In an incisive piece of writing by Sam Merriman, formerly of the Middle Earth Messenger, goes for the jugular in the ‘farcical’ Union.
The SNP Government have, it seems, got their act together and required ALL arrivals in Scottish airports to quarantine in hotels.
The Tory Government in London, under pressure from their corporate backers, has not matched Scotland’s strategy and thus some Scots arriving from airports in England cannot be required to quarantine in hospitals but will only be expected to self-isolate in their own homes.
It’s a farce. We agree with Merriman. Johnson has once more betrayed the Scottish people.
Sources in traffic police have told us that stopping drivers at the border wasn’t feasible at the moment but that it would be if Scotland declared UDI in May.
Another source has told us that while the police may not be able to stop drivers at the border, they could easily check to see if folk are self-isolating properly at home.
A neighbour has informed us reliably but on condition of anonymity, that the force has a ‘curtain twitcher‘ in every street in Scotland.
Final thoughts for Sam Merriman: Be careful working there in the ‘Dark Tower‘ that is The Daily Mail.
She was a curtain twitcher
In fact
She was a notorious curtain twitcher
An Ambulance sped pastThe curtains would shudder
A fire engine shrieking
The curtains would jerk
Most people have
A curious streak in them
She would rush outside with her broom
And pretend to sweep
And woe betide you if you happened to be passing
Because, inevitably she’d collar you
‘Did you hear about’? Or
‘Did you know about’?
All the locals nicknamed her
Twitchy Witchy
That wasn’t the kindest thing
I suppose
She was just lonely
A product of our times!
The estate agent pulled up
Hammered his FOR SALE sign in
That aloofness didn’t fool her
No quick getaway for him
No chance!
Margaret Beil
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The country which has had 25 Covid deaths in all (compared to UK’s c.116,000 and Scotland’s c. 6,000) has just locked down its major city again because of 3 (yes, three) new cases of the virus detected in the community: the first new cases in the country for a month. The handling of the pandemic and the outcomes in New Zealand could not be more different than here!
In a country with c. 909 Covid deaths in all (compared to UK’s c.116,000 and Scotland’s c. 6,000), a state government introduces a further lock down after 13 (yes, thirteen) new Covid cases are detected in the community and also instigates tight border controls again. Border controls more generally are introduced again between individual states within the country by state governments. (Rules vary in detail state-by-state to reflect different circumstances and judgments made by the different states’ governments.) The handling of the pandemic and the outcomes in Australia could not be more different than here!
Norway 592 Covid deaths to date; Estonia 481 deaths; Denmark 2,284 deaths; Finland 710 deaths; Ireland 3,931 deaths.
Better together?
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Stewartb
Better together?
No need to have the ? Mark
If you a Undertaker
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I have to admit that the MSM have been very successful in conditioning the English.
Tory Governments are better
Boris is a smart guy
Brexit was a huge success
“Offered” means “Delivered”
The U.K. has a great State Pension.
The U.K. are a Global Power.
England subsides Scotland.
I could go on or you simply read the Mail.
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Julia
Another way of putting it
The band upon the decks of The Titanic
Did play very well and many a fine tune also
After all tis that shall throughly save you
From being plunged into ice cold waters
Without a lifeboat or a rescue ship insight
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