PM and chancellor won't be self-isolating.

[Louis Balfour]

After being in contact with Sajid Javid, who tested positive for COVID.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57877373

[bitchstewie]

"the pair would take part in a pilot programme"

Imagine my surprise

[WyrleyD]

Ooooh, I think I've joined that pilot program too (just haven't told the yet!).

[TheRainMaker]

Can we all do that now

[Stuart70]

Why bother with track and trace, if you will not deal with the results?

Be honest, delete the app and move on…

[frisbee]

But his poll numbers are looking good and you are all a bunch of commie manhole (cover) loving deviants.

[valiant]

frisbee said:

But his poll numbers are looking good and you are all a bunch of commie manhole (cover) loving deviants.

But…but…vaccines!!!!

[Gweeds]

Hilariously, the government’s own press release on the daily testing pilot, which allows participants to avoid isolation, says those participants are selected “at random”. Sure, we definitely believe that.

fking aholes.

[bitchstewie]

Just a co-incidence surely

[PH User]

Oh well, at least this gives us all another thing to moan about.

[grumbledoak]

It doesn't matter. The sheep are so invested in the super clever deadly virus narrative now that Boris could paint "It's not about a virus" in flaming letters ten feet high on the road outside number 10 and we'd still have people bragging that they'll be wearing a mask on Monday.

[anonymous-user]

bhstewie said:

"the pair would take part in a pilot programme"

Imagine my surprise

What a farce.

Just be honest and say they’re not isolating as they’re above it all or they think it’s pointless now.

I wonder how many are deleting the nhs app.

[greygoose]

bhstewie said:

Just a co-incidence surely

To be fair I did the daily testing to be released at New Year when I was pinged by the app so that I could go to work, it isn’t a new thing this week.

[Wills2]

They're actually trolling the electorate now, they must have meetings to come up with new ways of doing it.

[essayer]

The Javid thing is just a publicity stunt. “It’s perfectly safe to get covid when you’ve had both jabs!”

[bitchstewie]

greygoose said:

To be fair I did the daily testing to be released at New Year when I was pinged by the app so that I could go to work, it isn’t a new thing this week.

The scheme isn't but it depends whether you believe that both of them plus Gove all going into the same study group "at random" is one of lifes little co-incidences or just more "one rule for them another for everyone else" sthousery.

[essayer]

IMO this will make more outrage than Barnard Castle. One rule for them etc.

My local pub has closed for the whole weekend because the staff have to self isolate. Selected ‘elites’ get to carry on as normal. Not good.

[williamp]

If they did really need to isolate, then the vaccines dont work- so what's the point if the vaccine???

Be sensible. Ignore the app. Delete it. Trust the science..

[Ian Geary]

Anyone know what percentage are being put into the second group?

If it was 50:50 then there's maybe some credibility that both the pm and his cabinet member were randomly selected.

Obviously, if it's down to 1% etc then this yet again appears Boris thinks he can make rules up to suit him.

Quite why "the polls" continue to support this.. although a conservative supporter, there gets a point where the leadership aren't displaying values I would associate with.

I guess that just shows how dire the opposition is (yep, managed to blame Keir even though it's Boris who's taking the piss)

[JagLover]

Just shut down this Track and Trace farce. All the vulnerable have been offered their two jabs now, Covid isn't going anywhere.

Get back to normal as much as we can.