Originally Posted by The Don (Post 13111855)

FTFY ;)

Originally Posted by Mid (Post 13110630)

The UK Statistical Authority aren't (quite rightly) happy with the Government's Covid stats and have written a letter to Hancock about it (extract below).

"Thank you for your letter of 27 May, in which you described some welcome, though limited, additions to the official data on COVID-19 tests, including a proposed note on methods (not yet published at the time of writing). I am afraid though that the figures are still far from complete and comprehensible.

Statistics on testing perhaps serve two main purposes.

The first is to help us understand the epidemic, alongside the ONS survey, showing us how many people are infected, or not, and their relevant characteristics.

The second purpose is to help manage the test programme, to ensure there are enough tests, that they are carried out or sent where they are needed and that they are being used as effectively as possible. The data should tell the public how effectively the testing programme is being managed.

The way the data are analysed and presented currently gives them limited value for the first purpose. The aim seems to be to show the largest possible number of tests, even at the expense of understanding. It is also hard to believe the statistics work to support the testing programme itself. The statistics and analysis serve neither purpose well."

https://www.statisticsauthority.gov....-testing-data/

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13110698)

Photo f the queue system Rees Mogg is putting in place to cope with a 'socially distanced lobby'

https://twitter.com/JeffSmithetc/sta...47799984222208

If all the MPs turn up for a vote the queue will be about a k in length.

Originally Posted by Ulf Nereng (Post 13111616)

Is it okay to give Farage a nickname? If so I'd like to suggest Scrooloose. Nigel Scrooloose Farage.

Originally Posted by P.J. Denyer (Post 13111862)

The Honourable Member for the Nineteenth Century was complaining that remote access to the HoC was inefficient and reduced Commons sitting time. Presumably standing in a queue for hours allows them to do important work at the same time such as...... Umm... Contracting and passing on the virus?

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13111430)

Nigel Farage Tweeted

@Nigel_Farage
Quite right. Why are we being forced to use metric? This country uses yards and miles.
Quote Tweet

Quentin Letts
@thequentinletts
Some say that 400 MPs may have to queue 'almost a kilometre' in order to vote. Why not say 'half a mile'? It's more concise and more accurate.

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13111921)

3 votes yesterday took over 3 hours to conduct.

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13112198)

359 more fatalities since yesterday. Boffle remains “proud of our record”. Britain, of course, has (according to some reports) suffered the worst death rate per capita on the planet.

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13112201)

Remember when we thought 20,000 would be a good result?

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13111949)

Parliament voted yesterday on changing the voting system in parliament using the system they were voting on using.
Given this new system they were using excluded many MPs who naturally would have voted against it, It's gerrymandering.

Originally Posted by The Don (Post 13112118)

Looks like the UK will top 40,000 official Coronavirus deaths tomorrow :(



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/worl...ost_type=share

Well done Boris :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by zooterkin (Post 13112448)

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13112223)

I've just watched the Government scientific advisor say "the numbers are going down" while pointing at a graph showing that the numbers have risen for the past two days in a row.

Originally Posted by P.J. Denyer (Post 13112455)

His first home, second home, parent's spare home? It's all good now.

Originally Posted by Squeegee Beckenheim (Post 13111856)

Originally Posted by P.J. Denyer (Post 13111865)

I already have a nickname for him, and one for Boris and most of the other members of the cabinet. I don't use them on this site though as having every name appear as a row of astrixes tends to be unhelpful. But if we're giving him an site friendly one I'd go with 'Mr Toad', although it might fit Johnson better personality wise.

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13111921)

3 votes yesterday took over 3 hours to conduct.

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13112499)

Alok Sharma self-isolating and has been tested for Coronavirus.
He began feeling unwell in the chamber today, spokesperson says.

Which begs the question who's going to call our "world-beating" contact tracers and phone everyone he's been near (The Cabinet) and tell them to self isolate for 14 days???

It wouldn't surprise me if they all went on holiday to Barnard Castle together.

Originally Posted by P.J. Denyer (Post 13112356)

But he's 'proud' of how they've done.

Originally Posted by Mojo (Post 13112533)

Well, the original plan might have led to half a million deaths, so I suppose they’ve done comparatively well.

Originally Posted by The Don (Post 13112612)

Now there are suggestions that Dom's holiday cottage didn't have planning permission and wasn't registered for council tax.

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13112661)

Andrea Leadsom suggested that remote voting could mean "your 6-year old voting for fun" or someone could "press the wrong button"

So, in case someone votes the 'wrong 'way by accident or a 6 year old votes for fun, we’re going to take votes away from hundreds of MPs and representation away from millions of people.

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13112661)

Andrea Leadsom suggested that remote voting could mean "your 6-year old voting for fun" or someone could "press the wrong button"

So, in case someone votes the 'wrong 'way by accident or a 6 year old votes for fun, we’re going to take votes away from hundreds of MPs and representation away from millions of people.

Originally Posted by Captain_Swoop (Post 13112664)

Govt tells councils to encourage rough sleepers to move in with family and friends.

They've not thought this one through have they?