Saturday's news is that President Trump is a-restin' peacefully, albeit with his trusty "nuclear football" close at hand; Boris is planning to relax mask restrictions for Christmas - so good news for Johnson Major; 12,800 more of us have C-virus (up by 5,000 on yesterday's numbers); and our friends in the North are this evening having their last hurrah before being locked down forever.
So what are your predictions for the next three months? Allow me to set the ball rolling with:
October: President Trump bows out on health grounds, and Joe Biden is inaugurated as president;
November: Rishi Sunak resigns in the wake of severe criticism of his increased taxation proposals;
December: Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer announces a curtailment of all Christmas celebrations until May 2023; all Noddy Holder songs are banned in perpetuity; Fulham are already relegated.
Anyone care to forward their forecasts?
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1. Aston Villa go top of the premiership (and stay there)
2. HMRC abandons all plans for MTD
3. Finally, I win the big one on the premium bonds (fed up of only £50 every month....)
Nobody has the courage to point out the huge benefit of Covid deaths on future care costs and pension savings, that on their own directly equal state subsidies to the self employed, who worked all the way through covid and are now the nouvou riche.
Self employed dance and point out all the idiots who thought companies were for paying less money to the state
Why do you use the word "courage"? What's courageous about making glib* comments that display such lack of humanity?
It's humanity that requires courage.
*Same word as last time, sorry. Feel free to provide another (but I won't accept "courageous"). I guess my plea(se) last time fell on deaf ears.
Your reply is exactly the reason.
This disease has killed predominantly the elderly and people with underlying health conditions
I have no doubt that it will cause numerous conspiracy theories.
My brother (retired) volunteers at the hospital. He has been tested as having had it, my business partner was exposed to it as he gave his father a lift home from the hospital and next day dad was advised that dad had it
Both brother and dad seriously over 60 but healthy.
But a taboo to calculate both sides of the effects?
Brexit was a two way calculation, not this?
I knew it before I posted
Saying things people disagree with is synonymous with saying things. Saying things you think most people will disagree with.... well, I'm a fan of free speech and I abhor the new forms of censorship we see. And I don't just mean in this forum. University students, for example, don't get to debate issues such as indeed the very one you raise because one or other view is deemed 'unacceptable' and is silenced rather than refuted.
So.... maybe glib was the wrong word. Make your point by all means; but make it more thoughtfully and with greater sensitivity. Fair enough?
By way of context:
@Paul the above reply crossed in the posting with your late and substantial edit. Only your first sentence was there when I started typing.
Nobody has the courage to point out the huge benefit of Covid deaths on future care costs and pension savings,
I suspect the after effects of illnesses for Covid survivors plus the increased number of untreated/undiagnosed (because of lockdown) cancer and heart conditions will dwarf any Covid death "dividend".
If Trump bows out we then get President Pence (Not the full shilling) and the Republicans then need to decide if it will be Pence or A N Other on the ballot, if of course Trump dies they go for the sympathy angle and select either Trump's wife or one of Trump's kids. (unless he has a dog that is smarter in which case it gets the ticket)
Manchester United sack Ole and appoint Maguire as player manager as we all know who he is (and he has a lot of money)
Sky commissions a Jose spin off from "All or Nothing" where everyone gets encouraged to be a c**t.
Luke Shaw becomes the face of the government lose weight campaign.
Celtic continue to be awful but somehow still keep winning.
Celtic continue to be awful but somehow still keep winning.
I can explain that mystery: look who they play against.
Off at a tangent but, does anyone else think that news of Donald's infection is just a bit of "fake" news, manufactured by himself and his gang, in an effort to boost his share of the vote? Not sure the same was not true of our own Donald a little earlier this year.
For all I think Bojo is a terrible PM he did look like someone who had been pretty ill. Re Trump, the jury is still out but I suspect he does have Covid- his WH is too leaky so if it was a stunt it would be bound to come out.
Looks like Trump is doing what many feared. Having ‘recovered’ from it he’s now pretty much dismissing it as a non-issue. What an utter bell-end.
(I think that my spacing in that last sentence may be wrong )
you're still taking those supplements i see.
October not possible
November is possible
December extremely unlikely
;-)
still not possible , the presidential term is 4 years no more no less, so if Trump falls after the Nov election but before the Jan inauguration Pence is sworn in for the remaining amount of the term and not Biden should he have won. if Trump is on life support the 25th amendment kicks in same thing applies
Right now if not Trump or Pence I think you get Nancy Pelosi as she is currently speaker in the House Of Reps.
See, that American History 2 course at Edinburgh has now come in useful, the American Constitution being required reading . I think my other half can likely still spout half of it from memory (she did a History & Politics degree) but that is only because whilst she also took Am Hist 2 she is in addition a closet Celtic fan so knows her history.
then its Pence or Harris or Pellosi .....ouch she may not make it either isn't she older than Biden or Trump . Shocking really someone younger please
what intrigues me is who if he wins will Biden appoint as SoS . i would like to see Pete Buttigegg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession