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Or 'Our solution is not fit for purpose and we have now contracted a European business to fix it at a much higher cost than we originally planned for'.

Maybe it's just that it won't be limited to NHS providers. Wouldn't be surprised if there's a huge bidding war after the initial stocks are distributed.

Possibly over thinking it, but it could have been a tactical way for them to 'cancel Christmas' but make scientists / Starmer etc the bad guy.

In the Netherlands, the only concession they've made for Xmas is that you are allowed a maximum of three daily visitors, instead of two.

https://newsthump.com/2017/12/11/country-that-gets-paralysed-by-two-inches-of-snow-thinks-going-it-alone-will-be-great/

The lorry park is a great allegory for Brexit as a whole.

It won't be a problem > It might be a small temporary problem > It is probably going to be a long-term problem but we are solving it > We are behind schedule on solving the problem.

All the grey coats make this look like some bizarre Star Wars scene https://twitter.com/dhookstead/status/1337853969306185731

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/zoom-security-privacy-woes

Shooting with a rangefinder wide open is always a bit of a gamble in terms of nailing focus. I'd imagine once you shoot enough you get a 'feel' for the right exposure. Also interesting to look at old contact sheets (e.g. Magnum and compare them to how the final print comes out. Often lots of manipulation, especially in low light, makes you realise that nailing the exposure is not the be all and end all of a good shot.

Millionaire Brexiteer / Tory MP that said 'Britain is full' in regards to immigration, inherits family plantation in Barbados that was built upon slavery. So glad to have these inspirational figures to lead the UK into 'getting our country back'.

I'd rather have it and not need it than vice versa.

I sometimes think in the British Isles we are a little more convinced a nation is a fixed thing because of the sea

Moving to an EU country with land borders was a real eye opener. I think it's a shame that most people in the UK will never really get to feel 'European' because of this.

Came back to this thread to post exactly this. So much English nationalism seems not to want to forge a new, better version of the country, but instead drag it back to an imagined past where 'things were better'. AA Gill puts it better than I ever could.

I remember reading / watching something where an expert in ergonomics / physiology was asked which chair is the best and her answer was along the lines of 'all of them, as long as you don't use them for more than an hour at a time' and basically went on to echo your sentiment - the human body is just not designed to sit for so long. She recommended changing chairs / positions as often as possible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6BW-mvkRjE

Maybe this is a terrible place to ask, but I've always wondered why wheeled, spinning chairs became the norm? Personally they just make me sit at terrible angles, I tend to prefer a decent rigid chair.

https://www.beerhawk.co.uk/perfectdraft-thornbridge-jaipur-6l-keg

But you'll need a £200 PerfectDraft to serve it I'm afraid.

I find this sort of stuff really interesting. On the one hand, I really agree that it looks shabby etc. But then on the other hand I detest how image-focused and trapped in 'tradition' UK politics is, and I wonder if we removed all the bollocks (grabbing a ceremonial mace to make a protest?), and treated them as normal people we might be able to focus on actual real issues. I once heard politics described as 'show-biz for ugly people', which is a bit harsh, but the current Govt seem to be not far off that with their conduct.

Cummings is a bad example for this in terms of what he did (continues to do?), but I was secretly hoping that he would make positive change whilst avoiding all the posturing of going along with some of the Politics theatre.

This guy's amazing. "What do your family think?" "They don't know, I forgot to tell them".

Barnier looks like a giant Xmas tree decoration with a strong coming out of his head.

UK holidaymakers barred from entering anywhere in the EU after Jan 1st due to COVID restrictions.

Those blue passports are going to feel GREAT.

Possible that the UK Gov never intended to actually include the contentious article, merely gave themselves an item that they could later 'give up' and appear to compromise?

You just know that if No Deal happens, there'll be a Tory chorus of "They gave us no choice".

What about 'DO A SKID RKID'

6 drops into vial, 10 turns in each nostril, squeeze and splosh

You sure they haven't just given you amyl nitrite.