Anything Political

[Jill Sparrow 10,319]

Systmonline is excellent. I wouldn't do it any other way.

[catfan 14,793]

Me too Jill.

[Beekay 5,183]

Never heard of it before Jill. Have no idea how it works or what one has to do. Googled the word systmonline  and was totally confused.

[MargieH 7,613]

Perhaps each particular surgery has to sign up to systmonline for the patients to be able to use it.   We use it for repeat prescriptions but we now have to use ‘Ask my GP’  to make appointments 

[DJ360 6,733]

8 hours ago, Beekay said:

Have I heard correctly. It is now ILLEGAL to go out of your premises unless you have a very good reason.

Does nipping down to the surgery with a prescription request count as a good reason? I don't think I'll bother going into Lewes to put a bet on though. How are they going to police that one?

As far as I understand it.. you are legally able to leave your home/premises in order to purchase food, to get medical help ( including prescriptions) and to take exercise.

[DJ360 6,733]

8 hours ago, MargieH said:

BK. Can’t you order repeat prescriptions online?  We use Systmonline.  Also, many pharmacies will deliver your meds if you ask them.

My local GP surgery offered two different 'online' services when I first joined them. The one I'm with now is called 'Patient Access'.  It isn't perfect, but it works fairly well.  With appropriate passwords and protections, I can order repeat prescriptions, complete an 'eConsult' with a GP and inspect my own medical record and test results.  Currently, I can't make direct appointments with GPs, but that is understandable. I've had two appointments which came out of 'eConsults'. I can nominate a pharmacy from which I collect my prescriptions.  By coincidence it happens to be next door to my former GP surgery..which I was forced to move away from as it got progressively harder and harder to get an actual appointment to see any Doc.. much less my own nominated Doc, who was also the Cardio specialist in the practice.

[Oztalgian 3,330]

On 1/5/2021 at 4:17 AM, DJ360 said:

where many... me included.. could barely put food on the table after doing  an honest week's work and paying mortgage costs inflated by 15% inflation.

DJ360

Looking back that was one of the factors that led us to emigrate, we had just got married and bought our first house. With both of us working in good jobs we did not have much left after paying the mortgage at 18%, the gas, electricity and rates etc. I think after the end of the first year of home ownership we had actually paid for the front door knocker!

[DJ360 6,733]

2 hours ago, MargieH said:

Perhaps each particular surgery has to sign up to systmonline for the patients to be able to use it.   We use it for repeat prescriptions but we now have to use ‘Ask my GP’  to make appointments 

Privatisation Margie.  Farming out all sorts of NHS functions to private profit making interests.

I believe it's called progress.

[DJ360 6,733]

So.. the idiot Triump is now in conciliatory mood and telling his supporteres to stop.. after they have done the damage which he urged them to do..

 

He is so bloody transparent it makes me want to vomit.  And anyone who wishes to check.. will find that I actually told you so..four years ago..

 

He realises. but will not admit.. that he has gone too far...  Yet he continues to 'play' his loony supporters.

 

The sooner he is gone.. and preferably gaoled..the better for all.

[nonnaB 4,900]

Don't know what the rules are in UK but we even in lockdown are entitled to go for medication, grocery shopping and emergencies. We have to fill in a declaration starting name, address, community area and where we are going including what for and name and address of same. It's annoying at the moment because it's 2 days free and 2 days lockdown more or less so nobody knows where they are . Now after 2 days of businesses opening they are closing us all again until 15 when new ruling comes out. Wait for the grumbles again.

[radfordred 6,284]

I'm sure this lockdown is being ignored, the roads today in Nottingham have been very busy?

[nonnaB 4,900]

Maybe they can't read or are deaf.

[DJ360 6,733]

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[DJ360 6,733]

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[catfan 14,793]

I hear Bliar may return to mainstream politics again, best laugh I've had in yonks.

[DJ360 6,733]

So today we hear of yet another 'insider job' in which the Tories have used a genuine need for a replacement for School Meals, to dish out yet another lucrative contract..without tender.. to one of their mates.. who.. surprise surprise.. has grabbed the money and delivered an insultingly low level of service.

 

Will they give any money back?  Doubt it.

 

When will people wake up?

[DJ360 6,733]

Judging by the rise of 'Militias' throughout the USA since Trump got into power..and the very high level of anger among his more hardcore ( aka thick headed ) supporters...  I fear that the USA is about to deeply regret not doing more to control gun ownership and paramilitary activity.

 

It's not as if the Armed Forces/National Guard/Police can be recruited to oppose and disarm these nut jobs, because I suspect that those very forces have their own share of loonies in their ranks.

 

Discuss.

[Brew 5,425]

Way too complex and involves an in depth analysis of American culture, education and exaggerated patriotism - the last refuge of scoundrels.

