It’s being reported that the Government could announce the introduction of new restrictions including work-from-home guidance and vaccine passports as early as today. The Telegraph has the story:
New work-from-home guidance and vaccine passports could be announced as early as today, according to Government officials, as Cabinet ministers move to counter the omicron spread.
A meeting of the ‘Covid-O’ Cabinet sub-committee is expected to take place today to discuss the measures, with a possible full Cabinet meeting and press conference later.
The timing of the move appears to have been sped up significantly in the past 12 hours, with Government sources implying on Tuesday that no decisions would be taken until next week.
The Telegraph revealed today that the Cabinet discussed bringing in vaccine passports in a meeting on Tuesday, which split members around the table.
Michael Gove, the Communities Secretary, and Nadine Dorries, the Culture Secretary, both spoke out in favour of the move, according to multiple sources familiar with the meeting.
But Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, and Alistair Jack, the Scottish Secretary, are critical of the move and are understood to have made comments making that clear.
It is not yet clear when the work-from-home guidance or vaccine passports would come into effect if announced today or how far-reaching they would become.
Is this a ‘dead cat’ to distract from the bad headlines about the 2020 Downing Street Christmas party? Why else would the Government be proposing now to bring in failed policies like vaccine passports when there is no evidence vaccines reduce transmission of Delta (let alone Omicron) and no evidence vaccine passports do either?
What happened to lockdown-lifting being irreversible, and relying on the vaccines rather than endless restrictions to ‘save the NHS’?
Depressing stuff. Let’s hope this proves to be a false alarm.
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To be repeated ad infinitum:
Do they know it is covid time?
A Merry Covidmess to one and all.
There is an ivermectin panic on the big tech and MSM right now. Massive articles from MSM on Ivermectin trying to push a danger narrative and also negative press on Americans Frontline Dr’s, again, to keep the Covid narrative alive. Just go to the Goog and type ivermectin then look at all the panic news articles. We are over the target. Big-Pharma is panicking. This medicine has been widely used by humans without any problems for 40 years. It’s inventor won a Nobel Prize after 20 years of successful use and after 100 million people were cured of a broad spectrum of problems without any side effects. Get your Ivermectin while you still can! https://ivmpharmacy.com
Jair Bolsonaro Wins TIME’s 2021 Person of the Year Readers’ Poll
It’s impossible not to see this as a vote for medical freedom, as it’s the man’s biggest contribution of the year. Also think it’s doubtful that Time editors will ratify this choice.
posted on gold goats and guns – says it all
Face it.
It’s been coming.
They have declared war on us.
I’m proud never to have in all my long life broken the law.
Now it begins.
I don’t swear much either.
But these fucking bastards deserve a Nuremburg 2.
It ain’t going to happen on this earth.
But I want a ringside seat as the fuckers descend into Hell.
I will wait by the river to watch their corpses float by.
Can they conceive the depth of despair some people are in – and I don’t mean fear of fucking covid – kids “testing positive” traumatised in case they pass it onto Granny, the easily frightened still afraid to mix, the elderly condemned to die (and more quickly now thanks to the new pathway to death), businesses trashed etc etc.
Even the Church has been converted – amazing what the promise of a few quid – and immunity from prosecution will do. Where I live the good Christian churchgoing souls show their generosity of spirit by offering free meals at Xmas – but make sure you’re vaxxed.
I have visceral hatred for them all.
And the Heavens gently weep….
Here’s my ‘Plan B.’ Boris can go fuck himself and Whitty and Vallance et al are to be strung up by their wedding tackle ’til they peg it.
Surely iti s obvious the the whole point is to bring things to fever pitch.You can see that if you look at the situation globally.The nation states will be labelled as the worst murderers in history and then we get the slippery tail of the snake. Many people are feeling despondent so I think it’s important to assert that their agenda is utter nonsense. For one thing, in order for people to cooperate at all there has to be a culture and a sustaining myth otherwise you might as well just shoot up smack.This is an utter imposture. Much of the genius of the English language is the facility to take the piss out of anything and everything.
News conference at 6pm
Boris: Alas, lies, lies lies, lies, jabs, lies over to you Patrick
Patrick Vallance: Here is a very scary graph made up by Prof Fergusson
Chris Whitty: We don’t know much but if … and if … and if …and if ,,, and if .. this could be very worrying.
Boris: Any questions?
BBC: When can we lock up the unvaxed?
SKY: Can’t we have more restrictions that Beth and Kay can ignore?
ITV: Robert Peston looking weird
Best bit. I am on a train unmasked. Surrounded by obedient mask wearers. Many of them clearly have colds or various illnesses and are coughing.
The inconsistency of their approach is amazing. Or maybe they really think that masks work.
By the way, I actually tend to agree with Sam Bailey and Tom Cowan that the idea that viruses make you ill and that they do so by interpersonal spread is possibly the biggest scam of all time.
