A small transport operation, but one close to the Prime Minister’s heart, has fallen victim to the coronavirus.The Emirates Air Line – the east London cable car built on the instructions of the then mayor, Boris Johnson – will stop operating indefinitely from tomorrow
The Emirates Air Line – the east London cable car built on the instructions of the then mayor, Boris Johnson – will stop operating indefinitely from tomorrow
― ymo sumac (NickB), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:02 (four years ago) link
🐦[’The big idea of the 1990s that “the economy” will serve as a regulating superego of our politics is a busted flush. ... we should now never tire of asking: which economic constraints are real and which imagined?’ @adam_tooze🕸 on top form https://t.co/xS5iceaZzq🕸— David Edgerton (@DEHEdgerton) March 20, 2020🕸]🐦Tooze says C-19 will be a paradigm shift.
― Fizzles, Friday, 20 March 2020 17:05 (four years ago) link
he's taking a long time to get around to the punchline here
― stet, Friday, 20 March 2020 17:09 (four years ago) link
pubs cafes and bars to close tonight
fucking finally
― uncle-knower is coming for you (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:09 (four years ago) link
"we are all in this together" says the man with a literal nuclear bunker for him and his colleagues.
― koogs, Friday, 20 March 2020 17:09 (four years ago) link
PROTECT THE NHS is our new three-worder, Dom earning his crust at last
― stet, Friday, 20 March 2020 17:11 (four years ago) link
phew, in under the wire
― I can't pay no doctor bill, but Whitey's on the McAloon (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:11 (four years ago) link
https://t.co/688Ob1Cf8c pic.twitter.com/crlRfnDLem— Loki (@Lokinash06) March 20, 2020
lool!
― calzino, Friday, 20 March 2020 17:13 (four years ago) link
No limit on funding for scheme https://t.co/CD4nDFXkLB— Nick Eardley (@nickeardleybbc) March 20, 2020
― stet, Friday, 20 March 2020 17:14 (four years ago) link
all shops apart from supermarkets and pharmacies to shut
― uncle-knower is coming for you (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:15 (four years ago) link
this seems good, if late xp is that right about shops?
― stet, Friday, 20 March 2020 17:16 (four years ago) link
... cafes, bars, pubs and restaurants must close tonight. Nightclubs, theatres, gyms, cinemas and leisure centres must also close on the same timescale.
BoE going to need a bigger bazooka
― gday curd nerds (||||||||), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:16 (four years ago) link
NEW #Coronavirus job retention scheme. HMRC grants to cover most of the wages. Will cover 80% of salaries of workers of up to £2,500 a month. Will be open for 3 months. Can extend. NO limit on the funding going into the scheme— Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) March 20, 2020
― stet, Friday, 20 March 2020 17:17 (four years ago) link
not only does Tim Weatherspoon have the Oblivion face but i can hear him doing the voice
― I can't pay no doctor bill, but Whitey's on the McAloon (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:18 (four years ago) link
Lol vat cancelled
― some of you are enjoying this (gyac), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:18 (four years ago) link
Why 80%?
how's that gonna work for the self-employed?
― uncle-knower is coming for you (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:19 (four years ago) link
Self assessment cancelled for a year ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
― some of you are enjoying this (gyac), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:20 (four years ago) link
and how does this work for people who've been laid off since the government started fucking up their response to this?
― uncle-knower is coming for you (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:21 (four years ago) link
there are gonna be millions of newly unemployed and these cunts are fretting about tax. riot time.
― I can't pay no doctor bill, but Whitey's on the McAloon (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:21 (four years ago) link
My boss has just gone from "fuck this incompetent government" to "Incredible employment scheme for everyone. What a fantastic government we have I must say. Awfully touched" - this is a verbatim quote, btw, smh.
― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:22 (four years ago) link
wondering if I can somehow finagle this so the gov will pay me more than the SSP I'm currently barely living on.
― I can't pay no doctor bill, but Whitey's on the McAloon (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:24 (four years ago) link
Welfare spending has been cut by £37bn over the last decade. The £7bn increase the chancellor has just announced is a small step in the right direction but not nearly enough to protect the poorest and most vulnerable.— Jonathan Bartley (@jon_bartley) March 20, 2020
― stet, Friday, 20 March 2020 17:24 (four years ago) link
The 80% of salaries thing is a big relief but at the same time several days too late.
