine Passports - A Poll
I am in favour of them for international travel but I don't think they should be issued until everyone has been offered a vaccine. By that I mean if there was a global vaccine passport I don't think they should be available to anyone in the UK until everyone here had been offered a shot.
- Fri Mar 26, 2021 5:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Schoolboys forced to apologise to girls
- Replies: 200
- Views: 15052
Re: Schoolboys forced to apologise to girls
They’re making a symbolic statement designed to make them understand how much shit people like them have historically put women through. In this way, they will have awareness of the damage that ‘harmless banter’ and general sexist behaviour can do. Does it make them understand or does it just creat...
- Fri Mar 26, 2021 5:09 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
claiming they "made a complete mess of trials" is rather ridiculous, seeing as they were one of the first to produce an approved vaccine. they are guilty of overpromising and underachieving in terms of production and delivery, but they are hardly alone in this. There you go defending AZ without bot...
- Fri Mar 26, 2021 4:46 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Claiming they "made a complete mess of trials" is rather ridiculous, seeing as they were one of the first to produce an approved vaccine. they are guilty of overpromising and underachieving in terms of production and delivery, but they are hardly alone in this. AZ and by association the UK have bec...
- Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:20 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Schoolboys forced to apologise to girls
- Replies: 200
- Views: 15052
Re: Schoolboys forced to apologise to girls
Heymans is a frog. The French seem to have avoided a lot of the cultural issues that the anglo-sphere are wrestling with. It helps when you don't share a common language with the yanks.
- Fri Mar 26, 2021 1:48 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
- Thu Mar 25, 2021 4:42 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
The high streets certainly have a competitive disadvantage. It might even need a bigger look at balancing the wider retail picture. Maybe it's time for us to accept the reality that most of us prefer to shop online for items and re-envisage how we use our high streets in future. Many traditional re...
- Thu Mar 25, 2021 1:14 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Are the British the new ‘blacks of Europe?’
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1438
- Thu Mar 25, 2021 1:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
The high streets certainly have a competitive disadvantage. It might even need a bigger look at balancing the wider retail picture. Maybe it's time for us to accept the reality that most of us prefer to shop online for items and re-envisage how we use our high streets in future. Many traditional re...
- Thu Mar 25, 2021 12:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
I love how some people don't think a pay rise makes people be more motivated to work hard. Despite all the evidence happier people are more motivated to work hard or effectively. Perhaps they should state this when they are offered pay rises of their own in future As a self-employed person I lose m...
- Thu Mar 25, 2021 12:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Fair summary of the current situation here... https://twitter.com/BBCRosAtkins/status/1374830047480184841 I like Ros but I think he's being a bit misleading here. You cannot equate the US blanket ban on exporting vaccines and constituent ingredients with the UK's contract with a single supplier in ...
- Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:03 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Culture Wars Mega Thread
- Replies: 3347
- Views: 290256
Re: The Culture Wars Mega Thread
Folk with strongly held views will always gravitate towards places of influence.DAC_ wrote:But it's a really vocal section. Aided and abetted by organisations like the BBC.
- Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:46 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Culture Wars Mega Thread
- Replies: 3347
- Views: 290256
Re: The Culture Wars Mega Thread
If people think that's something worth ridiculing, there's something seriously wrong in your country. A lack of national pride is more indicative of an insular worldview than the opposite IMO, especially for a Brit of all things. An awareness of what the rest of the world is like would inform you j...
- Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:44 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
- Replies: 40922
- Views: 2105366
Re: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
Weren't you recently quoting stories from The National?Sawtooth the Beaver wrote:Oh dear oh dear oh dear. You think I'm a Scots National - even after 1000s of posts on this thread railing against nationalism. I genuinely thought you were brighter than that.
- Wed Mar 24, 2021 3:46 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
A tad inconvenient given the overriding narrative. Still yet more examples though of EU vaccine largesse..eldanielfire wrote:Apparently for export to Canada and other places. Not the UK.
