If the modelled outcomes for greatly increased hospitalisations over a short time period actually happen, then that would be the kind of situation for which opening Nightingale wards in high demand areas was designed for, no? Haven't heard much about them being opened for this wave, since they shut following seemingly not much usage during the first wave. Staffing issues?
If the modelled outcomes for greatly increased hospitalisations over a short time period actually happen, then that would be the kind of situation for which opening Nightingale wards in high demand areas was designed for, no? Haven't heard much about them being opened for this wave, since they shut following seemingly not much usage during the first wave. Staffing issues?Quote from: abarro81 on December 16, 2021, 02:27:08 pmWell April it is then... Why do covid waves have to coincide with periods where it's horrible to be in the UK! Supposed to be heading to the Pyrenees on Dec 27th for some ski-touring.. Just waiting now for Spain to follow France's lead.
Well April it is then... Why do covid waves have to coincide with periods where it's horrible to be in the UK!
Tories lose North Shropshire - one of the safest seats they had. There is some justice in the world.
Quote from: petejh on December 16, 2021, 07:43:30 pmSupposed to be heading to the Pyrenees on Dec 27th for some ski-touring.. Just waiting now for Spain to follow France's lead.Do you think that will be the case or do you think its just France giving us the big f you over fishing rights and general brexit shit show/hating the uk on a whole?Ive had to change a ferry on tuesday due to arrive in France, to a direct ferry to spain. At a much greater expense.
Supposed to be heading to the Pyrenees on Dec 27th for some ski-touring.. Just waiting now for Spain to follow France's lead.
Quote from: Adam Lincoln on December 16, 2021, 10:52:22 pmQuote from: petejh on December 16, 2021, 07:43:30 pmSupposed to be heading to the Pyrenees on Dec 27th for some ski-touring.. Just waiting now for Spain to follow France's lead.Do you think that will be the case or do you think its just France giving us the big f you over fishing rights and general brexit shit show/hating the uk on a whole?Ive had to change a ferry on tuesday due to arrive in France, to a direct ferry to spain. At a much greater expense.In a similar boat here (haha). Was going to go rosslare-cherborg and drive down. Now looking at the much pricier Bilbao option but wondering if further travel restrictions in the short term are inevitable. Dunno about France’s rationale but Macron has proven to be a chronic twat.
Macron's made no secret of his desire for policies that attempt to 'punish' the UK for brexit, and this is just another example. Banning UK travellers while keeping schengen area borders open seems to make little sense from a covid transmission pov.
You say potato I say potato.''Il paraît donc nécessaire que l’Union européenne montre sa totale détermination à obtenir le plein respect de l’accord par le Royaume-Uni et fasse valoir ses droits en utilisant les leviers à sa disposition de manière ferme, unie et proportionnée. Il est indispensable de montrer clairement aux opinions publiques européennes que le respect des engagements souscrits n’est pas négociable et qu’il y a davantage de dommages à quitter l’Union qu’à y demeurer.''
The letter does ask the EU to demonstrate Britain has been disadvantaged by leaving the EU.The key line appears to be the final sentence of the paragraph shown above, in which the French PM says it is essential to show the European public that there are more “dommages” to leaving the Union than to remaining in it. There’s some debate over how best to translate “dommages”. We spoke to three French speakers—a researcher, a journalist and an academic—who all said they believe “dommages” is most accurately translated as “drawbacks” or “disadvantages” rather than “damages”. However Dr Edward Arnold, Professor of French at Trinity College Dublin, did translate “dommages” as “damaging” in a translation produced for Irish fact checkers thejournal.ie.
qu’il y a / davantage de / dommages / à quitter / l’Union / qu’à { y }demeurer.''
Err, really? You're claiming the translation I posted is wrong. I didn't make that translation, it was the translation made by a professor of French for an Irish fact-checking site. How is that nonsense?