Boris to make a statement.

[13roman58]

8.30pm UK tilme Boris Johnson is making a statement, stand by your beds.

[PoshinDevon]

Lockdown for 3 weeks

Full article here. https://apple.news/As5EK_7PTRm6tvX4I8qZFvQ

[PoshinDevon]

So listening to Radio 4 this morning and there is a discussion around the restrictions on places opening. There is a list on the government website which advises those places providing vital services which can remain open.

Mike Ashley the owner of Sports Direct has said his stores will remain open. Completely unbelievable. The man is a complete idiot.....and that is me being polite.

Update at 8am - Seems like the amount of negative press generated by the decision to open Sports Direct stores has led Mike Ashley to change his mind. Not surprised as in the last hour there has been a huge backlash at his original decision to open.

[Deniz1]

They should follow our lead. YOU WILL CLOSE! Its not up to store owners the government here make the decisions.

[Dalartokat]

They have all closed. The only ones that have not been considered yet is Construction, but that is being discussed, also the self employed will also have to have help. Sports Direct saw a surge in fitness equipment being sold and he wanted to stay open to make more money but as has been said he got the bad press for it.

[MVP]

In the UK they are still allowing planes in from Italy, Spain and the Far East completely unchecked, but people taking their dogs for a walk are a serious problem......

[Groucho]

In the UK they are still allowing planes in from Italy, Spain and the Far East completely unchecked, but people taking their dogs for a walk are a serious problem......

Ah, irony...

[Trigger]

So listening to Radio 4 this morning and there is a discussion around the restrictions on places opening. There is a list on the government website which advises those places providing vital services which can remain open.

Mike Ashley the owner of Sports Direct has said his stores will remain open. Completely unbelievable. The man is a complete idiot.....and that is me being polite.

Update at 8am - Seems like the amount of negative press generated by the decision to open Sports Direct stores has led Mike Ashley to change his mind. Not surprised as in the last hour there has been a huge backlash at his original decision to open.

Not sure why he is even that bothered, most of his staff are on 0 contract hours and it is not as if he sells perishable goods. Yeah he will lose some money, but in the grand scheme of things...

[EnjoyingTheSun]

Not sure why he is even that bothered, most of his staff are on 0 contract hours and it is not as if he sells perishable goods. Yeah he will lose some money, but in the grand scheme of things...

Ashley making money or losing a few million from his personal fortune is neither here nor there. The grand scheme of things is his workers who now don't have any money and whose future prospects are pretty grim is a problem.

[Trigger]

Not sure why he is even that bothered, most of his staff are on 0 contract hours and it is not as if he sells perishable goods. Yeah he will lose some money, but in the grand scheme of things...

Ashley making money or losing a few million from his personal fortune is neither here nor there. The grand scheme of things is his workers who now don't have any money and whose future prospects are pretty grim is a problem.

Agreed

[13roman58]

He has put up prices for fitness equipment by up to 50%

[EnjoyingTheSun]

He has put up prices for fitness equipment by up to 50%

Not that I wouldn't put it past him but was it a price hike or more a case of goods that were on sale now being taken off sale?
Still opportunism but.....

[jofra]

"The prime minister said all shops selling non-essential goods, such as clothing and electronics, would be closed with immediate effect.
The government’s guideline outlines all the retail businesses that are authorised to stay open, as they sell products deemed to be essential to the general public.
The list includes food shops, including supermarkets; health shops, such as pharmacies; petrol stations, home and hardware stores; garages; car rentals; pet shops; corner shops; newsagents; post offices; banks; bicycle shops and laundrettes and dry cleaners.
Market stalls that sell essential items, such as groceries and food, are also allowed to stay open.....
Can people still order takeaway food?
While restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars have been ordered to shut, food deliveries and takeaways are still allowed....
What non-essential premises must close?
The businesses that have been described as non-essential and therefore ordered to close immediately include food establishments such as restaurants and cafes; hair and beauty salons; tattoo and piercing parlours; massage parlours; retailers such as clothing shops; outdoor and indoor markets that do not sell essential goods; auction houses and car showrooms."

Some (IMO) strange - and risky - anomalies here...
"health shops" ? Holland & Barret, Shop4Supplements, Nutrifit Care - who sell diet supplements and vitamin tablets (!) - pharmacies; definitely OK by me....
"home and hardware stores" ? B&Q and Homebase, I don't know, but WIckes (round the corner) - closed...
"car rentals" ? - if we're meant to stay at home? I wouldn't have thought vital workers would suddenly need car rentals....
"pet shops" ? - a desperate need to buy a new gerbil or a couple of goldfish? Pet food can be bought at the supermarkets....
"bicycle shops"? - you MUST be joking - on yer bike!!!!

[sophie]

Who'd have thunk it, laundrette and dry cleaner an essential shop!!! Twaddle. At least if ours here was open I could pick up the pair of slacks that have been in there for 3 weeks now.

[EnjoyingTheSun]

What non-essential premises must close?
The businesses that have been described as non-essential and therefore ordered to close immediately include hair and beauty salons

Be careful out there people, it's going to get ugly