- Wed Mar 24, 2021 3:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Clucking bells these folk have really lost the plot.
- Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:36 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Globus unwell
- Replies: 132
- Views: 14657
Re: Globus unwell
Very good to hear. Get well soon.
- Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
The EU seem to be behaving as if the UK was still part of the Bloc in the sense they think that it's perfectly normal to seek to rebalance the vaccine strategy across the region by redirecting doses from the haves to the have-nots.
- Tue Mar 23, 2021 3:54 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Will Greenwood's Lions Team - Just one English player in XV
- Replies: 171
- Views: 12082
Re: Will Greenwood's Lions Team - Just one English player in XV
PostShort Man Syndrome wrote:edit: it still amazes me that Joe Launch isn't one of the first names on the English teamsheet. Ewels? Jonny HIll? Get. Tae. Fock.
- Tue Mar 23, 2021 1:36 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Germany tells it's people it's the UK's fault for the latest round of lockdown. "Essentially, we have a new virus," Chancellor Merkel said after marathon talks with the leaders of Germany's 16 states. The highly contagious UK (Kent) variant of coronavirus had become dominant in Germany, she explain...
- Tue Mar 23, 2021 1:08 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Will Greenwood's Lions Team - Just one English player in XV
- Replies: 171
- Views: 12082
Re: Will Greenwood's Lions Team - Just one English player in XV
England seem to play terribly in a Lions year in particular. Whereas the Welsh appear to grow an extra pair. Is that just coincidence or could there be more to it?
- Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:49 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Lowercase eh.La soule wrote:I really wonder what type of EU/uk relationship will emerge from the current situation.
- Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Despite what Brits might think IS an issue between AZ and the EU. It would seem that the EU is (wrongly in my opinon) prepeared for the UK to suffer collateral damage as part of the dispute, but hey this is unfortunately the reality post-Brexit. I don't know what to think on this subject to be hone...
- Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:01 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
I wonder with COVID Vaccinations, social distancing, people being more cautious with clean hands and the prior deaths of vulnerable people if deaths rates will be lower this year as a result. I speculated last year (as did others) that COVID would consume many Flu and respiratory deaths that would ...
- Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
So what do the EU actually want to happen with regards to the AZ vaccine? They already have millions of unwanted doses sitting in fridges. The public trust has gone and I cannot see how that will return when there are alternatives which are deemed to be far more desirable. This threat of blocking va...
- Mon Mar 22, 2021 1:29 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
If the EU get their act together EVERYONE will be better off.
- Fri Mar 19, 2021 4:45 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Is testing an abject failure? I appreciate the farce surrounding the tracing app. but isn't the UK's testing capability one of the most comprehensive in the world?Petej wrote:Spent the most on a crap test and trace system ran by those clowns deloittes and serco.
- Fri Mar 19, 2021 3:36 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3372082
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Have you ever tried to sign a ham sandwich? A pen tears the bread and a pencil won't leave a mark. Your only real option is a felt tip. You are far better using Docusign on a bagel. Much harder trying to sign with a ham sandwich. You don't want to know about it, but believe me. Surely a lot would d...
- Fri Mar 19, 2021 12:25 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Krankie goes to Holyrood
- Replies: 328
- Views: 23181
Re: Krankie goes to Holyrood
That the SNP would have a death hold on Scottish politics forever is something that independence opponents are keen to promote. That way they can conflate independence and the SNP and use things that are SNP specific to attack the concept of independence. The piece I read was by an ardent supporter...
- Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:44 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Americas Cup - OFFICIAL match thread
- Replies: 3271
- Views: 282164
Re: Americas Cup - OFFICIAL match thread
Mercedes F1 and Airbus were involved technically in Ineos’ entry. In the past we’ve beaten American teams with input from Lockheed Martin. Mercedes F1 had some involvement which they hope to build on in future cups - largely as a result of Ineos being shareholders of the racing team. Airbus were wo...