I Am Speaking To You Today.............

[10ClarionSt]

............from the Cabinet Office in 10 Clarion St. At 11 a.m. on the 23rd March, the British Ambassador to Covidia handed them a note saying that unless they withdrew their advance accross Europe, a state of war would exist between us. I have to tell you now that no such undertaking was received, and consequently, this country is at war with Covidia.

But don't worry, we're going to get through this crisis with fortitude and determination. Firstly, everyone must do nothing to fight this war. Just stay the *** out of it. Stay home. Stay in. Don't go out. That'll show everyone the strength of the British Bulldog spirit. Secondly, your government has strong plans to wreck the economy and ruin the country. This will be the result of our master plan that everyone does nothing for months. You won't have a home. You won't have any money. You won't have a job. You won't be able to afford decent meals. You won't be able to do anything because you don't have the means. You might just die because of all that, but the important thing is, you won't die of CV-19.
We shall never surrender!
This is Reginald Boozinget, News at Ten, Clarion St, Ancoats.
Over to you.

[waterboatman]

Nice one! :-D

[emmie]

not sure how to reply to be honest.
the government has put in place many measures to stop this virus from spreading so far. It has asked people to self isolate and many or the majority are doing just that,
that monies have been provided to help small and medium sized businesses, that those on furlough get 80 percent of their wages paid.
This will all have to be paid for in the future but
for now i feel the government is doing the best it can do in this appalling climate

[waterboatman]

Indeed it is emmie.

[10ClarionSt]

No it isn't. It should focus on the areas that are most affected; hospitals; care homes; ethinic minorities. A govt spokesman last week said that 91% of deaths involved people who had one, or a combination of, heart disease, dementia and diabetes.

People talk about this being similar to the war. Is it? If it is, when did anyone ever win a war by hiding from it? In wars, there will always be collateral damage. They're not doing it right, in my opinion. But hey ho. Most people seem to be happy with the fact that the economy and peoples' lives will be ruined. Onwards and upwards.

[emmie]

i don't believe that for a second. Lives will return to some form of normal but not quite yet.

[Theland]

Weeks ago some on here suggested, ''When this over.''
I replied that the virus was the first domino to fall, and there were many many more waiting to fall.
They are falling.

[emmie]

we will see, it's not over yet, but it will be sooner than you think...

[Theland]

France and Germany have had riots.
I think we too will have them soon.

[1ozzy]

A total crock of the proverbial.

Getting so bored that your imagination is playing games in your mind 10c St?

[naomi24]

What a complete load of tosh!

[10ClarionSt]

I love this webiste! :o)

[waterboatman]

You haven't thought this through, have you clarion?

[douglas9401]

[fiction-factory]

As an aside, and it is Chatterbank mthe home of chatter and nonsense (so OP is in right section), I remember buying that Esther Phillips single in the mid 70s- so Dougie's post prompted me to look up what happened to her but it seems she died in 1984