Smoke For Britain - It's Your Patriotic Duty!

Rishi Should Thank Smokers https://t.co/StkVJjl5Kd

— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) May 29, 2020

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Auntie's Noble Gesture

 

Coronavirus has taken tens of thousands of lives across the UK, from nurses to shopkeepers, doctors to bus drivers

Every day we report the statistics, and latest stories

Today, we're taking time to remember and pay tribute to some of those who have diedhttps://t.co/1CaUhu8ayD pic.twitter.com/B8felrSfv5

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) May 21, 2020

I have asked Auntie the following:

will you be doing the same for other major causes of death eg cancer? There are around 165,000 cancer deaths in the UK every year, that's around 450 every day (2015-2017). Cancer accounts for more than a quarter (28%) of all deaths in the UK (2017)

— Ken Frost (@ken_frost) May 21, 2020

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The Virtual University of Cambridge

It would seem that those who expect to have a full and fruitful university education had better avoid Cambridge, as it has set out measures for the full 2020-21 academic year, announcing that it will move all “face-to-face lectures” online for the duration. The institution added that it was “likely” social distancing would continue to be required.

The university said lectures would continue virtually until summer 2021, while it may be possible for smaller teaching groups to take place in person if it “conforms to social-distancing requirements”.

Given that primary schools (aside from those held by rebel councils) are going back next month, and secondary schools will be going back in Autumn, it beggars belief that one of Britain's leading universities (founded in 1209)  feels that it is not up to the logistical challenge of managing to hold lectures in a socially distant fashion.

Were I a student of the above body, I would demand a hefty discount on my fees!

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Trump Gives WHO a Public Kicking

 

This is the letter sent to Dr. Tedros of the World Health Organization. It is self-explanatory! pic.twitter.com/pF2kzPUpDv

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 19, 2020

That is why it is my duty, as President of the United States, to inform you that, if the World Health Organization does not commit to major substantive improvements within the next 30 days, I will make my temporary freeze of United States funding to the World Health Organization permanent and reconsider our membership in the organization.

Trump has just given the WHO a public kicking, as to whether the USA will really leave WHO remains to be seen.

However, loyal readers know that the WHO has featured here on this site on more than one occasion, eg when it appointed Mugabe as goodwill ambassador. As such, I have every sympathy with Trump's views about the organisation!

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South African Nanny Bans Booze and Fags

For reasons best known to herself, South African Nanny has instituted prohibition, and banned booze and fags during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Aside from having a detrimental effect on people's stress levels (fags and booze, like it or not, help people get through stressful situations), the totally expected effect of bootlegging and the rise of criminality (criminal gangs supplying booze and fags) has occurred.

Pound to penny those in the South African government who ordered this absurd prohibition are happily boozing and smoking their way through lockdown!

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Boris Declares War on Fat

I see that Boris's brush with death, and a look at the Covid death statistics, has convinced him and the government that obesity is one the prime causes of a Covid death.

As such, he appears to want go hell for leather with an anti obesity campaign.

I am not a doctor, but I dare say obesity may well have a part to play in the deaths. As to whether an anti obesity campaign and "sin" taxes will make the slightest difference, I have my doubts.

Nanny has been lecturing us for years about our ever expanding guts, with little or no success.

I suspect this will be a fruitless war that will achieve very little.

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Brighton Jetty Continues To Be Blocked For Health and Safety - #JettyGate

Loyal readers may recall that in January I wrote the following:

"A jetty over Brighton Queen’s Park pond is set to open in March – almost a year late following health and safety delays.

The jetty was built in 2019 after park visitors were asked to choose how to spend money contributed by local developers – either to rework its quiet garden to open it up and deter drug users, or to create a dipping platform.

The platform project was chosen and the jetty was completed to the original designs by May – but a surprise inspection by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents meant it has remained fenced off ever since."

A few weeks later the barriers were then unceremoniously thrown into the pond, and access to the jetty was restored. Then a fortnight ago I saw that the barriers had been re-erected, and restored to their position in front of the jetty blocking access. Two days later they were moved allowing access.

Great, common sense prevailed!

Sadly not, for this morning I see that one of the "safety" barriers has again been re-erected, and placed in front of the jetty blocking access (before and after pictures above).

Just to remind you, this jetty was meant to open in March 2019!

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Anti Smokers Talk Bollocks

The headline is in itself utter bollocks, as is the concept of raising the price of fags.

As studies have noted, those who smoke seemingly reduce the risk of dying of Covid-19.

I have no idea why though!

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#StayAlert - Take Responsibility

Phase two requires people (apart from Ian Blackford) to

- Exercise common sense.

- Take responsibility.

- Act like adults.

Like it or not, until a vaccine is found, this disease isn't going anywhere and all that can be done (as has been done) is to "flatten the curve" and ensure the NHS isn't overwhelmed at any point in time.

The mortality rate is not yet clear, but appears to range between 2% - 0.1%. This will give rise to a UK toll of between 1M - 54K assuming an 80% infection rate.

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Before Health and Safety

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The Invisible Pandemic

As per The Lancet:

"Everyone will be exposed to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, and most people will become infected. COVID-19 is spreading like wildfire in all countries, but we do not see it—it almost always spreads from younger people with no or weak symptoms to other people who will also have mild symptoms.

This is the real pandemic, but it goes on beneath the surface, and is probably at its peak now in many European countries. There is very little we can do to prevent this spread: a lockdown might delay severe cases for a while, but once restrictions are eased, cases will reappear.

I expect that when we count the number of deaths from COVID-19 in each country in 1 year from now, the figures will be similar, regardless of measures taken."

Johan Giesecke is a Swedish physician and Professor Emeritus at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.

From 2005 to 2014 he was the first Chief Scientist of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

He is a member of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Infectious Hazards (STAG-IH).

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Two Metre Rule Conjured Up Out of Nowhere

Like many of Nanny's rules and regulations it appears that the two metre rule is in fact bollocks, and based on no scientific evidence whatsoever.

As per Robert Dingwall, of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) :

‘I think it will be much harder to get compliance with some of the measures that really do not have an evidence base. I mean the two-metre rule was conjured up out of nowhere.

Well, there is a certain amount of scientific evidence for a one-metre distance which comes out of indoor studies in clinical and experimental settings. 

There’s never been a scientific basis for two metres, it’s kind of a rule of thumb. But it’s not like there is a whole kind of rigorous scientific literature that it is founded upon.’

Well then!


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Nanny Warns of The Dangers of The Clap

As per Dr John Wright of Bradford Royal Infirmary:

"People might need to be a bit more cautious, especially if they've been sitting down all day and then get up to clap. It might be one of the only times older people come outside and so there is a risk of falling and I'd just remind people to take care."

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