Tonight’s announcement 23rd march

[happysteve]

So HM twitter account showing a vid saying key worker, but other HM web sites saying go to work if you absolutely can't do it from home, so they don't know themselves.

Sounds about right.

Here's a tweet at 10.03pm from Robert Jenrick, who is the MP for Newark and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government

Advice for the housing, construction & building maintenance industries:
🔹If you can work from home, do so.
🔹If you are working on site, you can continue to do so. But follow Public Health England guidance on social distancing.
🔹Outside of work, remember to #StayHomeSaveLives

— Robert Jenrick (@RobertJenrick) March 23, 2020

View: https://twitter.com/RobertJenrick/status/1242210351007096836

 

[Leesparkykent]

Agree very unclear and my guess is the reason for that is if he says self employed must stay home then surely liable to cover their wages? They are trying to worm out of it...also a Boris fan but if he doesn't support us he has lost my vote.

 

[Sintra]

Other words that left the mouth of the PM were "If you don't follow the rules the police will have the powers to enforce them, including through fines and dispersing gatherings." Pretty clear what the government want us to do.

 

[Baddegg]

Other words that left the mouth of the PM were "If you don't follow the rules the police will have the powers to enforce them, including through fines and dispersing gatherings." Pretty clear what the government want us to do.

If they wanted us to do that I think they’d have made it crystal clear instead of just pretty clear.....

 

[Bsharp]

In the right circumstances it’s fine to continue to work as shown above I.e empty building working on own or with limited colleagues and complying with all social distancing, washing of hands etc. But obviously working in homes of clients is a crazy idea!! To risk not only your own health but the health and possible lives of others is irresponsible at best and downright reckless. If people can’t learn from what we have seen across the world with the ever increasing death rate in Italy, Spain etc then what hope have we got?? The virus is the same world over don’t think your special and in some way super human, STAY AT HOME.
I’ll be as skint as the next man in a week but I’d rather be satisfied I did my bit as should everybody and this pandemic WILL end Sooner if we all assist each other.
rant over!!!!!

 

[westward10]

I think Boris is operating under very difficult circumstances and I commend him and I have no time for any politician. The statement he made was not specific with regard to an individuals circumstances it was a generic statement to the nation, I doubt no other message like this has been made since the second world war.

 

[Baddegg]

I’m working in an empty house directly opposite mine I think I’ll be ok ?......the end of my garden is further from the front of my house than the house I’m working in.......my argument is more for all the poor sods who arnt so lucky and by the looks of it are being conveniently hung out to dry by the government

 

[Pretty Mouth]

This has just appeared on a FB group i'm in, not sure if it's already been posted on this forum:

House of Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments: Coronavirus Bill pages 14-18

publications.parliament.uk

 

[davesparks]

I'll be going out to replace a faulty RCD I looked at this afternoon, it's a seperate RCD feeding a CU which does all sockets in the house.
At first we thought it was the new boiler installation that was tripping it, but then I found its tripping at 13mA with all loads isolated, and you can make it trip by tapping the enclosure its in with a screwdriver.

After that I have an empty house to do some work on (I never thought I'd be doing domestic work again) but there's going to be plumbers there and we all know they can be pretty contagious at the best of times!

 

[Bsharp]

I’m working in an empty house directly opposite mine I think I’ll be ok ?......the end of my garden is further from the front of my house than the house I’m working in.......my argument is more for all the poor sods who arnt so lucky and by the looks of it are being conveniently hung out to dry by the government

I agree 100%

 

[westward10]

I’m working in an empty house directly opposite mine I think I’ll be ok ?......the end of my garden is further from the front of my house than the house I’m working in.......my argument is more for all the poor sods who arnt so lucky and by the looks of it are being conveniently hung out to dry by the government

No one is being hung out to dry these are exceptional circumstances. You want to see some poor sods look at the situation in Italy and don't think for one moment we may not be heading the same way.

 

[BigSpark]

This has just appeared on a FB group i'm in, not sure if it's already been posted on this forum:

House of Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments: Coronavirus Bill pages 14-18

publications.parliament.uk

Is that in progress or is it something that may come in?

 

[Pretty Mouth]

Is that in progress or is it something that may come in?

Hearsay has it that it is at the proposal stage

 

[Baddegg]

No one is being hung out to dry these are exceptional circumstances. You want to see some poor sods look at the situation in Italy and don't think for one moment we may not be heading the same way.

Not arguing with that fact @weatward and just for the record I won’t be attending any jobs that are not essential.....but the government took the time under these exceptional circuits to ensure the majority had money for food and medicines but did nothing for the self employed, I don’t get any benefits and I need regular prescriptions from my accident and pre existing medical condition, what am I to do?....I’m certainly not alone in these circumstances I’m sure...

 

[ruston]

The only reasons you may leave your home.

To go to work if you're a key worker
Shop for groceries
Exercise
Provide care or help.

Are electricians key workers...

In many circumstances, yes. Is an emergency generator necessary in a hospital, or a food production line important? There are dozens of reasons why they are needed in this crisis.