So in reality their sneezing does not worry me too much.
Surely this has to be the time when the people of Britain realise the government has taken them for complete fools since March 2020 and finally waken up and show some resistance. Or perhaps they’ll just make sure Netflix & Amazon are operating as normal and continue with the existence that once was living.
Smartphone in one hand and a beer in the other. What’s not to like? [scarc – in case any one missed it]
https://lauradodsworth.substack.com/p/masks-were-to-soften-you-up-for-plan
The aim is digital IDs for everyone and the virus, variants and public health emergency is just the vehicle for doing it. And as the virus gets milder and the public wake up to their true aims they are desperately pushing it towards the goal. Only when the target vaxxed is reached will the virus conveniently disappear. The public really will finally wake up when they realise that when it does go, they are all left with digital collars around their necks.
Off topic, but if the Pig Dictator goes who will replace him and will it be somebody who’s a bigger zealot than Doris? Yes we’ll all cheer as the fat cunt goes, but if he’s replaced by somebody worse and with a clean slate takes over, what then?
I’d rather he wasn’t replaced – not because I have any respect for him whatsoever, but because any replacement is highly likely to be worse!
I see no candidate at the top levels of the “Conservative” Party with any realistic prospect of leadership who has been significantly better than Johnson. Most of them would probably have been worse. And of course the alternatives in other parties would have been far worse. This reflects the general malaise in and corruption of our political class and system. There’s no quick solution to that.
So getting rid of Johnson will see no improvement immediately and might well make things worse. However, what alternative do we have to picking them off one by one, as and when opportunities arise? Never forget. Never forgive.
If the base had a real choice, there might be a chance, but last I heard, they have a choice of two finalists the party presents them with.
I just engaged in the utterly pointless endeavour of emailing my (Labour) MP. This is part of the automated response:
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE: I know there is much anxiety surrounding the spread of Coronavirus. My team and I are working remotely but are still here to help. We aim to provide up-to-date advice and guidance where appropriate and can advocate to Government agencies and external bodies on your behalf. There is a change to how I conduct my weekly advice surgery which you can find below.
Please see HERE for the latest Government guidance for more details on the Coronavirus restrictions and how they will affect you. It is vital we do everything we can to protect one another and our NHS.
Forget Parliament.
I’ve emailed my (Conservative) MP four or five times and got the same sort of bollocks back each time. He never answers my questions, just quotes from a script. Waste of fucking space.
Allegra Stratton has quit, anyway.
So?
In a sane world it is a dead cat designed to get the party off the front pages. However, it will be so unpopular that the NaziTories will never recover. If Labour support Vaxports they are toast as well. I’ve informed my Tory MP I will be campaigning against him.
Holy shit, pigs might fly…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59579077
Overwhelming top rated comments are telling them to stuff their rules. So, are 77th on holiday, or have the BBCs dark masters told them to put the boot into the pig dictator?
The BBC want rid of Johnson so they quite likely told 77 to stick the boot in. Next week they’ll be back to normal.
I think Bojo and the rest of the Tories have done us a favour with their Christmas party at Downing Street. It might finally cause the masses to wake up to the fact they are been hoodwinked.
Vaccines working well.
“Masks were to soften you up for Plan B”
A government whistleblower lets the mask slip.
Masks were a softening up exercise for Plan B,’ according to a government whistleblower. He told me that while there is little appetite in the Cabinet for a full lockdown, Covid Passes are ‘oven-baked’ and ready to go.
For this government insider the implications are now too serious to remain silent because ‘we are lying when we say masks work. They are a signal, a psyop. And we’ve criminalised not wearing them. Masks also transfer the blame onto individuals for the epidemic spreading. We have people counting the unmasked on public transport, policing each other. It is deeply unethical that we have set people against each other in this way. It allows the creation of an “out group” to blame.’ He points out that it is the government we should be blame for not increasing healthcare capacity.
The government insider is brutal about the reality of our situation: ‘England is teetering on the edge of a depressing, bureacratic, safety-obsessed society. We’re not at the level of Germany or Austria yet, but we’re on a precipice nonetheless.’ On his primary reason for calling me, he… Read more »
I am ashamed of the majority of the British population for putting up with this crap. We are a society of gullible, cowardly stupid people.
Shame no one seems to notice that Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have had varying degrees of vaccine passports for some time now – and no one was renting their shirts over their loss of freedom.
