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Dogkennelhillbilly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "It?s no coincidence office blocks take > inspiration from 19th century factories: they are > intended to be sites of surveillance and > control..." > > Only Novara would print this tosh. > > Odd that a socialist would be so keen to see the > workforce atomised and made more amenable to > offshoring. The consequences of inviting the > employer to occupy the employee's home rent free > has not been considered. You should get a small increase for WFH for bills. Also chairs and desks etc. should be claimable from expenses.

rachp Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Indeed, and why would your employer pay you to > work from Scotland if they could get it cheaper > from abroad (of course there are lots of reasons > not to do this but we know how these things > work!). Us in IT have said that for years - it's called offshoring and was a big reason school leavers and college leavers stopped taking up careers in IT (you can support a DC from India as well as you can from London). But IT is one of the few jobs where there is demand - for some reason it doesn't happen. Although here's this years prediction https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/covid-19-may-trigger-third-wave-of-outsourcing-for-indian-it-industry-120083101244_1.html same as every year.

Bicknell Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Worry is that the council wont listen to > objections. Closures are experimental -but who > judges if experiments are success or failrue? It's Statutory Guidance - that would need to change surely https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reallocating-road-space-in-response-to-covid-19-statutory-guidance-for-local-authorities (I looked up what Statutory Guidance means as it's contradictory so - https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/governance/314-governance-a-risk-articles/16316-when-is-guidance-statutory-and-does-it-matter) "exceptionally and with good reason, we might deviate slightly from it; but it carries its own legal authority because, almost all the time, we must follow it." and they sped it up in May - 23 May 2020 Details of amended legislation to speed up making Traffic Orders.

It's a lot more than just ED - to stop "a damaging car led recovery" https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/full-list-new-247-london-18878858

Pneumonia of unknown cause reported to WHO China Office 31 December 2019 At the close of 2019, the WHO China Country Office was informed of a pneumonia of unknown cause, detected in the city of Wuhan in Hubei province, China. According to the authorities, some patients were operating dealers or vendors in the Huanan Seafood market. Staying in close contact with national authorities, WHO began monitoring the situation and requested further information on the laboratory tests performed and the different diagnoses considered.

ianr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > https://web.archive.org/web/20200905104533if_/http > s://wits.worldbank.org/trade/comtrade/en/country/A > LL/year/2018/tradeflow/Exports/partner/WLD/nomen/h > 5/product/300215 , ie > > https:///web.archive.org/web/20200905104533if_/htt > ps:///wits.worldbank.org/trade/comtrade/en/country > /ALL/year/2018/tradeflow/Exports/partner/WLD/nomen > /h5/product/300215 > > is an archive of a web page dated 5 September > 2020. Anyone taking it as good evidence of a fact > situated in 2018 is being rather foolish. > > Have a look at the live version of the target > page, but with 2018 changed to 2017, ie using > wits.worldbank.org/trade/comtrade/en/country/ALL/y > ear/2017/tradeflow/Exports/partner/WLD/nomen/h5/pr > oduct/300215 > > and you'll find the header note:"Medical Test kits > (300215) exports by country in 2017 > Additional Product information: Diagnostic > reagents based on immunological reactions > Category: Medical Test kits/ Instruments, > apparatus used in Diagnostic Testing > The data here track previously existing medical > devices that are now classified by the World > Customs Organization as critical to tackling > COVID-19" That's a database or query/report issue I think (I saw a post with this on facebook)

As far as I'm concerned yes.

Hancock blaming the young whereas you might have expected him to say they were testing more https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/matt-hancock-coronavirus-cases-rise-social-distancing-a4541496.html

Are older people shielding (or just being much more careful). I'm not old but I haven't been out much at all if I'm representative - I'm not really scared, just doesn't seem worth it for the hassle (sitting down at a table, no talking to anyone, ordering by app) - whilst for teenagers and twenty somethings it is.

