Tamura Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, Keith Houchen said: The communities secretary awarded his own Newark constituency 3 mil more than Greater Manchester got. Technically that's fake news. Since the 25 million is a completely separate thing that pre-dates COVID-19. But it does put the amount offered to Greater Manchester into a rather grim perspective. 5 hours ago, jazzygeofferz said: If the Tories had offered an appropriate financial package in the first place there wouldn't have been a lengthy standoff over money. I said as much five days ago, that details like this should have been sorted out before we even came out of the first lockdown. On 10/16/2020 at 10:02 PM, Tamura said: At the moment, to use his own phrase from the Brexit fiasco, Johnson is proving to be an expert at "dither and delay". You didn't need to be Mystic Meg to know there was going to be a second wave of infections, since it was being talked about long before we even came out of the first lockdown. So why do we seemingly have no plans whatsoever? Plans for localised lockdowns and appropriate financial aid for affected areas should have been decided on ages ago. It's pretty straightforward, r goes above 1, take immediate action. No protracted discussions and negotiations over several days letting things get worse, just get on with it. However this doesn't change the fact that Andy Burnham isn't some knight in shining armour in all this. The only reason not to agree to an immediate increase to tier 3 is that he knew it would take away any leverage he had. So he's perfectly willing to sacrifice the lives of many people while arguing about money. Edited October 21, 2020 by Tamura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted October 21, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted October 21, 2020 23 minutes ago, Tamura said: However this doesn't change the fact that Andy Burnham isn't some knight in shining armour in all this. The only reason not to agree to an immediate increase to tier 3 is that he knew it would take away any leverage he had. So he's perfectly willing to sacrifice the lives of many people while arguing about money. That's a fucking shitty accusation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamura Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, tiger_rick said: That's a fucking shitty accusation. It's a straightforward fact. For days and days Burnham has resisted inceasing to tier 3 until he got the money he wanted. Why not go to tier 3 immediately and sort out the money after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted October 21, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted October 21, 2020 35 minutes ago, Tamura said: However this doesn't change the fact that Andy Burnham isn't some knight in shining armour in all this. The only reason not to agree to an immediate increase to tier 3 is that he knew it would take away any leverage he had. So he's perfectly willing to sacrifice the lives of many people while arguing about money. 36 minutes ago, Tamura said: Technically that's fake news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamura Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 So you're saying he wasn't resisting because he wanted more money? Strange that's what every news article written about it is saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted October 21, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted October 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, Tamura said: It's a straightforward fact. For days and days Burnham has resisted inceasing to tier 3 until he got the money he wanted. Why not go to tier 3 immediately and sort out the money after? Have you ever negotiated anything? That's not the way to get what people need. Andy Burnham didn't make this decision unilaterally either, maybe read up about it or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamura Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, tiger_rick said: Have you ever negotiated anything? That's not the way to get what people need. Thanks for confirming my point. The longer the delay in implementing tier 3 restrictions, the more people get sick, and the more people die. I'm sorry, but the lives of people shouldn't be used as bargaining chips. Burnham could have saved lives and gone to tier 3 straight away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted October 21, 2020 Moderators Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) Or he believes more people will be harmed if the support package is insufficient, and if he goes straight to t3 then he has no ability to get the support required? Edited October 21, 2020 by Chest Rockwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted October 21, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted October 21, 2020 8 minutes ago, Tamura said: Thanks for confirming my point. The longer the delay in implementing tier 3 restrictions, the more people get sick, and the more people die. I'm sorry, but the lives of people shouldn't be used as bargaining chips. Burnham could have saved lives and gone to tier 3 straight away. They're not using lives as bargaining chips, he and the councillors that make up the GM region are trying to protect jobs, families and children. The big questions should be why the government aren't just making the decision if the situation is so grave (Answer: it's because they want other suckers to take the rap) and why they're having to fight over a few million quid to protect communities while they can spunk 12 billion on spreadsheet systems that don't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted October 21, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted October 21, 2020 We have a 12 billion track and trace system which doesn't work from a company that can't do the task. Spent £50m on PPE which was inadequette, Have a PM who spent £53m on a bridge that never got started. But you have more of an issue that a mayor tried to make sure they were given an extra £5m to make sure they could try and help themselves? Just remember, this money isn't going to Burnham himself, it's going to the people of Manchester. I think you've got him confused with a Tory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 45 minutes ago, Chest Rockwell said: Or he believes more people will be harmed if the support package is insufficient, and if he goes straight to t3 then he has no ability to get the support required? This. If he went straight to Tier 3, what bargaining power had he got to get the extra funds he needs? They’d just tell him calm down dear, ask “what would Churchill do?” and “something something Bulldog Spirit” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ReturnOfTheMack Posted October 21, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted October 21, 2020 Honestly, I havent heard or seen anyone ever use the phrase 'fake news' without thinking it makes them sound like a dick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, ReturnOfTheMack said: Honestly, I havent heard or seen anyone ever use the phrase 'fake news' without thinking it makes them sound like a dick. Typical response from a beta cuck snowflake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 If you voted for these cunts, you’re as much of a heartless cunt as they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) I did like how Steve Baker, an actual MP, says that Marcus Rashford has more power to oppose a parliamentary bill than he does because Rashy has more twitter followers. Edited October 21, 2020 by Keith Houchen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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