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Yep, the precentages pro indy and pro union seem to be about the same split as 2014, despite giving the yoof the vote. Pleasing to see Salmond's epic fail as well.Donny osmond wrote:All together now
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I'm actually in favour of that - given the number of stupid racist people out there, I'm surprised that there haven't been more example of being being dicks/violent to those of South Asian descent because they blame Indians for the variant, like the uptick in anti-East Asian racism because of "the China virus". There's nobody harrassing people from the Home Counties for being dirty foreigners spreading disease.Galfon wrote:Latest Covid briefing:
The Indian variant will now be called 'April-02'
reason: 'important for us not to allow this virus to divide us as communities and people.. '
The 'UK variant' however was still referred to as the 'Kent' variant..
It's the sort of thing where I don't know whether to laugh or cry that shit like this is what takes up the brain space of our cabinet ministers.Galfon wrote:Latest Covid briefing:
The Indian variant will now be called 'April-02'
reason: 'important for us not to allow this virus to divide us as communities and people.. '
The 'UK variant' however was still referred to as the 'Kent' variant..
True - it won't take long, can see numbers getting thrown in before long.Digby wrote:is the eye rolling observation on this there are only 20 odd variants to go?
Deltoids... [emoji28][emoji28] very goodGalfon wrote:Certainly good for ye Deltoids..
Teachers finally step in after all the name-calling in the playground:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-57308592
Even better!! [emoji106][emoji106]Galfon wrote: The latest Vietnam jobby is a uk-indian 'hybrid' apparently (the virus is learning..), so not sure it will be granted it's 'epsilon' title, or just plain 'alpha-delta'.
( the 'pi' variant has to come from Wigan...)
Galfon wrote:'A cruise ship carrying only UK passengers on a tour of the British Isles has been barred from docking in Greenock with just days’ notice, travel agents have said' ('scotsman')
Passengers booked to join the cruise in Greenock may now have to travel by road to Liverpool instead, apparently..
Nowt wrong with reacting to rising cases in the UK, but aligning restrictions where possible would surely help matters.
(That MSC Virtuosa looks a stonker of a ship - real shame for those affected )
Uk types, mingling with the same, breathing uk air floating on uk waters visiting uk ports. eating uk sausages, drinking yorkshire tea and eating finest curry, safe in the knowledge that we have already reached those sunny uplands..morepork wrote: What manner of fuck trumpet would be looking to go on one of those floating incubators?
Where are the DGSE when you need them? They're normally good for a sinking or twoGalfon wrote:Uk types, mingling with the same, breathing uk air floating on uk waters visiting uk ports. eating uk sausages, drinking yorkshire tea and eating finest curry, safe in the knowledge that we have already reached those sunny uplands..morepork wrote: What manner of fuck trumpet would be looking to go on one of those floating incubators?
but what's that still coming over the hill ?
Aligning restrictions? There's a fuck off big football watching arena in the centre of Glasgow designed to hold thousands, with zero restrictions. But 22 parents can't go and space themselves around a pitch to watch their kids play football.Galfon wrote:'A cruise ship carrying only UK passengers on a tour of the British Isles has been barred from docking in Greenock with just days’ notice, travel agents have said' ('scotsman')
Passengers booked to join the cruise in Greenock may now have to travel by road to Liverpool instead, apparently..
Nowt wrong with reacting to rising cases in the UK, but aligning restrictions where possible would surely help matters.
(That MSC Virtuosa looks a stonker of a ship - real shame for those affected )
I don't see what the problem is here. Teachers encouraged not to tell children, "No you're not, don't be so fucking stupid," if they say they're not a girl/boy/whatever this week? The world is surely ending.Galfon wrote:I don't think the majority of parents are quite ready for this type of stuff yet.
https://www.newsweek.com/kids-young-fou ... nt-1618942
Bigots' Feelings Matter!Puja wrote:I don't see what the problem is here. Teachers encouraged not to tell children, "No you're not, don't be so fucking stupid," if they say they're not a girl/boy/whatever this week? The world is surely ending.
Don't even get me started on the requisite quote from a transphobe about "children now being encouraged on a medical pathway" - it's just calling a kid by the name they want to be called by. If something comes of it later and the child turns out to have been trans, you've done a good deed by not traumatising the poor little sod. If the kid's just experimenting and turns out to be cis as the day is long, you've done a good deed by allowing them to do so and encouraging that the grownups will support them in what they want to do. Either way, what's the harm?
This is pretty enlightened, as is the creation of more gender-neutral uniforms. The only issues for me are:Puja wrote:I don't see what the problem is here. Teachers encouraged not to tell children, "No you're not, don't be so fucking stupid," if they say they're not a girl/boy/whatever this week? The world is surely ending.Galfon wrote:I don't think the majority of parents are quite ready for this type of stuff yet.
https://www.newsweek.com/kids-young-fou ... nt-1618942
Don't even get me started on the requisite quote from a transphobe about "children now being encouraged on a medical pathway" - it's just calling a kid by the name they want to be called by. If something comes of it later and the child turns out to have been trans, you've done a good deed by not traumatising the poor little sod. If the kid's just experimenting and turns out to be cis as the day is long, you've done a good deed by allowing them to do so and encouraging that the grownups will support them in what they want to do. Either way, what's the harm?
Puja
I'd generally agree on that, with the caveat that "physical male" for sporting competition isn't defined just by the presence of a penis - someone on hormones and actively transitioning is very different to someone who is just socially transitioning.Son of Mathonwy wrote:This is pretty enlightened, as is the creation of more gender-neutral uniforms. The only issues for me are:Puja wrote:I don't see what the problem is here. Teachers encouraged not to tell children, "No you're not, don't be so fucking stupid," if they say they're not a girl/boy/whatever this week? The world is surely ending.Galfon wrote:I don't think the majority of parents are quite ready for this type of stuff yet.
https://www.newsweek.com/kids-young-fou ... nt-1618942
Don't even get me started on the requisite quote from a transphobe about "children now being encouraged on a medical pathway" - it's just calling a kid by the name they want to be called by. If something comes of it later and the child turns out to have been trans, you've done a good deed by not traumatising the poor little sod. If the kid's just experimenting and turns out to be cis as the day is long, you've done a good deed by allowing them to do so and encouraging that the grownups will support them in what they want to do. Either way, what's the harm?
Puja
1) The theoretical risk of (for example) boys using these rules to gain access to girls' changing rooms etc. However, assuming boys can't just come in one day and say 'I'm a girl, let me into the girls' showers', ie there would be a process, counselling, etc before the change is made (and similarly before a reverse change), then this would be fine.
2) Safety and competitive issues over kids who are physically male competing with females, which are slightly difficult. Pre-puberty, not a problem, post- it's tricky but that's not news to anyone - IMO for contact sports and competitions, physical males should be segregated from physical females.