It seems to me America is not the land of the free but more the land of the hard of thinking.

Maybe when they stop indoctrinating the kids and start raising the education level to at least the OECD average they will open their eyes and see what the rest of the world sees.

 

Despite the fact the 2nd amendment is just that, an amendment, and can be amended again, to Americans it may as well have been written on tablets of stone and brought down from the mountain.

 

Perhaps they have so little hope of achieving the American dream they will grasp any straw they think will help.

 

 

 

 

 

[DJ360 6,733]

It's certainly complex in many ways Jim.  No doubting that.  But if you take a cross section of the extreme Trumpsters, they seem to be a rag bag coalition of malcontents with a broad range of different issues bothering them... ranging from Democrats as 'commies', to Generic mistrust in all Govt, to QAnon and other conspiracy theorists, down to those who are convinced they 'saw' voter fraud, etc. etc.  They are certainly the sharp end of the US far right, and are.. as is always the case, convenient foot soldiers for more obscure power brokers.

 

Even Trump has been a useful idiot for the far right of the Republicans.. but I suppose he became even more of a liability than they expected and most of them are now desperately trying to distance themselves from him, not from principle.. but in order to preserve their electoral chances and funding. Had he won.. they'd all be right up his 'A***'

 

As for the 2nd Amendment.  It is a truly appalling piece of 'law', which effectively ends up being a license for wannabe John Waynes insisting on bearing arms in order to protect themselves from other wannabe John Waynes. The short sightedness involved is epic, the death toll appalling, but it is yet another useful 'Dog Whistle' for those on the right who need to 'Rent a Mob.'

 

It's going to be very dangerous around the Capitol and all state Capitals for the next few days and weeks.  It looks like the National Guard are pretty well 'tooled up' in the Capitol for the Inauguration.  All sensible state legislatures, of whatever colour, would in IMHO,be well advised to ban the carrying of weapons within a certain radius of sensitive State and Federal Govt buildings.  I assume there are emergency powers to prevent this.  If not there should be.

 

Not sure what will happen to the usual crowds for the inauguration. They'd struggle to get a smaller crowd than that attracted by Trump.. but it will surely need to be heavily policed and searched to prevent disruption by extreme and possible armed Trumpers.  I believe that hotels and all Air BnB in Washington have suspended bookings to prevent an influx of Trumpistas, but that of course will also prevent an influx of Democrat supporters...

 

Just touching on 'American Culture'.  I suppose there's not really any such thing.  Just as with most countries, the major population centres tend to be more tolerant and liberal, whereas the rural communities are more parochial and less tolerant, but the size, and the history of the USA seems to exaggerate those differences.  From what I can see, people are born and die in rural America without ever leaving town, or state, much less seeing anything of the World.

[DJ360 6,733]

Back to the 'School Meals' scandal.  Compare the viral image of a few rotten bananas, a bit of cheese and a tin of beans as provided by Chartwell  a company owned by a Tory Donor and by all accounts mired in controversy before now..with what Morrisons can provide for 35 quid.. to anybody.  Delivered.

 

https://www.morrisons.com/food-boxes/box/meat-food-box

 

I bought something similar early in the first lockdown and was well impressed with what it contained.  Morrison's are also offering 'school meals' boxes for bulk order as well as a range of boxes from basic to luxury.

 

https://www.morrisons.com/food-boxes/boxes/food-boxes/everyday/all-boxes

 

I don't have shares in Morrison's and rarely shop there, but they show what can actually be achieved  when you aren't just a freeloading spiv given a nice little earner by Boris and his spivs.

 

 

[DJ360 6,733]

 

[radfordred 6,284]

Can you request SkyTV subscription, fags & trainers in these food boxes?    

[oldphil 331]

9 hours ago, DJ360 said:

Not sure what will happen to the usual crowds for the inauguration.

Social distancing will make crowds of law-abiding citizens problematic. The far right in horns and war paint will have no problem.

[Brew 5,425]

11 hours ago, DJ360 said:

Back to the 'School Meals' scandal.

 

It's an embarrassement and a national disgrace that in 2021 we need to give food to feed hungry children.

 

There can be no argument that the ingedients shown are not fit for purpose or that Chartwells, as part of the largest catering company in the world,  have been embroiled in scandals relating to the service they provide.

 

The Tory donations are an irrelevance, many Labour controlled councils have contracts with them and at least two (Croyden and Lewisham), have recently extended the term, one for at least a year and one for 10 years. I don't believe political donations made by a private individual have any bearing.

 

Col presupposed they would not refund any money, apparently they will.

 

 

[catfan 14,793]

Cancel the SKY subscription. Don't pay £50 per month for the latest iPhone & give up the fags. That way if you have kids you will be able to feed them yourself without expecting anyone else to pay to feed them for you.