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UK missed three chances to join EU scheme to bulk-buy PPE
“ Britain missed three opportunities to be part of an EU scheme to bulk-buy masks, gowns and gloves and has been absent from key talks about future purchases, the Guardian can reveal, as pressure grows on ministers to protect NHS medics and care workers on the coronavirus frontline. European... -
USS Roosevelt
Sailor aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt dies of coronavirus - CNNPolitics Wonder what's happening to other military personnel around the world... -
PPE: Dominic Raab said the government was trying to give front line staff
“At the daily briefing, Dominic Raab said the government was trying to give front line staff reassurance over personal protective equipment (PPE).” Coronavirus UK live: government does not expect to ease lockdown this week; UK hospital deaths rise by 717 | World news | The Guardian Sick joke -... -
UK sex workers in 'dire and desperate' need amid coronavirus lockdown
“ Sex workers in “dire and desperate” circumstances across the UK are continuing to see clients during the lockdown, potentially exposing themselves and others to coronavirus, according to charities and sex worker organisations. “We are facing a massive crisis,” said Niki Adams from the English... -
Richard Branson facing backlash over plea for UK bailout of Virgin
“ From his private island in the Caribbean, Sir Richard Branson is trying to convince the UK government to give his Virgin Atlantic airline a £500m bailout to help it survive the coronavirus pandemic and the economic fallout of the lockdown. The billionaire, who also wants £700m from the... -
What's the betting now?
So, Coronavirus has slowed things down (almost to a standstill) and the EU have got much bigger fish to fry. Do you think that means they'll just stick with take-it-or-leave-it soft Brexit on the grounds they just can't be bothered any more, or will they cave in and let Cummings have his... -
Project Fear
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Banks loses again
Wasn't too sure whether to put this in the jokes thread: https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/arron-banks-loses-bid-to-use-eu-law-to-overturn-inheritance-tax-bill-on-ukip-donations-1-6591035 -
2019 parliamentary inquiry into biological security
“ The UK has been rated as one of the most prepared nations in the world, and some experts have said the coronavirus outbreak would have overwhelmed any government. However, a 2019 parliamentary inquiry into biological security was postponed and then cancelled because MPs were focused on Brexit... -
BoJo's father to become French citizen
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Covid-19 is same as hard brexit
Borders closed or checks imposed airlines grounded economy crash Unemployment on the rise (soon) This is what would happen with hard brexit, only Corona is doing it one year earlier then we would have expected it. It will also make the recovery after hard brexit even more difficult But I'm...- MasterBait
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Who's been banned and why? Your right to reply.
The Official Non Stick right to reply thread. Who got banned this time Cojak. How are we supposed to gloat / get the pitchforks out if you're not explicit.- MarillionFan
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ID Cards - Off Again
Apparently they're no longer to stop global terrorism, but to cut down on identity theft. Funny that, by providing a single, copyable form of identification. I can see a new approach from the treasury here as well. Banks compensating victims of identity fraud is simply a cunning tax evasion...- Lucifer Box
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