Can We Afford This?

[Bobbisox1]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55760467

Working out at a half a billion pounds per week , I'm sure that's the figure mentioned, no doubt Im open to be corrected on that ,
That's an awful lot of money with our economy shot right now

[Togo]

Business opportunity there for you. Start a website posting out coronavirus doses for 50 quid a pop. This time next year Rodney ...

[teacake44]

Yet another fag packet idea,but a lot more expensive than the £50 to get ya bike up and running. If we catch you breaking covid rules we will fine you, but then give you £500 to help you pay the fine. Good god!!

[dave50]

No emmie, we are not going to continue restrictions to protect those who refuse the vaccine. They make their bed, they can lie in it.

[Ken4155]

The proposal has been rejected by the PM.

[Bobbisox1]

Yes, just heard, thank God for that !

[New Judge]

//The proposal has been rejected by the PM.//

When does it start, then?

[emmie]

cynical NJ. lets hope it doesn't at any point.

[emmie]

dave50, how do you mean, if those who refuse the vaccine for whatever their reason, then contract the virus, they should still get treament.. are you saying they shouldn;t....

[bobbinwales]

teacake44: "Yet another fag packet idea,but a lot more expensive than the £50 to get ya bike up and running. If we catch you breaking covid rules we will fine you, but then give you £500 to help you pay the fine. Good god!!"

Changed your mind then from here where your complaining that people were being turned down for the £500?
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Current-Affairs/Question1736221.html

[dave50]

No emmie they have decided to take the risk end of.

[jourdain2]

I'm sure someone will correct me if I am wrong, but I understood that someone leaked this £500 idea before Boris had even seen it. It was contained in a 'suggestions' paper or something. Because it got out and all over the news, the refutation now casts the govt. in a 'spoilsport' light.

So who leaked it is the question? We obviously can't afford it and I am glad the idea has been quashed. I know a lad in the village ( Yr. 11 at school) who told me that one pupil was taking 50p off a lot of other kids in payment for coughing a lot! (It was at the beginning last year and he'd been to Italy on a skiing trip.) I can very easily imagine people fabricating Covid symptoms to gain £500.