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One hopes that these lockdowns aren't a long-term thing, that eventually a vaccine, if not providing total immunity, then at least boosting our immune system to make it harder to catch, coupled with better treatments for those that do. So, if that's the case, what's in it for Farage? I can't help think the whole thing just stinks of political opportunism, a vanity project for someone who since Brexit has become politically obsolete. The danger is the media will pander to him again like they did over Brexit, give him the oxygen of publicity he craves. Instead they need to ask him to back up his arguments for not having a lockdown, ask to see the economic and science-based evidence. And what other policies will this new party have, or is it just a single-issue protest group designed to spook the Tories? Also, the demographic that he had the most support from over Brexit i.e. the over 65s are the most at risk from Covid, and they are the most in favour of a lockdown according to a recent poll (I think it was YouGov). Conversely, the demographic most anti-lockdown i.e. the 18-24s are strongly opposed to Brexit, and Farage himself is deeply unpopular with them. So it's not a straightforward transfer of allegiance from Brexit to anti-lockdown, and something's got to give if he's to get to the level of support he had over Brexit. There's also the sweet irony in that he helped remove the one platform that gave him some political legitimacy, i.e. the European Parliament. It will be much harder for him to get a foothold in the UK's first past the post system, but I suspect he knows all this. Once a narcissistic twat...

Trump wouldn't have got away with what he has without the complicity and duplicity of the Republican Party. If Trump loses they've all got some serious soul-searching to do...

Just like Waitrose, he leaves the pressies outside people's front doors obvs...

Could be a record-breaking turnout, huge polling queues, might as well enjoy the wait...:)

Yep, thanks for posting...

Where to begin? We're at the stage where Johnson needs to go and we have a Gov of National Unity. The current Tory party is incapable of governing on its own, it's purged what decent experienced politicians it had over Brexit, and we're now left with a cabinet of the all the talentless. And a reminder that in less than 9 weeks we exit the Brexit transition period, a time set aside for Gov and business to get everything ready for being outside the single market and the economic hit to the economy that will entail on top of the Covid costs, yet business still doesn't know what this 'oven-ready' deal will finally look like. A refusal to extend this period during a global pandemic is tantamount to gross negligence, a complete lack of duty of care to the well-being of this country and it's citizens...

If you can't drive or don't want to rent a self-drive van as suggested, try Little Green Van & Man, they provided a very good, friendly service a few years back, cost was competitive at the time, ideal for smallish loads... https://lgvanman.com/

An explanation is written above the map... Suppressed rates: MSOA level rates are suppressed where there have been fewer than 3 cases in a seven-day period. This is to protect the privacy of individuals and prevent disclosure.

Vote Joe...

You can't get a decent social media construct these days, I'm guessing Lou has gone trans...

Week 7 fixtures... Friday 30th October Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace Saturday 31st October Sheffield United v Manchester City Burnley v Chelsea Liverpool v West Ham United Sunday 1st November Aston Villa v Southampton Newcastle United v Everton Manchester United v Arsenal Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton & Hove Albion Monday 2nd November Fulham v West Bromwich Albion Leeds United v Leicester City

Week 6 points... Week 6 table...

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But you can't get the extremely hot you do out of > the non thermostatic taps - I'd say 50 degrees is > max. Good if children around obviously. Your Combi may have a max temp for heating the water, which can be adjusted, your user manual should tell if you have this facility and how to change it if it's been set too low for your tastes...

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > All our flats have to use thermostatic showers - > problem with them is you can't have a really hot > bath if it's a dual bath/shower. Hotels have them, stops people from accidentally scalding themselves, I thought most have an override facility, e.g. press a button to turn the valve more to get hotter water, and when the valve is switched off the safety button re-engages...

We all know which one Mrs B prefers...

The only downside of a Combi I can think of is when using a shower and someone else runs a tap, say in the kitchen or even if a washing machine or dishwasher draws some water, you then get a sudden drop in pressure and water temp drops. As KK says, not ideal for a busy, multi-bathroom house but good for flats or small occupancy houses...

I once had a pop-up waste mechanism that snapped inside the plug hole due to limescale build-up, that was after about 10 years though. I don't bother with cleaning the pipes for limescale, but Viakal is good for visible limescale marks i.e. around the plug hole. Some of the Viakal will run down into the waste so I presume it will help to break down any limescale deposits in the pipework, but if you want a proper clean of your waste pipe you may be better with one of the HG products which Dulwich DIY sells, I bought one for blockages, there was a pongy smell coming up the kitchen sink waste every time the washing machine was used, an overnight soak of that cured the problem...

I saw it on a Twitter feed, I see the Guardian are reporting it, it's not been confirmed by Twitter, but the same guy got into Trump's account in 2016, I'm guessing then the password was MAGA2016...:) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/22/trump-twitter-hacked-dutch-researcher-password

I'd expect to pay something, there aren't many things you can buy with a 3-year guarantee, there's also a good chance the leak is due to limescale build-up...

A Dutch journalist got into his Twitter account by guessing the password was MAGA2020... :)

Week 6 fixtures... Friday 23rd October Aston Villa v Leeds United Saturday 24th October West Ham United v Manchester City Fulham v Crystal Palace Manchester United v Chelsea Liverpool v Sheffield United Sunday 25th October Southampton v Everton Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United Arsenal v Leicester City Monday 26th October Brighton & Hove Albion v West Bromwich Albion Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur

Exactly BB, it's the predictability of Brexit that makes it more unique than all those events cited above. Life, as well as politics, is full of ifs, buts, maybes, and sliding doors moments, but from the beginning Brexit was always a right-wing, nationalist, power grab project, so no one should be surprised we've ended up with a right-wing, nationalist, power grab Gov...

Thanks for the heads-up...

I was tucking in my shirt after taking off the recording equipment. As he lay prostate on a hotel bed in front of an actress pretending to be a 15yo girl. Rudy Giuliani obviously a fan of Little Britain Stateside...:)

Jules-and-Boo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You don't actually know who I voted for, whatever > I may have posted on EDF overy the years.. > I was being sarcastic. I didn't vote for Doris. > > I did expect his personality to be resolute enough > not to be taken for a ride by Europe but maybe > politics causes people to become unreliable and > unstable. And power corrupts. > > And Brexit is not the issue I have. It's about our > own internal establishment and ethics. Whether you could be bothered to vote for Brexit or not on the day, your pro-Brexit views are clear, and therefore my point still stands. Without Brexit there would be no Johnson Gov. You might want to separate Brexit from this Gov and it's actions and ethics to soothe your conscience, but the two are intrinsically entwined. We literally have a Vote Leave Gov...