Crowd pilot scheme suspended.

[Top of the JES]

The government has advised that the pilot scheme That allowed some fans into targeted cricket matches as a trial had been suspended. Probably means no crowds in grounds until next years the whole scheme is likely to be set back.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Surprising.

[JimbO]

not good

not sure how long they can keep doing this it will mean that several industries (sports & entertainment) will be on the brink of collapse shortly.

Personally for me it's getting to the point where maybe all those who aren't deemed to be vulnerable should be able to make a choice as to whether they attend events or not.

Also all the restrictions on what can and can't be done will increase people's mental health issue which could cause another strain on the health service.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

not good

not sure how long they can keep doing this it will mean that several industries (sports & entertainment) will be on the brink of collapse shortly.

Personally for me it's getting to the point where maybe all those who aren't deemed to be vulnerable should be able to make a choice as to whether they attend events or not.

Also all the restrictions on what can and can't be done will increase people's mental health issue which could cause another strain on the health service.

Whilst I don't agree with any of the ways the governments 'dealt' with this - to me it doesn't make sense that I can go and sit in a park surrounded by hundreds or thousands of people, pop into starbucks and get a coffee, sit in nando's and get my lunch, go home on the train but I cant sit in an outdoor stadium (with reduced capacity so everyones distanced). No consistency.

[Top of the JES]

not good

not sure how long they can keep doing this it will mean that several industries (sports & entertainment) will be on the brink of collapse shortly.

Personally for me it's getting to the point where maybe all those who aren't deemed to be vulnerable should be able to make a choice as to whether they attend events or not.

Also all the restrictions on what can and can't be done will increase people's mental health issue which could cause another strain on the health service.

Whilst I don't agree with any of the ways the governments 'dealt' with this - to me it doesn't make sense that I can go and sit in a park surrounded by hundreds or thousands of people, pop into starbucks and get a coffee, sit in nando's and get my lunch, go home on the train but I cant sit in an outdoor stadium (with reduced capacity so everyones distanced). No consistency.

The problems are not sitting in the stadium it's getting in and more particularly out again and being able to use toilets and food facilities safely. Distancing fans within the grounds is relatively simple as Surrey proved at the Oval last weekend.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

not good

not sure how long they can keep doing this it will mean that several industries (sports & entertainment) will be on the brink of collapse shortly.

Personally for me it's getting to the point where maybe all those who aren't deemed to be vulnerable should be able to make a choice as to whether they attend events or not.

Also all the restrictions on what can and can't be done will increase people's mental health issue which could cause another strain on the health service.

Whilst I don't agree with any of the ways the governments 'dealt' with this - to me it doesn't make sense that I can go and sit in a park surrounded by hundreds or thousands of people, pop into starbucks and get a coffee, sit in nando's and get my lunch, go home on the train but I cant sit in an outdoor stadium (with reduced capacity so everyones distanced). No consistency.

The problems are not sitting in the stadium it's getting in and more particularly out again and being able to use toilets and food facilities safely. Distancing fans within the grounds is relatively simple as Surrey proved at the Oval last weekend.

But people use toilets in restaurants...in fact the government have the discount thing coming in from Monday to encourage people. There's also public toilets in parks being used by thousands a day. There's thousands of people going into supermarkets every day. I dont really see the big difference, especially as its all outdoor.

[Top of the JES]

Going to the loo at half time you can have dozens of people queuing and in the JES there is only one entrance/exit. I would imagine even with only a few hundred people in the stand it would be impossible to socially distance. At full time people queue on the steps to get out and there is a bottle neck at the exit. It's these problems the working group has been working on. I want to get back to watch games asap, but it needs to be safely structured.

Like everyone else I have given up trying to understand the governments rational which is mixed up but taking football grounds and Brisbane Road in isolation you can see the issues.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Going to the loo at half time you can have dozens of people queuing and in the JES there is only one entrance/exit. I would imagine even with only a few hundred people in the stand it would be impossible to socially distance. At full time people queue on the steps to get out and there is a bottle neck at the exit. It's these problems the working group has been working on. I want to get back to watch games asap, but it needs to be safely structured.

Like everyone else I have given up trying to understand the governments rational which is mixed up but taking football grounds and Brisbane Road in isolation you can see the issues.

Agree.

I guess my point is that i dont see it as much difference as the other 'rules' which are farcical and not enforced.

[Oiram]

Surprising.

