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Blame

The country with the highest Covid death toll (so far), the USA, is trying to blame it on China and the WHO.The country with the second highest Covid death toll (so far), the UK, is starting to blame it on experts.https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/therese-coffey-says-ministers-will-have-made-coronavirus-mistakes-if-advice-was-wrong

David Ainsworth ● 2365d21 Comments ● 2363d

Khan On London Transport Workers Dying From C-19

Was listening earlier to Khan on LBC speaking to Shelagh Fogarty. She is one of the leftie  presenters he is happy to speak to, along with James O'Brien and Eddie Mair, who all give him soft interviews. Unfortunately he will not agree to an interview with Nick Ferrari because historically NF asked Khan some uncomfortable questions that he didn't like.Anyway back to today.  Fogarty was quizzing Khan about the 21 London Transport workers, 15 of them bus drivers, who have sadly died from Covid-19. Apart from inadequate coronavirus protection on the buses and the lack of PPE it is now apparent that the buses are not being properly cleaned and sanitised  Why is this vital cleaning not being done?  Khan had his perfect answer. According to him it's because a lot of the cleaning staff are off sick with C-19 symptoms, or not at work because they're in the shielded category. So there we have it. The disproportionately high death rate of bus drivers is the fault of the cleaners!  Phew, nothing to do with Khan's negligence after all. That's alright then.  Carry on Khan. Did you know that Khan's Dad was a bus driver? Never heard him mention that before.🙄

Sue Hammond ● 2363d12 Comments ● 2363d

Memories of Putney

Derek's story on the news page is interesting. Thank you Hugh for using your journalistic skills in this way. More to come perhaps?

Katrina Black ● 2365d2 Comments ● 2363d

Wandsworth Common - a first?

Apparently the Althorp pub by Wandsworth Common was doing takeaway sales yesterday.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8340321/Britain-sneaks-pub-Smart-thinking-landlords-ways-lockdown-rules.html

David Ainsworth ● 2364d0 Comments ● 2364d

Random pic 21 May 2020

Champagne and black ties again: Bayreuth, the home of Wagner   https://flic.kr/p/2iTCYFL

Michael Ixer ● 2364d1 Comments ● 2364d

Making the Downing Street Briefings more relevant

I know that I, and I’m sure many others, are angry and frustrated by the way Ministers do not answer questions. I have an excellent suggestion to improve matters. All journalists should be issued with a loud “answer the question” buzzer. They could then use this whenever a direct question is avoided (I realise this will happen frequently) and be granted an extra question. The buzzer would of course be heard while the politician or scientist is still speaking.Wasn’t Useless Eustace particularly annoying in this respect today.Nick

Nicholas Evans ● 2365d19 Comments ● 2364d

Wandsworth park incident

I have searched online I don’t be able to see any details reference incident in Wandsworth park, the police have been there all week. Anyone know of what happened

William Stanley ● 2364d3 Comments ● 2364d

Arise Sir Tom!!

Brilliant news!!👏🏻

Sue Hammond ● 2365d8 Comments ● 2364d

Random pics 20 May 2020

From wellies, tea shirt, jeans and veggie burgers with beer to bow tie, dinner jackets, black dresses and dining with champagne: Glasto to the Glyndebourne opera festival:https://flic.kr/p/2gWVpzY ... and last year's fireworks celebrating the 25th anniversary of the new opera house.   https://flic.kr/p/2j3n5Se

Michael Ixer ● 2365d0 Comments ● 2365d

Horizon BBC1 Tues, now on the iPlayer

First it thought would be more fudge and nonsense, but actually very informative and interesting, the world map was fascinating for it's own sake and then the word deforestation was mentioned, 2 mins before the end.Great programme, make up you own minds

Bunny Payne ● 2365d0 Comments ● 2365d

Random pics 19 May 2020

The first in a series of the many summer events we can't go to this year but can look forward to again in the future. Glastonbury (and other music festivals); I wonder if the sun will be baking the ground solid for five days this year?    https://flic.kr/p/2iTEzJ8       https://flic.kr/p/297MSah   (Ok, may be one could argue a series of pics isn't really random but nevermind ...)

Michael Ixer ● 2366d2 Comments ● 2365d

Alert levels

I've been listening to the daily briefings but I must admit I'm not always paying attention until the questions start, but quite often the waffling continues so my mind wanders off. However, the last couple of days I've been thinking I must have missed something important in an earlier talk: how is the alert level calculated from the replication factor and the number of cases. So I thought I'd better ask Mr Google. What's the function, f, to calculate the alert level AL from R and the number of cases, N; that is:     AL=f(R,N)Anyway, I didn't find it, just this article below. And it turns all we have us that:      AL=R+N Complete and uttered Rubbish, yes with a capital R! It doesn't even warrant the description of psuedo maths- and speaking of R it seems to change from bering an average to a rate ... I assume it means it's purely up to Johnsons gut feeling based on a qualitative rather than a strict quantitative view of the numbers? Fine, again, just be honest, don't insult my intelligence. 🙁https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-why-the-maths-behind-covid-alert-levels-makes-no-sense-138634

Michael Ixer ● 2367d13 Comments ● 2365d

How does she do it

I dont think my missus is alone in wondering how Nicola Sturgeon has managed to stop her hair growing during the pandemic.

Andy Pike ● 2366d9 Comments ● 2365d

KCfm live every weekday at 4-6pm tune in and say hi!

KCfm local radio for Putney is on the air every weekday from 4-6pmTune in at bit.ly/kcfmlive and send a requerst to kcfmputney@gmail.comThanks

Mark Phillips ● 2366d0 Comments ● 2366d

Who will look after the Teacher's children

when she goes back to work at school?She's been working the whole time anyway sending out work to all the children in her class and marking it.Wouldn't it be better to support them and help them to support the children whose parents are not communicating with them?Dad has to work to support them and grandparents are not allowed to visit and are still expected to stay at home.Also how will they travel?  They don't/won't all go to the same schools.

Philippa Bond ● 2368d26 Comments ● 2366d

clapping

I would now like to clap for the bin men of Wandsworth - they come quietly each week and take away our rubbish. I would like to show my appreciation to them.

jill curtis ● 2368d7 Comments ● 2366d

Want social distancing?

This evening's exercise walk through the Ram Brewery development, Wandsworth; no one there but us! Yoga must be popular there though, that's about the only retail unit let ... and those skies look dark.https://flic.kr/s/aHsmNhgX8i

Michael Ixer ● 2367d10 Comments ● 2366d

Random pic 18 May 2020

London at night from Alexandra Palace       https://flic.kr/p/2iZUGDf

Michael Ixer ● 2367d0 Comments ● 2367d

Looking ahead

As the comedian Andrew Maxwell reminded us on The News Quiz on Radio 4 last Friday, it is only 6 months until Brexit and then there'll be all that money. (And properly cleaned chickens too, apparently).Just grit your teeth and hang on.

David Ainsworth ● 2367d4 Comments ● 2367d

Garden Centres

I read that garden centres might re-open on Monday.  I really hope this is true.  Just been to Poundland to buy reading glasses and I don’t understand why they can open and garden centres can’t. I know garden centres are making deliveries but it’s not the same as visiting in person.  Why can’t they let people in, say 10 maximum like Poundland, and then one at a time. I think B&Q have been allowed to open stores and they sell plants, so why not garden centres?

Martine Guy ● 2376d57 Comments ● 2367d