Charity begins at home? (Vaccine poll)

[Danllan]

The current situation over in Europe raises some obvious moral questions as well as political ones, so...

 

[Henarar]

The current situation over in Europe raises some obvious moral questions as well as political ones, so...

what is the current situation, reading on here there seems to be some confusion

 

[redsloe]

Just the EU throwing it's toys out of their pram because the EU machine moves too slowly for the particular purpose of vaccinating millions.

 

[Danllan]

what is the current situation, reading on here there seems to be some confusion

My point exactly.

 

[Henarar]

Just the EU throwing it's toys out of their pram because the EU machine moves too slowly for the particular purpose of vaccinating millions.

I thought the eu always acted in the uppermost interest of its citizens

 

[Charlie Gill]

Isn't the 'Yes' option redundant?... Obviously not

 

[Henarar]

My point exactly.

From what I can see at the moment its only the eu that are proposing doing such a thing

 

[Danllan]

From what I can see at the moment its only the eu that are proposing doing such a thing

Ain't that the truth? You can understand them doing it without consulting us first, fair enough what with us being a free and independent state once again, after all we wouldn't consult with them on policy.

But you'd have thought it might have occurred to them that the ROI would have an opinion on the matter. I bet the phonelines between Dublin and Brussels were a trifle warm this evening!

 

[yellow belly]

the uk does not need to restrict export because we have contracts signed early enough for timely manufacture with all the leading vaccines

we are already exporting to british dependancies

roi should be high up the list

 

[Danllan]

the uk does not need to restrict export because we have contracts signed early enough for timely manufacture with all the leading vaccines

we are already exporting to british dependancies

roi should be high up the list

Yep, the ROI should be getting everything it needs as of now.

 

[Ashtree]

Yep, the ROI should be getting everything it needs as of now.

I’m coming all over emotional after reading this!

 

[Danllan]

I’m coming all over emotional after reading this!

Despite all the bravado on both sides, the ROI and the UK are friends and the peoples are very close too; add in the fact that we have a common land border and it goes beyond the moral to the practical.

 

[nivilla1982]

A Foster is quoted in some of the papers about supplying vaccine to the ROI I believe.

 

[JP1]

Sounds like your poll is redundant as BoJo is letting the message leak out that he'll work with the EU and other Countries to help

Maybe magnanimous but probably more because he wants the UK press to do their Rottweiler worst without challenging it or being attributable to any quotes that may come back to bite him.

The EU have scored a massive own goal and set back their reputation at least a generation. Truly terrible. I read it may have been Barnier that rang Van der Leyen to backtrack. I still find it incredulous that she and the EU would be associated with Article 16 or anything else that could endanger the Good Friday Agreement. Mind blowing.

Gove similarly was at his most obsequious at getting the smug message out too

It should be celebrated that we had Kate Bingham with the skills, contacts and drive to place the UK so far forward with an intelligent vaccine procurement programme

 

[Hindsight]

Sounds like your poll is redundant as BoJo is letting the message leak out that he'll work with the EU and other Countries to help

Maybe magnanimous but probably more because he wants the UK press to do their Rottweiler worst without challenging it or being attributable to any quotes that may come back to bite him.

The EU have scored a massive own goal and set back their reputation at least a generation. Truly terrible. I read it may have been Barnier that rang Van der Leyen to backtrack. I still find it incredulous that she and the EU would be associated with Article 16 or anything else that could endanger the Good Friday Agreement. Mind blowing.

Gove similarly was at his most obsequious at getting the smug message out too

It should be celebrated that we had Kate Bingham with the skills, contacts and drive to place the UK so far forward with an intelligent vaccine procurement programme

I want her with me next time I go to Newmarket races May even have to forgive her for her coterie of PR staff.

 

[Hindsight]

Sounds like your poll is redundant as BoJo is letting the message leak out that he'll work with the EU and other Countries to help

Maybe magnanimous but probably more because he wants the UK press to do their Rottweiler worst without challenging it or being attributable to any quotes that may come back to bite him.

The EU have scored a massive own goal and set back their reputation at least a generation. Truly terrible. I read it may have been Barnier that rang Van der Leyen to backtrack. I still find it incredulous that she and the EU would be associated with Article 16 or anything else that could endanger the Good Friday Agreement. Mind blowing.

Gove similarly was at his most obsequious at getting the smug message out too

It should be celebrated that we had Kate Bingham with the skills, contacts and drive to place the UK so far forward with an intelligent vaccine procurement programme

And although Kate may have been able to say 'Yes' and was in effect the 'Del Monte Man' the real thanks should go to this lady - Prof Sarah Gilbert. Last March/April she I heard her on radio say her team would have a vaccine available by autumn - she just asked government to get the manufacturing capacity in place. This woman should be elevated to the House of Lords.

Prof Sarah Gilbert: The woman who designed the Oxford vaccine

Prof Sarah Gilbert got to work quickly on a coronavirus vaccine in January after decades of research.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Henarar]

Sounds like your poll is redundant as BoJo is letting the message leak out that he'll work with the EU and other Countries to help

Maybe magnanimous but probably more because he wants the UK press to do their Rottweiler worst without challenging it or being attributable to any quotes that may come back to bite him.

The EU have scored a massive own goal and set back their reputation at least a generation. Truly terrible. I read it may have been Barnier that rang Van der Leyen to backtrack. I still find it incredulous that she and the EU would be associated with Article 16 or anything else that could endanger the Good Friday Agreement. Mind blowing.

Gove similarly was at his most obsequious at getting the smug message out too

It should be celebrated that we had Kate Bingham with the skills, contacts and drive to place the UK so far forward with an intelligent vaccine procurement programme

Quite right that the UK should help out as best it can after all this is a matter of life and death and the eu are bound to get themselves in to a little trouble from time to time given that they are a third wanabe country these days

 

[Ashtree]

A Foster is quoted in some of the papers about supplying vaccine to the ROI I believe.

Bless her. I’m anxious to get the jab as soon as can reasonably be expected. @Clive says I’m essential to TFF

 

[Hindsight]

Bless her. I’m anxious to get the jab as soon as can reasonably be expected. @Clive says I’m essential to TFF

Mr Tree you are indeed an integral part of the team. We would be lost without you. Stay safe.

 

[manhill]

From what I can see at the moment its only the eu that are proposing doing such a thing

Dat's an awfully small eu in ur post. Is it foretelling the future size of the eu??