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You have it the wrong way round the party leak was to distract from the real agenda, ever more draconian measures against the people
Where is the proof, where is the evidence for this, the idiots in the press have been so distracted by the false scent of a story they can have the usual Johnson nothing wrong done crap. Meanwhile the work of serving a centralised world order under Masters with a God complex continues,
Rebel, Resist and throw these creatures to the dogs
I believe NOW is the time, NOW is the time, NOW is the time for:
1. Actually joining planned “get togethers” at large scale events (careful to avoid key words)
2. Actively seeking MP consultations
3. Writing to schools on mass, regarding ongoing child abuse with masks and “ventilated” (refrigerated) classrooms.
4. Stop watching, feeling guilty (as I have done), events in London etc. And actually attend.
5. Joining forces, including doubters, cynics, conspiracy theorists, educated researchers…as we are all against state overreach and control.
I say this as someone who has read LS and DS daily, been proud of the contributors and even prouder of those putting their heads above the trenches.
We need to sort this NOW.
Just an idea but maybe everyone supporting this needs to start wearing red (happy with any colour, but my winter wardrobe is a bit grey and I want a new jacket).
Ditch the state homeschool with no masks.
I’ve had my feet on the ground at every one of the London protests. I’m worn ragged by it all but I’m not giving in. I do have a red coat for winter 🙂
Just remember, prior to the jabs, this was a virus with a 99.%% survival rate.
Where’s the emergency? Euromomo data shows clearly that all cause mortality is below average, here in the UK. https://www.euromomo.eu/graphs-and-maps
Dead cat strategy.
Questions every journalist should be asking (but of course won’t) at the press conference this afternoon are:-
Will you still be holding parties at Downing Street Prime Minister? You, Prime Minister, a proven liar are taking away the freedoms of an entire nation, destroying livelihoods and causing immense mental distress to millions of people. Frankly your credibility is shot, why should people trust you on such important matters? How many grannies are dead as a result of the Christmas Party in Downing Street last year? If none then why are we having these restrictions imposed on us? We have all done as we have been told and double and in some case triple jabbed yet Covid is still spreading. Do the vaccines work or not? Omicorn is a mild illness for most people, in fact Coivd in general is 99.8% of fit healthy people make a full recovery from it but lockdowns have been proven to cause immense suffering. Is it not time to admit you got it wrong and abandon them? Is this a dead cat strategy to distract from the mounting problems for you and your government. If so, why should 70 million people be expected to sacrifice… Read more »
If anybody is surprised by this then they really haven’t been paying attention,the passport is and always has been the end goal,,,,, there has probably been at least 20 instances over the last 2 years that point to this being the case…..from the volte face by Vallance in March 2020 where he stated in the Standard that there is nothing you can do to stop a spread to a total lockdown position less than a week later, to the hammering taken by the Great Barrington experts for coming up with sensible alternative society saving suggestions….this will turn bad very quickly,and it probably needs to
It’s almost as if there is a spiritual war going on, with the forces of evil on the ascendancy seeking to destroy once and for all the forces of good, and seeking to condemn mankind to perpetual slavery under the despotic rule of the father of lies.
Oh wait, no, according to Dawkins that’s all bollocks.
Darwin said in first edition of Origin of Species that bears evolved into whales by swimming around trying to open their mouths wider to catch bugs.
Yeah that’s much more sensible. I don’t know what I was babbling on about there. Carry on, with the Science.
Mind you with masks covering our bug-catchers, we’re unlikely to turn into whales ourselves at this rate.
What has Darwin got to do with totalitarianism?
I don’t like Dawkins politics or scientism, but I fail to see a connection between evolutionary theory & public health tyranny with a hidden agenda.
I was connecting the dots from recent Daily Sceptic posts. Possibly a bit too freewheeling of me. But I did have a serious point. This is all complete bollocks from any rational point of view. Because it’s got nothing to do with rationality. This is pure spiritual warfare. So I was making a joke contrasting this extreme position with the dominant cultural framework of the day, which is basically some rational secular humanism. Or Darwinism, because that’s what got us to where we are. So yeah, on the one hand, The Science, where all the idiocracy is, and on the other hand, the crazies, the conspiracy theorists, those who see the bigger picture, heck, the Christians. It’s a war, is my point, and evolution is not going to save you.
Well, it may have been clearer if you said that. But you are right survival of the fittest, i.e. those best suited to their environment will succeed, & those that created this crisis are manipulating an environment best suited to them, we are losing that battle & very likely the war.
The thing with science (not to be confused with The Science) is that it works on the basis of hypotheses and then seeking evidence which support or contradict the hypothesis – and any proper scientist, such as Darwin, would modify or discard a hypothesis if that’s what the evidence indicated.
The Science, in contrast, is actually a cult where high priests such as Fauci, Pantsdown and Whitty spew their shite, and that’s then taken as immutable “fact” forevermore. It doesn’t matter that there is now a wealth of statistics which show that the claims made in March 2020 are bollocks: hey are still adhered to as “Truth” and all government policies and media narrarives remain based on them.
It’s because the entire world is following the same global plan, in lockstep, as we below the line have been pointing out for months and month. In other words, it’s a conspiracy, not a cock-up.
But I expect you at least know this, Will.