DS statement on Cummings is shameful

[SouthWestmom]

Basically I am sceptical about how terrible this could be to get for all of us - the mild illness stuff has been dropped as not helpful to the general lock us all up thing.

Regardless as a law abiding person I've stuck to the rules.

Which I thought meant you had to self isolate if you had symptoms and no, you couldn't go somewhere easier. If you had kids you all stayed in together, relied on deliveries or the local council support schemes and 111 if it was bad.

So I'm sickened by the knot tying in getting Cummings off the hook.

Thanks Janet it's late and I'm lazy or I would draft one - maybe tmrw when I get up I shall be inspired. If so shall share with details of who to send it to.

T-shirt is genius.
A perfectly scruffy t-shirt, too.
I must sleep now, tear myself away from all this fun.

A pp posted this earlier tonight...

Just seen about Dominic Cummings multiple trips to the north east while infected with coronavirus and all the support the prime minister and other senior members of government have given him regarding making these trips. I'd just like to know your opinion on this and if you agree with the PM and other ministers that Cummings was right to make these journeys? Could people knowingly travelling to the north east while suffering with coronavirus be responsible for the spike in cases in the region? I have been looking at the high number of deaths there and the timeline seems to fit with Cummings visit, is there any chance at all the two could be connected?

Just sent an email to my MP Andrew Mitchell. Let's see what he has to say.

.. before I go. :)

Seems like the government's defence is based on a new interpretation of the guidance, based on what suits them.

Not a good look to say after the event 'by the way, we didnt tell you at the time, but you could have done this' though really. Doesn't say much for the government's messaging, and likely to annoy people who could have taken advantage.

Then their new defence is 'don't waste our time'. Not likely to improve people's moods that one.

@lljkk - might need to add 10th May to that t-shirt

twitter.com/iamsimonyoung/status/1259591486523486209

@Noeuf

You'd best start another thread op.

@KenDodd happy to join the next one, am on the app so not sure how to link x

I'll do it and link back.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3918072-Cummings-and-Goings-2

@KenDodd found the mobile site

Thanks ken

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3918072-Cummings-and-Goings-2

Thanks Ken! Same name I chose , wlll get mine deleted. Can you link this one to yours?

No! It was your thread I linked to above! I didn't start one.

Doh I'm so thick they are both the same!

Thanks Ken

"I am hoping that decency may win after all. I urge you to email your MPs."

I have emailed my MP. But he's useless, so I doubt he'll reply. However, I did ask him that as I have children too, does this mean that if I come down with Covid 19, could I too travel to my brother's empty house and live there and ask my brother to provide childcare for my children? Is this now within the rules?

My MP is one of the worst, so I doubt he'll reply - but it will be interesting to see if he does!!

Oh I might have also sent it to 10 Downing Street too :-)

I agree that it isn't great optics but honestly I don't see what else he should have done in the circumstances

Like everyone else had to do: - get a local friend or relative to come to look after the child, which someone would have had to do if they had both gone into hospital, get a friend to drop off food, order an on line grocery shop... Not travel up and down to Durham.

"I agree that it isn't great optics but honestly I don't see what else he should have done in the circumstances"

Ask his family in London to deliver the groceries that his family in Durham delivered for him.

Or even ask his family in Durham to travel to provide care. This was allowed.

The guidelines said if you you have Cv symptoms you MUST stay home for 7 days and anyone else in your household MUST stay home for 14 days.

It was clear. Alongside section 6 of the guidance at that time.

It said breaking the guidelines was against the law (law passed 26/3/20).

Is there a gov petition?

This is one of the petitions www.change.org/p/uk-parliament-dominic-cummings-must-be-sacked It is over 20k now.

Thanks!

'Ive had a reply from my email to my MP already - within half an hour of emailing him. I didn't actually expect a response. He said he didn't disagree with me and has expressed his displeasure to his party. And that he misses his grandchildren who he hasn't seen in 9 weeks.'

Wow within half an hour?! That is a prompt response, seems unusual particularly on a weekend, emails are usually dealt with by secretaries initially.