Don't tier the pants out of it.

[Cismyfatarse]

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Thank you I will keep a look out

Peppa just read the BBC update on help for carers. This looks different from the direct payment to carers last year. It is being directed via carer centres not to individuals.

Were we not supposed to get an update on schools today. I thought she said she would review it on the 18th

Perhaps it would be a bit less bumpy if instead of 'ramping up' plans for Indyref2 and creating an independence task force, the Scottish government put all their efforts into distributing the vaccine

Exactly this. @Y0uCann0tBeSer10us could you get yourself on the lunchtime briefing tomorrow and ask this exact question?

Why is no-one calling them out on this and allowing all this Indyref2 chat to carry on as if it is a given that it will happen? Its going to happen, isn't it? I really feel that it will.

@frasersmummy schools update is due tomorrow but its expected to just be confirmation that schools won't go back on 1st Feb

fraser school announcement tomorrow. Shocking news - NS says schools 'unlikely' to open in early feb.

Per bbc

NS is not giving us false hope apparently. Or any kind of hope 😂 don't forget to have a nice walk 😂

Need a new thread very soon folks, is there a name ready to go?

Some ideas here?:

www.ranker.com/list/the-best-songs-with-tears-in-the-title/ranker-music

or is it just "Schools out for Summer!"

Congrats @ladylunchalot

Or in a slightly different vein (see what I did there) "Needles and Pins" - waiting for them to get on with sticking needles in people so we can get out the interminable S&M rota.

Good luck with the job ladylunchalot

Ive seen photos of cathedrals being used in England, i suppose parking is an issue for them but they are nice and spacious.

Please not school's out for summer. I get the humour but for some of us it's a bit ouchy .

No More Tiers (Enough is Enough).

You even get to choose your organ accompaniment in some. SG must have seen our taste in music so it's understandable. Kelvingrove would be a cool vaccine venue though.

@littlbrowndog

Ffs

Churches are empty. Church halls are empty. Libraries are empty. Pubs are empty. Community spaces are empty and so on

Instead of appearing on the telly every day sturgeon should have been on top of this and making sure that her government is doing this as a priority

I've been thinking this about NS for months. Surely between preparation and appearing, it takes at least an hour of her day. How does she find the time? I know no one is allowed to say anything good about Boris but I believe he tries not to do too many of those things because they are time consuming. The same goes for Whitty and Vallance. I've never actually watched one of her briefings. Does she ever present any new information or have any experts with her. Df says it's like 'the sermon on the mount'.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/scotsnet/4139659-No-More-Tiers-Enough-is-Enough?watched=1

was getting too twitchy so here it is..

@WaxOnFeckOff

Woo hoo *@ladylunchalot* - the dream job?

NAd fingers still crossed for Mr @Groovee

Nah, just Bank shifts to do admin at the vaccine clinics. Hoping to do weekends as I'm working Mon to Fri already.

Ah soz, just getting confused

@MissEliza I agree why spend so much time per day on TV? Ain’t like she’s got nothing so pressing. 🙄
Think we all know she’s loves the prominence and exposure the media gives her.
Plus her very own sooper dupper SNP PPB

Congratulations @ladylunchalot

Dh still not gone down and whinging about missing out in his roast lamb at lunchtime 🤦🏻‍♀️

I like it @RaspberryCoulis

Thinking of you @Groovee

@Peppafrig here’s what NS said regarding carers. More money to local Care Centres who can distribute grants to carers themselves. -

^The second issue I want to cover, relates to additional support that we are providing for carers - those who have to spend time looking after a family member, loved one or friend.

Carers do an exceptional job at every time, but pandemic has increased the pressure that many of them feel. They have had to carry out their caring responsibilities – at a time when many of them, like all of us, are worried about the risks to our own health, and to the health of the people that they care for.

Many carers have also faced other difficulties during the pandemic, worries about their jobs and finances.

And of course, the pandemic means that traditional respite breaks for carers are either heavily restricted or completely unavailable.

So we are providing additional funding of £750,000 to support carers over the next few months.

That funding will be mainly directed to local carer centres.

These centres will be able to give small grants to carers - who can then spend that money on something that might give them a bit of a break during these difficult times. The centres will also be able to expand much needed services, such as counselling and support groups.

Carers have undoubtedly played an essential part in helping us collectively to get through the pandemic this far so I want to take the opportunity to say a very heartfelt thank you to everybody who has unpaid caring responsibilities.^

Thank you so much to everyone for the information about carers. Considering the last estimated number of unpaid carers in Scotland was 690,000 her £750,000 isn’t going to do anything to help them .