Why? The infection rate is rising and they the Government Scientist are not certain the Reason number is not below the important ‘1’

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Surprising.

Why? The infection rate is rising and they the Government Scientist are not certain the Reason number is not below the important ‘1’

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&so ... CAw&uact=5

[RedDwarf 1881]

not good

not sure how long they can keep doing this it will mean that several industries (sports & entertainment) will be on the brink of collapse shortly.

Personally for me it's getting to the point where maybe all those who aren't deemed to be vulnerable should be able to make a choice as to whether they attend events or not.

Also all the restrictions on what can and can't be done will increase people's mental health issue which could cause another strain on the health service.

Whilst I don't agree with any of the ways the governments 'dealt' with this - to me it doesn't make sense that I can go and sit in a park surrounded by hundreds or thousands of people, pop into starbucks and get a coffee, sit in nando's and get my lunch, go home on the train but I cant sit in an outdoor stadium (with reduced capacity so everyones distanced). No consistency.

Agreed . This inconsistency is really irritating

[Dohnut]

But we get to watch Orient on TV. (Probably) Fine by me. Nice comfy armchair, few tinnies and if we are playing sh*t I can flick over to Netflix. What’s not to like.

[Mikero]

"Personally for me it's getting to the point where maybe all those who aren't deemed to be vulnerable should be able to make a choice as to whether they attend events or not."

Sadly the people who they come into contact with after they have caught the virus at the event will have no choice in the matter.

Mikero

[E10EU]

This is the same government that is trying to get people into restaurants with a discount from presumably us taxpayers.
The same government that is trying to pressure all children to attend school and employees to 'go into the office'.
That's when their emphasis is on telling us "There is no problem. It's 'business as usual'."

Government edicts by way of a tweet 3 hours before the drastic ruling applies ... Is that really how a responsible government behaves?
The same government that not so long ago decreed that 'wash your hands and sing happy birthday' was all you need to do.

Going for a shave has been allowed for a few weeks but a person (mostly women?) seeking a facial treatment is again forbidden. Why this discrepancy?
Private dentists can do things in your mouth .... and they could not possibly do that if you're wearing a mask.

There is no sensible and logical analysis and reasoning behind all of this.

i bet Johnson is loving all this power. Makes a change for him from spending his time on painting wine boxes to look like buses.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... s-eyebrows

[E10EU]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/t ... p_NPDtp3N7

Did Johnson or his puppet master Cummings do this deliberately? Spoil the Muslim celebration of Eid? If so, why?
If Johnson or his puppet masters were ignorant of this important date - why?

Now imagine: it's the 24th December, tomorrow is Christmas. You have spent big money on presents. The designated host for the family has spent vast amount of money, time and care to feed the extended family. People have travelled from afar to be with the family. Everyone is excited, it's the biggest festival of the year ......

and then comes along a useless but dangerous clown to forbid it!

[Disoriented]

Johnson is ignorant, full stop.

[Ornchurch]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/t ... p_NPDtp3N7

Did Johnson or his puppet master Cummings do this deliberately? Spoil the Muslim celebration of Eid? If so, why?
If Johnson or his puppet masters were ignorant of this important date - why?

Now imagine: it's the 24th December, tomorrow is Christmas. You have spent big money on presents. The designated host for the family has spent vast amount of money, time and care to feed the extended family. People have travelled from afar to be with the family. Everyone is excited, it's the biggest festival of the year ......

and then comes along a useless but dangerous clown to forbid it!

Was waiting all day yesterday for a post on this subject. Got there in the end.

[kokomO]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/t ... p_NPDtp3N7

Did Johnson or his puppet master Cummings do this deliberately? Spoil the Muslim celebration of Eid? If so, why?
If Johnson or his puppet masters were ignorant of this important date - why?

Now imagine: it's the 24th December, tomorrow is Christmas. You have spent big money on presents. The designated host for the family has spent vast amount of money, time and care to feed the extended family. People have travelled from afar to be with the family. Everyone is excited, it's the biggest festival of the year ......

and then comes along a useless but dangerous clown to forbid it!

THIS!!!

100% Targeted by the government in my opinion. Shameful. Showed an article on the news where all the bars and clubs of Manchester were full as before (this was last night btw and is still allowed in those parts even despite local restrictions) And yet people in that same area (Greater Manchester) were forbidden by new legislation to get together to celebrate Eid. How can that not possibly be seen as targeted?

Yet more dangerous policy making from our divide & rule Tory leaders.