7pm Boris speech thread - anyone want to join?

[Therealfatshady]

I'm a nervy bee and thought it would be fun to watch with you all!

Chomahe was clear, he said manufacturing and construction.
He said like construction ......so if you cant work from home you can now go to work...but people have been doing that already

@MarthasGinYard

Omg you are having a laugh aren’t you ?

I give up .

So - Rolls Royce - get back to work producing engines for planes that Boeing and Airbus are not going to build because the Government has totally screwed the Airline industry.

Don't these Twats understand how business works?

Did anyone really think there was going to be more lifting of restrictions today? I think the message was clear (still unanswered questions but that was because they weren’t addressed). From what he did address, I thought it was clear.

Will hear more tomorrow.

On another note, my DM just rang. Said she was at her friends house watching the conference. She stated it was ok as they were ‘social distancing’ in her lounge. Then proceeded to say ‘I’m an intelligent person, I understood what he was saying’. Honestly disappointed.

he knows perfectly well that people will therefore be crammed into public transport.

He made it quite clear public transport services will be adhering to social distancing, I imagine in a similar fashion to supermarkets.

Does that mean children of construction, manufacturing etc will now be classed as key workers children and get to attend school. If your work opens tomorrow and no childcare what are you meant to do?

Larrygrlls - Gyms definitely not. He said that you can play sport with other members of your family so technically you could play tennis together if outdoor courts are open.

I'm not sure why people are so confused, really.

If you cannot work from home and you work in an industry that hasn't been forcibly closed by the state, you should be going to work as normal.

If you work in an industry that has been forcibly closed, you carry on as you have been.

You can (from Wednesday) go out and take unlimited exercise - either alone or with members of your household. You can also go out and sit in the sun or on park benches if you wish. If you want to drive further afield to take exercise, you can do so.

I'm a Tory voter and I thought that was completely unclear and a pile of shite.

If he didn't mention it, it's not changing!

Exactly ! Why don't people get that..

I would think that because he mentioned hospitality opening up in July if the stats. are good that surely we would be able to meet up with family members then.

Car factories - go back to work to produce cars you can't shift because your distribution channels are still closed.

This Government is fucking clueless.

Maybe if Johnson could avoid the "backstage fisting Norman Lamont" hand gestures it would help his audience focus on his words. Oh wait a minute ...

I think that was clear and good.

Possibly biased as I have a reception age child!!

But on a serious level they have to play a very tight balancing act between health and the economy.

I manage a business park with about 15 diff business on. Mostly manufacturing or supplying industry. The owner occupiers have trundled along fairly safely. 4 of the bigger ones furloughed all their staff and closed the doors. 3 of them could easily work 2m apart (think 4000 sq ft of industrial space and 8 employees or mainly outdoor like tree surgery.) it's those types of businesses he meant - they should be trickling into the economy not creating a river out.

Clarity on nurseries and childminders would be great but hopefully that'll come tomorrow.

The very little he mentioned was clear but there is an awful lot he didn't mention & he should of done! We were all wanting a lit more than that!! I do not understand the thinking of sending R yr 1 & Yr6 back first??? R & yr 1 will never be able to social distance & Yr 6 no matter how unfair & sad it was to leave primary like they did, primary is over. There is so much more he should of mentioned!

No, construction workers etc are not essential workers and will have to stay home if they don't have someone to look after the DC

Peppafrig precisely. So what do you do if your employer insists you must be at work but schools don't have to take the kids, tomorrow morning.

Oh of course it’s the government and not the virus .

He is trying to balance the economy and a deadly virus . Is that not what people wanted .

He explained the criteria and measurements .

Widowodiw

No your kids can’t go park in their own. Clearly said can go park play sport but have to be in family unit.

Huh? So my 15 year old can't go to the park on his own? Why not? Surely have to be in a family unit means he can't meet his mates. Not I have to go with him

He said The workplaces need to be Covid secure so if they aren't then they can't open. So that's no retail, no leisure, no entertainment, and no dining until at least July.

MarthasGinYard

Omg you are having a laugh aren’t you ?

I give up .

Sadly not on wise one

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Have a feeling we will see the Peak District and Snowden jammed again

I'm with you SusieOwl

It's embarrassing for people who claim to not understand, it was very clear.

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Wonder how far people will push the boundaries on driving to exercise.

There will be a fifty page document released tomorrow with the detail people are querying. It was a ten minute public broadcast.

It was fairly clear to me, being outdoors is less constrained but still only within your own household, manufacturing and construction, you needn't have shut in the first place (they did say that initially), just implement social distancing. Don't use public transport unless necessary to get to work (few construction workers do anyway), if you all take the piss and the alert level goes up we'll implement more stringent lock down. IF the level continues to drop (R+total infections) , we MAY be able to move onto further easing of restrictions such as some school year groups going back. If he didn't say it is not happening, eg garden centres, hairdressers, lunch with your mum.

Peppafrig - amazing question! We are stealing g that for our letter to our MP, WTAF completely ridiculous waffle