General Chat

It is a shame, Maggie. I can understand that some companies have had to go into administration but I find it hard to understand why companies who plan to re-open eventually have laid off staff rather than leaving them furloughed.

I am not privvy to employers' ruminations, but my thoughts are that some companies are either:

finding it difficult even to cover the NI of furloughed staff;
reducing staff numbers;
getting rid of unsatisfactory workers; or
aiming to re-employ workers on reduced salaries.

It is rather mean, though, as there is a substantial difference between furlough salary and dole for the unemployed.

In my opinion when businesses re-open it will be dire for some people and those who have left school or uni during the lockdown are going to face a terrific struggle to find work.

I feel heartily sorry thinking of them already. <3

The only problem is, many of those who were furloughed have now lost their jobs :-|

3 is exactly what one of my brothers and I laughingly spoke about, Maggie.

i have to say, though, that I think the furlough scheme was more generous than what was on offer elsewhere. It must have been someone with a bit of a heart to think that scheme up, someone with some empathy for people. Will we ever know whose 'baby' that really was, I wonder? A

I'm not surprised it's been suggested families can now visit elderly grandparents living alone. It's:
1) A way to find elderly people who have died at home, alone.
2) A way to get people back to work - grandparents can look after their grandchildren.
3) A way to pass on Covid (apparently children are carriers) to pesky old people, thus enabling the Government to claw back their state pensions.

Apparently, 68,956 died in the London Plague of 1666 - though some say the 'true' number is nearer 100,00.
It won't take long for 'Modern Britain' to catch up. So much for progression and technology :-|

:-D Island.

The nation's chief cheerleader - peoving that everyone is good at something. :-D

The Accidental PM :-(

... at Boris's latest ideas!

I am left wondering whether Boris is really as empty-headed as he appears to me to be. He has great difficulty in responding to questions - I can almost see the speech bubbles shrinking as he searches his brain for answers.

Good job he has the likes of Dom to put those novel ideas that he spouts when talking to us into his head, isn't it? ;-) 'Novel'' not 'good'.

Will the second Grand Northern Tour be this weekend, I wonder? :-D

Incidentally, I have not seen J Van-Tam on telly this week. He may have upset Dom just a teensy bit, do you think?