to not understand what Sue Perkins is referring to?

[avrilpoissons]

"I see Britain’s third best eugenicist has been using the crayons again...."

WTF is she on about? It's obviously something super intelligent but it's beyond me.

[BIWI]

Context? Where has she said this?

[TheGreyInThisCity]

I would guess it’s about Toby Young and the comments he made today about ending lockdown

[Glowcat]

Toby Young being a fuckwit.

[avrilpoissons]

It was a one liner on Twitter so no context to go by. Toby Young is somebody I doubt she likes so possibly.

[Glowcat]

I suspect he was jealous that Covid-19 was getting all the negative attention.

[beautifulxdisasters]

Yeah some of the replies to her tweet imply it's re Toby Young

[MitziK]

It's Toby Young.

[hobnobsaremyfavourite]

What's the twatmeistr said now

[GabsAlot]

he said someting like its not worth ruining the economy for a few old people dying

[LittleBearPad]

It’s definitely Toby Young. He’s some old people dying is better than spending whatever it is to hold up the economy.

[donquixotedelamancha]

mobile.twitter.com/byers90/status/1244962254006685696?s=08

He is opposed to the lockdown. 'A few hundred thousand people' are 'acceptable collateral damage'.

[PerkingFaintly]

I suspect he was jealous that Covid-19 was getting all the negative attention.

[user1471453601]

as has been said else thread, a couple of 100 thousand ( mainly old ) people is a sacrifice Toby young is willing to make.

[avrilpoissons]

Let me guess...he thinks they are people who won't support him when he tries to take over the world?

[TitsInAbsentia]

He is such an arse

[chomalungma]

I saw Toby Young trending on Twitter.

No surprise he made those comments.

[LittleSweet]

He's managed to get a wife! Who would marry someone like him?

[SummersMahoosiveClipOnFringe]

Actually it was a far more considered article looking at the potential future impact of the decisions we make now. Read it for yourself.

thecritic.co.uk/has-the-government-over-reacted-to-the-coronavirus-crisis/

[avrilpoissons]

Are you his wife or his mother?

[frumpety]

How old is he ? He just comes across as 'A man of a certain age' , you know the type , see you driving down the road and step out into the road and saunter across whilst studiously looking in the opposite direction. All the men that do this are usually in the 55-65 demographic, they know they can't outrun you on foot or beat you in a fist fight, so they get their kicks by trying to out twat the universe

[mauvaise]

I have, tellingly, NC to say that I completely agree with Toby Young.

[avrilpoissons]

The Government should end it as soon as possible and encourage people to return to work, limiting social distancing measures to the elderly and those with underlying health conditions.

So what he is proposing is that the ones who contribute to the economy return to work and risk catching it and dying, in other words they are acceptable collateral damage?

[chomalungma]

"Some people reading this will think, “I bet he changes his tune if he gets the virus.” In fact, I’ve got the virus.

I became symptomatic seven days ago, have been bedridden ever since and am now anxiously waiting to see if the disease spreads to my lungs. I

I’m 56 with no underlying health conditions, so my odds are good. But if the Government follows my advice, and it turns out that by the time I require urgent care the NHS cannot accommodate me, I won’t regret writing this. Yes, I probably have at least 20 years of healthy living ahead of me, so my life is worth more than £500,000, but I’ll be the exception.

In the unlikely event of the NHS being overwhelmed, the majority of people whose lives could have been saved only have one or two years left and those will not be good years. It isn’t worth spending £185 billion to save them, nor is it worth a 15% drop in GDP which will result in a greater loss of life. My death would be acceptable collateral damage"

That's very selfless of him

[Wrinklesareenhancing]

I’ll laugh like a drain if he dies. Fact.