Anyone Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 3 hours ago, pongo said: I'm more concerned about people spreading economic FUD. Though the truth is that the British economy is large enough to withstand years of this provided the BOE keeps the money supply moving. There is truth to that but what you refer to is the UK economy. The IOM is not part of the UK ( as many of you like to point out a lot ) and therefore does not have the economic levers to control its economy. So the IOM , unlike sovereign nations , does in fact have what is called the ‘household model’ economy. That is , it can only spend what it raises in tax , can’t use QE or interest rates etc. So the UK economy might well survive , but will it want to bail out here as well ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Some pictures of Guernsey vaccinations centre , seems to be mainly mobile screens, desks & chairs in the sports hall . Looks a bit cheaper than our one at airport! https://guernseypress.com/news/2021/01/23/covid-vaccinations-will-continue-as-planned/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 22 minutes ago, Anyone said: There is truth to that but what you refer to is the UK economy. The IOM is not part of the UK ( as many of you like to point out a lot ) and therefore does not have the economic levers to control its economy. So the IOM , unlike sovereign nations , does in fact have what is called the ‘household model’ economy. That is , it can only spend what it raises in tax , can’t use QE or interest rates etc. So the UK economy might well survive , but will it want to bail out here as well ? Uk won’t bail us out but no need to short term, but pressure will be on to open borders in May once priority groups vaccinated and Howie & Ashie already indicated that will happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 49 minutes ago, Anyone said: There is truth to that but what you refer to is the UK economy. It's more subtle than that: For example, when the Bank of England pumps liquidity into the British economy some of it inevitably ends up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 43 minutes ago, Banker said: Uk won’t bail us out but no need to short term, but pressure will be on to open borders in May once priority groups vaccinated and Howie & Ashie already indicated that will happen Why.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcousticallyChallenged Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Banker said: Uk won’t bail us out but no need to short term, but pressure will be on to open borders in May once priority groups vaccinated and Howie & Ashie already indicated that will happen Evidence would suggest that the virus takes a real slow down over the summer, I think May is their target as it gives a few months over summer that are relatively safe and compatible with our local elimination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) The state of play with the UK and its handling of the pandemic will be a major factor in any decisions about our borders. The vaccine is not a blanket panacea and to jeopardise all the effort being put into our being a "Covid-free zone" by opening the doors to the virus pit next door would make no sense when we currently have such a leaky immigration/isolation policy. It would have to be massively improved with a properly monitored quarantine facility. To repeat the latest UK figures, only 17% of those developing symptoms are bothering to present for testing. Less than 1/5th. Only 4 out of 10 of those positively diagnosed bother to complete their full isolation period. So Lord only knows what the real carrying and shedding numbers are and people clearly can't be relied on to voluntarily observe the requirements. With those sort of standards of observance the virus would be straight in here like a dose of salts through young and old, regardless and our facilities wouldn't cope. Edited January 23, 2021 by Non-Believer typo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Who’s this fruitcake? Just seen the video making the rounds on bookface. Didn’t know we have covinuts here too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Is it the same idiot who went to Tesco last week in a Halloween mask? Many of them are claiming discrimination under the equality legislation if they are denied access to shops for not wearing a face covering. Let's hope this doesn't fall into the category of "belief" protected under that legislation. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 That's Courtenay Heading - Bladon jets, remember them. Bit of an oddball. The one who went in the mask is a friend of his. He was even promoting Biomed for the cabinet office at one point : http://www.manxbiomed.im/Speaker/Courtenay-Heading.aspx 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 12 hours ago, horatiotheturd said: Still doesn't mean 100 percent they aren't from the same household. Probably aren't, but the fact that people are passing comment on what others do (outside, zero risk) winds me up That's possible but irrelevant. The site rules are the site rules. The construction industry has promised to be covid safe, yes within hours of being allowed back the plonkers don't have the common sense to even look like they are even trying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 16 minutes ago, Happier diner said: That's possible but irrelevant. The site rules are the site rules. The construction industry has promised to be covid safe, yes within hours of being allowed back the plonkers don't have the common sense to even look like they are even trying. Shhhhhh don't speak against the hallowed building sector ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Chance for anyone to ask questions of health bosses https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/public-invited-to-virtual-qanda-with-dhsc-bosses/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 7 hours ago, slinkydevil said: That's Courtenay Heading - Bladon jets, remember them. Bit of an oddball. The one who went in the mask is a friend of his. He was even promoting Biomed for the cabinet office at one point : http://www.manxbiomed.im/Speaker/Courtenay-Heading.aspx "Bit of an oddball" lets him down gently. The man is delusional and dangerous to weak-minded people. https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/man-spent-six-days-in-custody-after-refusing-to-give-details/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 34 minutes ago, Augustus said: "Bit of an oddball" lets him down gently. The man is delusional and dangerous to weak-minded people. https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/man-spent-six-days-in-custody-after-refusing-to-give-details/ Was that the Tame Elf episode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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