Was anyone else grieving whilst the Tories were laughing at us?

[Ostryga]

I’ve found the recent deluge of Tory info the last few days really fucking difficult.

My father died from lung cancer last year. There was 10 of us at his funeral, and no one could even hug for comfort.

To see them laughing, joking about their bullshit has just hit a nerve so deep. I am so angry, but without a way to do anything. I can send angry emails, sign petitions. But not a single Tory is ever going to care or apologise for my suffering.

I just can’t quite get over how we have all got to this place.

These stories are heartbreaking

I’m so sorry

I'm so desperately sorry to read these stories of loss.

The Tories have never, and will never, give a fuck about the vast majority of this country. They don't care. They care about power and getting rich, making their chums rich, and staying rich.

Not the same as what others have experienced but I... Learned our baby had died alone, as DH wasn't allowed to the scan. Had to isolate from him for 4 days prior to surgery for the miscarriage. Sat in pre theatre for 6 hour alone. Could only go walks with people trying to support us. Could not visit very unwell and elderly grandparent in hospital.

My best friend died of cancer, I lost several previous work colleagues and a close family member to COVID.

But I can't blame the government. Those people would have died whoever was in power, regardless of whether there was a Downing Street party last Christmas, no matter whether some dick MPs were laughing or otherwise.

I really can't get worked up about all of this....nor the current witch hunt. I am, however, angry with the media who have gone on and on and ON about it to work up a frenzied shitstorm, when we would be better dealing with the next wave of virus which is coming our way.

Still he used to burn fivers in front of homeless people and be in the billing don club so what can we really expect.

Worse than that: £50 notes, so I heard. Yet they don't like to be called scum. If that isn't scummy behaviour, plus partying like there's no tomorrow when people weren't allowed to comfort dying relatives, I don't know what is.

@MeanderingGently

My best friend died of cancer, I lost several previous work colleagues and a close family member to COVID.

But I can't blame the government. Those people would have died whoever was in power, regardless of whether there was a Downing Street party last Christmas, no matter whether some dick MPs were laughing or otherwise.

I really can't get worked up about all of this....nor the current witch hunt. I am, however, angry with the media who have gone on and on and ON about it to work up a frenzied shitstorm, when we would be better dealing with the next wave of virus which is coming our way.

That's not necessarily true though. Gatherings like this were banned to try and slow the transmission. If people (including those in power) had complied, some of these people might not have been ill, but more crucially, infection rates would have been lower and hospitals may have been able to allow visits.

People aren't blaming government for most of the deaths, but the manner of the deaths.

This is very sad.

They will not apologise. But they can be voted out. Don’t now not vote Labour because you don’t like Starmer. Anyone is better than this scum.

@TheDaydreamBelievers that’s just barbaric what happened to you. I’m so sorry for your loss.

And all the people who had to die alone, it’s just traumatising.

I will retrieve all of these threads at the next election when people are moaning that labour can’t run the country well to be honest neither can the Tories but at least labour would do their best with good intentions which is definitely not what this bunch have of done

What I don't understand and forgive me for my ignorance - the partying people, are they not civil servants, bound by civil service rules?

The people involved need to read these posts. Heartbreaking and I feel for you all.

My mum died in December and I wasn’t allowed to see her for her last 2 weeks when she was in the hospice.

I’ve read every post and my heart is breaking. I am so sorry everyone has had to live through this.

@MeanderingGently you’re missing the point. My dad has terminal cancer and I blame no politician for his death. But I do blame them for utter hypocrisy and treating the public with contempt. How dare they break the rules while people died and grieved alone. How dare they.

Yes

My husbands amazing grandmother whom we all loved couldn't be with any of her grandchildren and great grandchildren last Christmas or for her 90th birthday the month before

She died in March just before we all got to see her

Just beyond devastated all year because of it

This has got to be the saddest thread I have read. I feel your pain and your anger for the way your lived ones died. I stand with you as this goes to the heart of the contempt that those in power have towards us, but directly to you and your loved ones.

My dad died alone in hospital . In a room on his own. He died of covid. He caught it in hospital . We couldn't see him speak to him . By sticking to the rules I cant even remember the last time I saw him before he died . He celebrated his birthday in hospital we couldn't give him his cards. I wrote a note to say get well soon dad and we will all celebrate when you get out of hospital. I found the note when we had his stuff back from the hospital. I gave him his birthday cards when I saw him for the first and last time,
in his coffin. Small funeral no wake. We were in the firebreak in November then. ( Wales)
I miss him everyday .
We were preparing for Xmas without him

whilst they were having a piss up in Parliament.

I think guy fawkes had the right idea.

Not grieving, but on an unpaid sabbatical caring for my dad as health and social services were so impacted we couldn't get the support we needed any other way.

He spent the last 7 weeks of his life in a care home this spring, where despite the fact he was being funded due to being 'end of life' the management limited our visits to twice a week ont he ground that he wasn't 'actually dying'.

Eventually they agreed to daily visits starting the following Monday. He died in the early hours of Sunday morning.

I've now given up my job to support my mum as there is still virtually no in person social/emotional support available and as she's deaf she is completely isolated as phone support isn't workable.

Still, tbf we had it better than many people over the last couple of years.

As for the government...they were a pile of shits before Covid and they're a pile of shits now. I no longer have the energy to get worked up about their crap tbh.

This thread is utterly heartbreaking, I'm so sorry for you and so bloody angry bay the government.

I see a new story about Boris attending a Christmas Quiz has come out today.

Utter bastards.