― Matt DC, Friday, 20 March 2020 17:25 (four years ago) link
now that we've adopted fully automated luxury gay space communism, all boris needs to do is stop tens of thousands of people dying in understaffed, under-resourced hospitals and he'll be fine... bojo, over to you
― uncle-knower is coming for you (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:25 (four years ago) link
huge if true
Wtf pic.twitter.com/WWvY98H2zR— Will Joseph Cook (@WillJosephCook) March 19, 2020
― uncle-knower is coming for you (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:27 (four years ago) link
Important note - have asked Number 10 and shops WILL NOT be closing. The PM listed a number of outlets which will including gyms, bars, restaurants etc. Shops will not be included. The Chancellor made a slip there.— Kate McCann (@KateEMcCann) March 20, 2020
― stet, Friday, 20 March 2020 17:28 (four years ago) link
ah, sorry for misinformation
― uncle-knower is coming for you (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:29 (four years ago) link
Yeah we need to still be able to buy scented candles and CDs
― I can't pay no doctor bill, but Whitey's on the McAloon (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:30 (four years ago) link
Sunak says the measures for casual workers are related to their earnings as recorded on PAYE - so assuming it’s based on average earnings?
― some of you are enjoying this (gyac), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:31 (four years ago) link
Backdated to March 1st apparently.
― Matt DC, Friday, 20 March 2020 17:32 (four years ago) link
god the Sunak love out there is unhinged. Never trust a Tory.
― stet, Friday, 20 March 2020 17:34 (four years ago) link
It's almost like the privileged bourgeoisie don't need much excuse to rally round a Tory
― I can't pay no doctor bill, but Whitey's on the McAloon (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:36 (four years ago) link
Self-employed workers have only been guaranteed *£94.25* a week - a big loophole in promise of economic protection.— George Eaton (@georgeeaton) March 20, 2020
― stet, Friday, 20 March 2020 17:36 (four years ago) link
this "we ask people to think about that" bollocks from him is wearing incredibly thin
― stet, Friday, 20 March 2020 17:42 (four years ago) link
Lol the friends I would expect to go mental about the pub closures are currently going mental about the pub closures
― I can't pay no doctor bill, but Whitey's on the McAloon (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:46 (four years ago) link
Nothing for ppl on zero hours
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 20 March 2020 17:47 (four years ago) link
VAT just deferred
― gday curd nerds (||||||||), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:55 (four years ago) link
Still nowhere near enough for renters in this announcement from Rishi Sunak. Raising LHA rates to 30th percentile means benefits still wouldn’t cover full cost of rent for a great many London renters affected by #covid19— Tom Copley (@tomcopley) March 20, 2020
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 20 March 2020 17:57 (four years ago) link
od the Sunak love out there is unhinged. Never trust a Tory.― stet, Friday, March 20, 2020 5:34 PM (twenty-three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
lmao he's not doing all these bazookas out the good of his heart. lad's staring into the teeth of a depression. expect more to come still
― gday curd nerds (||||||||), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:59 (four years ago) link
latest from my boss re:the government "Must say Can’t sing enough praise for them!!!!"cannot say how glad I am that I am at home and do not have to be in office with her while she expresses these opinions
― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 20 March 2020 18:05 (four years ago) link
tbf tho tonight's package is huuuuuge
― gday curd nerds (||||||||), Friday, 20 March 2020 18:07 (four years ago) link
Free Mubi for 90 days via my local independent cinema organization, nice work Mubi.
― I can't pay no doctor bill, but Whitey's on the McAloon (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 March 2020 18:15 (four years ago) link
self-employed ppl seem to think they are fucked
― ogmor, Friday, 20 March 2020 18:16 (four years ago) link
Pubs should remain open for key workers
― felt jute gyte delete later (wins), Friday, 20 March 2020 18:20 (four years ago) link
Yeah which will have the added benefit of encouraging more recruits
― I can't pay no doctor bill, but Whitey's on the McAloon (Noodle Vague), Friday, 20 March 2020 18:21 (four years ago) link
That thing Johnson said about you might wanna give it one last night night out but don't, does that mean pubs/restaurants shutter up after closing time tonight? Or earlier?
(not going out but we did fancy a takeaway tonight)
― Daniel_Rf, Friday, 20 March 2020 18:24 (four years ago) link
Takeaways are supposed to be fine, Daniel. He said as soon as they practically can. And restaurants can still do takeaways.
― some of you are enjoying this (gyac), Friday, 20 March 2020 18:27 (four years ago) link
Cool, thanks.
― Daniel_Rf, Friday, 20 March 2020 18:29 (four years ago) link