Coronavirus

[Foster14]

7 minutes ago, Henry said:

Can an individual business like that take advantage of the furlough scheme off their own back, even with Aberdeen being in Level 2?

Yes.  There isn't really any barrier to using the scheme.  As long as you can show the employees aren't working at all, or are working a proportion of their usual hours, then you are eligible to use the scheme.  The only eligibility criteria noted on the government's website is that if your business' operations have been affected by Covid.  Who's hasn't?

[manboobs109]

1 hour ago, daytripping said:

My local announced new opening hours at the weekend, midweek would be closing at 8, open till 10 at weekends as usual. Yesterday they announced they're now closing down all together, for me this is a big flaw in the furlough system, granted they wouldn't have been making a lot of profit but no doubt enough to tick over. Now they're taking advantage of handouts. Imagine this will be replicated in loads of places, will be costing a fortune to keep it in place. Should be a last resort safety net. Had been busy outside at the weekends as well, lot of people put in the effort to sit in the freezing cold to support them, bad way to treat customers.

Zombie businesses man. No point throwing money at them if they are going to go down the tubes early next year anyway. There will be a reckoning at some point. 

[daytripping]

Just now, manboobs109 said:

Zombie businesses man. No point throwing money at them if they are going to go down the tubes early next year anyway. There will be a reckoning at some point. 

Think this one will be ok, large place that does a lot of food and owned by a chain these days, usually quite busy.

[Parklife]

6 minutes ago, Henry said:

Can an individual business like that take advantage of the furlough scheme off their own back, even with Aberdeen being in Level 2?

Yes. As it stands right now. 

Especially given the backtracking being done this morning that furlough will only be available while England is in it's current "lockdown". 

[thedandydon]

Interesting development down this way. The whole of Liverpool city to be offered ‘rapid’ testing. This at a time when case figures in Liverpool have started to decline, they want to go door to door to hunt down more of the covids to give the numbers a boost. The only benefit to this I guess is perhaps it might find the asymptomatic but I doubt the scousers will willingly comply.

[BrianFaePerth]

Calm down

[Joe pike]

Just announced on the Nikki show that kids under 6 will get another £10 a week.

No shortage of cash then

[BrianFaePerth]

Dad will have to up his game

[Geoff_Tipps]

1 hour ago, Parklife said:

Yes. As it stands right now. 

Especially given the backtracking being done this morning that furlough will only be available while England is in it's current "lockdown". 

Of course it will, the PM cannot be trusted. His response to Douglas Ross yesterday was obviously propaganda for the media. There is not a hope in hell the 80% furlough will be available in Scotland when its not on offer in England. 

 

The PM is clearly trying to force Scotland into a lockdown, but great to see Scottish Government standing firm.

[manboobs109]

41 minutes ago, Geoff_Tipps said:

Of course it will, the PM cannot be trusted. His response to Douglas Ross yesterday was obviously propaganda for the media. There is not a hope in hell the 80% furlough will be available in Scotland when its not on offer in England. 

 

The PM is clearly trying to force Scotland into a lockdown, but great to see Scottish Government standing firm.

He's been pretty clear it will be

[Studebaker-90]

17 cases across Grampian today. That’s coming in line with highland numbers. Serious questions if the area doesn’t go in to a lower level come the review 

[Misers Hill]

Was it Fridge and Parko....that was having the school run debate?..

ORDERED????

[Simply Red]

Whats the Bez story mizo?

[DelMonte]

18 minutes ago, Studebaker-90 said:

17 cases across Grampian today. That’s coming in line with highland numbers. Serious questions if the area doesn’t go in to a lower level come the review 

Hopefully continues to go down. 

Sturgeon saying she wants to keep seeing numbers get lower and not plateau. 

Right enough though, can't keep us on level 2 with those kind of numbers. Is grampian including Moray? How did the numbers break down into city and shire? 

[Misers Hill]

9 minutes ago, Simply Red said:

Whats the Bez story mizo?

Took a shed of ectos wee tupster?

[Simply Red]

5 minutes ago, Misers Hill said:

Took a shed of ectos wee tupster?

Standard

[Studebaker-90]

18 minutes ago, Simply Red said:

Whats the Bez story mizo?

That he shagged your wife 

[aberdeen1970]

22 minutes ago, DelMonte said:

Hopefully continues to go down. 

Sturgeon saying she wants to keep seeing numbers get lower and not plateau. 

Right enough though, can't keep us on level 2 with those kind of numbers. Is grampian including Moray? How did the numbers break down into city and shire? 

17 was yesterday's number, I'm reading 30 today? 

Regardless, numbers are still coming down overall week on week 

[Simply Red]

9 minutes ago, Studebaker-90 said:

That he shagged your wife 

Old news son

[Studebaker-90]

25 minutes ago, DelMonte said:

Hopefully continues to go down. 

Sturgeon saying she wants to keep seeing numbers get lower and not plateau. 

Right enough though, can't keep us on level 2 with those kind of numbers. Is grampian including Moray? How did the numbers break down into city and shire? 

Apologies the number is actually 30, I was reading yesterday’s. Not sure what the split is between shire/city it hasn’t been updated yet. I think moray is part of Grampian yes. 

[Joe pike]

45 minutes ago, Studebaker-90 said:

17 cases across Grampian today. That’s coming in line with highland numbers. Serious questions if the area doesn’t go in to a lower level come the review 

Absolutely no chance.

On the Nicky show today she again made a huge point that it's not just the stats she takes into account.

HER judgement makes the final decision.

[Zeus]

14 in the city. Tuesday is usually the highest number of thr week iirc 

[Matt Armstrong's Dog]

24 minutes ago, Joe pike said:

Absolutely no chance.

On the Nicky show today she again made a huge point that it's not just the stats she takes into account.

HER judgement makes the final decision.

...Exactly what she has been doing all along, like her friend down south.

They both have been hiding behind the usage of statistical data as well as scientific and medical advice, when ultimately, they both have been making their own egotistical decisions based on their own prejudicial subjectivity. Fuck them both?.

[Studebaker-90]

15 minutes ago, Joe pike said:

Absolutely no chance.

On the Nicky show today she again made a huge point that it's not just the stats she takes into account.

HER judgement makes the final decision.

Then the council will tell her to poke it I’d imagine. Let’s just wait and see. When’s the first review? 

[Joe pike]

1 minute ago, Studebaker-90 said:

Then the council will tell her to poke it I’d imagine. Let’s just wait and see. When’s the first review? 

Week today I think

[Studebaker-90]

2 minutes ago, Joe pike said:

Week today I think

To be implemented from when? The following week? 

[NEM]

12 minutes ago, Studebaker-90 said:

Then the council will tell her to poke it I’d imagine

That should have been their response last week

[DelMonte]

1 hour ago, Joe pike said:

Absolutely no chance.

On the Nicky show today she again made a huge point that it's not just the stats she takes into account.

HER judgement makes the final decision.

Have a day off min. Offer fuck all to the discussion. 

[Parklife]

1 hour ago, Joe pike said:

HER judgement makes the final decision.

And rightly so. She's the First Minister. 

[The Boofon]

1 hour ago, Studebaker-90 said:

Apologies the number is actually 30, I was reading yesterday’s. Not sure what the split is between shire/city it hasn’t been updated yet. I think moray is part of Grampian yes. 

Wishful thinking. It isn’t.