I've also heard people say this is place good https://www.visitwales.com/attraction/beach/mwnt-beach-1821296

Gowers nice for beaches and walks (but not sure how busy it is these days as I see pictures of three cliffs etc. everywhere).

thebestnameshavegone Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Spartacus Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > The good thing about this change of heart from > > Shapps is that councils will now need to > consult > > on changes rather than dictate to their voters > > > > It may still result in the same changes > occurring > > but at least people will feel that they've had > > their input to the process. > > > Do you remember when you voted for your local > councillors? That was when you had 'input to this > process'. We are only a democracy at that point you put your vote in the box, that's why you should vote for someone you trust to do as they say and have a moral compass.

ianr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > New planning laws came in at > > the beginning of the month > > That's a bold assertion. What have you been > reading? > > https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/planni > ng-for-the-future SOme saying September - but maybe it's just guidance (like the roads) "Under rules due to come into force in September 2020" https://www.catesbyestates.co.uk/news/planning-reform-2020 https://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/jenricks-permitted-development-expansion-faces-legal-challenge/5107668.article

Spartacus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Can we bulldoze Tooley street to see if that helps > ? They only just rebuilt it - there were some pubs I used to pop into that were flattened.

Spartacus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The good thing about this change of heart from > Shapps is that councils will now need to consult > on changes rather than dictate to their voters > If you keep changing policy it may show to some you are listening but you can't really plan ahead for this sort of governing. The next time a cyclist pops into see Cummings will it change again ?

mockingbird Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/09/05/grant- > shapps-tells-councils-stop-abusing-250m-fund-meant > -green/ > this link to Shapps article should work The last one worked for me - but there is a paywall on telegraph

Actually I'm fed up with drunken people from the Rye Lane nightclubs trying to catch taxi's outside my flat at 4AM because it's still open. LOL. I put up with it for the greater good - but if nobody wants it :)

Roky Erickson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/09/05/grant- > shapps-tells-councils-stop-abusing-250m-fund-meant > -green/ > > This is brilliant news. I?m sure the Dulwich > changes are very eminent candidates for this sort > of reversal, given the obvious problems caused Every closure had to be submitted to central government for scrutiny and approval. "The government therefore expects local authorities to make significant changes to their road layouts to give more space to cyclists and pedestrians. " https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reallocating-road-space-in-response-to-covid-19-statutory-guidance-for-local-authorities/traffic-management-act-2004-network-management-in-response-to-covid-19 Maybe cancel all of them tomorrow as requested by Shapps ? It's like he has two personalities .... oh :)

Suddenly I remembered this morning that once Glenn Hoddle was England Manager until someone found out that he believed that disabled people were punished for something they'd done in a past life - he was gone before you could say "penalties" Would we accept him as a member of the board of trade now ? and here's the link from 20 years ago in case you youngsters don't believe it happened (The Guardian keeps these) - https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/jan/30/newsstory.sport7 Claire Fox has SUPPOSEDLY defended the IRA bombing of Warrington in the past yet she's been made a Lord (link here - https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/claire-fox-blocked-peerage-ira-warrington-bombings-a4517291.html.) - so we seem not to really mind. Where is the line - there must be one or we'll be appointing truly evil people.

Well he is appointed as is Dan Hannan - there are a few others too.

Boris has just said he "Doesn't agree at all with those views". Is he preparing the ground for someone else to be appointed. It isn't really a U turn if they don't employ him but it's a bit of an embarrassment for Pritti (who seemed to recommend him). This government seems sensitive at the moment (or maybe Boris is) - they just sacked one of Cumming's team for saying on social media that XR should be fired on by police. Sabisky also got sacked for his views on eugenics earlier this year.

alice Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Maybe all marks have meaning. Some you won?t > understand. true - but that won't endear me I'd paint everything in bright colours if I could :)

Chick Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I saw it because it was good to go back to the > cinema. There was a film out years ago called > Tron, which was Disney and had the protagonists > riding motor bikes inside a computer on the > printed circuit boards trying to kill each other. > Telnet was better but not much. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron that was the heyday of tech films - I couldn't even watch beyond 10 mins of the latest star wars (saved it to try again later)

Councillor James McAsh has commented on this on his latest Goose Green newsletter (emailed). link here https://www.jamesmcash.com/blog/goose-green-newsletter-september-2020?ss_source=sscampaigns&ss_campaign_id=5f51f6d6db87c17f672f168d&ss_email_id=5f51f8b4db87c17f672f1931&ss_campaign_name=Goose+Green+Newsletter+-+September+2020&ss_campaign_sent_date=2020-09-04T08%3A20%3A23Z

ken78 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > They key point to note is that restaurants owe a > 'duty of care' to their customers. This means they > have to ensure > their customers? safety and protect them from > harm. Legislation imposes a requirement on > restaurateurs to keep > customers safe. If they fail to live up to these > duties, they may face a claim for compensation > from customers. What about in the Queue outside ? Some companies are stating queue management has nothing to do with them. Maybe that's why they are saying go home.