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MarkMas

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And whilst I abhor Trump's politics and behaviour, it does not help that the press misrepresent him.


I have looked hard at both the clip featured in the report and searched for extended footage elsewhere and whilst the comments are crass in my opinion he is referring to equality before law enforcement made during a press briefing on the unemployent figures. It is wrong to headline that Trump is of the view that George Floyd would be happy to see those figures.

It is increasingly hard to believe what is reported regardless of source or political bias of that outlet.

Maybe it always thus and we were more ignorant of such misrepresentation.

A link to full transcript is below. Trump rambles so much that it is hard to tell what he means by "this" when he says, "Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying, 'This is a great thing that’s happening for our country.' This is a great day for him." The press have assumed Trump must means the unemployment figures, since that is what he is announcing that day, and and it is hard to imagine that he means that this day was "a great day for" "equal justice under the law". His rambling style makes it hard for the press to succinctly quote him accurately, and allows him to spin anything he says however he likes.
https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-press-conference-transcript-on-jobs-report
 

jayblue

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Strange events these past few days. The protests are for a worthy cause but I find it surprising the media are actively encouraging them given the "lockdown" is still supposedly in place. They will surely only serve to spread the virus and ultimately cost lives. There is a time and place for such things and the middle of a pandemic is not it.

It is ironic that many people have not been able to attend funerals of dear family members or have lost their jobs due to restrictions while others flagrantly disregard all social distancing for mass protests. I also cannot understand why thousands are being allowed to gather together in this way, but none of us can leave the country, visit a place with a much lower infection rate than we have and then reenter without then having to quarantine for 14 days!

Scientists keep talking of a second wave. If such a thing is to happen then surely the minority who are flaunting the weak rules set in place are going to bring it upon the rest of us - those of us who have followed the government advice and who are actually taking this thing seriously.
 

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Well, that schoolboy will be needing to see his teacher.

"Whilst it's difficult to not be drawn in by little Jonny's sense of humour and ready wit, his punctuations is shite."
I would love to have had the Macron experience as I believe most schoolboys would too ;)
 

Felonious Crud

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I would love to have had the Macron experience as I believe most schoolboys would too ;)

Oh, you and me both, mate. Our fresh young RE teacher, straight from teacher training school, was a joy in every way. At least, according to my schoolboy's vivid and boundless imagination, she was.
 
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Same with our French 21 year old teaching assistant who wore the tightest jeans I’ve ever seen and who, to an impressionable 14 year old, sounded like she must be talking about sex every time she opened her mouth. The WCs were noticeably more busy after a lesson with her
 

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OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER
FROM LEADING RESEARCH SCIENTISTS IN THE UK

Rt Hon Boris Johnson, MP
10 Downing Street
London
SW1A 2AL
Monday, 8th June 2020
Dear Prime Minister,

Impact on Science Research of Brexit Transition Termination

The response to Covid-19 has shown how international collaboration has been essential for rapid progress in understanding the disease. No single nation has the expertise or innovative pipeline and power to characterize the virus, develop a vaccine for it and distribute that vaccine globally.

The huge scientific problems facing globally inter-connected economies, ranging from climate change to artificial intelligence, require shared expertise and research power. There is a wonderful vehicle for galvanizing and funding such collaborative research and innovation, the European Research Area.

The UK played a major role in the creation of the ERA and defining its ways of working and has led many of its most significant research efforts. But our involvement is now in jeopardy with the prospect of a No-Deal Brexit.

We believe that the Government should take whatever time is needed to negotiate a productive future relationship with the EU, including UK research and the ERA. This can only benefit both parties and is manifestly in the long-term interest of the UK and all its citizens.

Covid-19 has inflicted a severe setback to our economy and to future prospects of our youth. Recovery from such a setback will require a strong research and innovation base and a No-Deal Brexit would severely damage it. It would erode the attractiveness of our universities to talent from around the globe and the attractiveness of the UK as a location for leading science and technology businesses, at precisely a time when those goals are under threat due to the pandemic.

We believe a No-Deal Brexit will cause unnecessary and possibly long-term damage because of an arbitrary timeline set before the pandemic.

Yours faithfully,
o Venki Ramakrishan, Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2000, President of the Royal Society
o Sir Paul Nurse, Nobel Laureate, Physiology or Medicine 2001
o Martin Rees FRS, Baron Rees of Ludlow
o Niall FitzGerald KBE, Chairman – Leverhulme Trust
o Professor Daniel Anthony, University of Oxford
o Professor Dorothy Bishop, University of Oxford
o Professor Edward Bullmore, University of Cambridge
o Professor Roger Crisp, University of Oxford
o Professor Annette Dolphin, University College London,
o Professor Dame Athene Donald DBE FRS, University of Cambridge
o Professor Barry Everitt FRS, University of Cambridge
o Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith FRS, University of Cambridge
o Professor Christine Holt FRS, University of Cambridge
o Professor Charles Hulme FBA, University of Oxford
o Professor Roger Lemon, University College London
o Professor Stafford Lightman, University of Bristol
o Dr Alice Prochaska, Former Principal and Honorary Fellow Somerville College, Oxford
o Professor Wolfram Schultz, University of Cambridge
o Professor Maggie Snowling CBE, University of Oxford
o Professor David Spiegelhalter OBE FRS, University of Cambridge
o Professor William Whyte, St John’s College, Oxford
 

lozcb

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OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER
FROM LEADING RESEARCH SCIENTISTS IN THE UK

Rt Hon Boris Johnson, MP
10 Downing Street
London
SW1A 2AL
Monday, 8th June 2020
Dear Prime Minister,

Impact on Science Research of Brexit Transition Termination

The response to Covid-19 has shown how international collaboration has been essential for rapid progress in understanding the disease. No single nation has the expertise or innovative pipeline and power to characterize the virus, develop a vaccine for it and distribute that vaccine globally.

The huge scientific problems facing globally inter-connected economies, ranging from climate change to artificial intelligence, require shared expertise and research power. There is a wonderful vehicle for galvanizing and funding such collaborative research and innovation, the European Research Area.

The UK played a major role in the creation of the ERA and defining its ways of working and has led many of its most significant research efforts. But our involvement is now in jeopardy with the prospect of a No-Deal Brexit.

We believe that the Government should take whatever time is needed to negotiate a productive future relationship with the EU, including UK research and the ERA. This can only benefit both parties and is manifestly in the long-term interest of the UK and all its citizens.

Covid-19 has inflicted a severe setback to our economy and to future prospects of our youth. Recovery from such a setback will require a strong research and innovation base and a No-Deal Brexit would severely damage it. It would erode the attractiveness of our universities to talent from around the globe and the attractiveness of the UK as a location for leading science and technology businesses, at precisely a time when those goals are under threat due to the pandemic.

We believe a No-Deal Brexit will cause unnecessary and possibly long-term damage because of an arbitrary timeline set before the pandemic.

Yours faithfully,
o Venki Ramakrishan, Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2000, President of the Royal Society
o Sir Paul Nurse, Nobel Laureate, Physiology or Medicine 2001
o Martin Rees FRS, Baron Rees of Ludlow
o Niall FitzGerald KBE, Chairman – Leverhulme Trust
o Professor Daniel Anthony, University of Oxford
o Professor Dorothy Bishop, University of Oxford
o Professor Edward Bullmore, University of Cambridge
o Professor Roger Crisp, University of Oxford
o Professor Annette Dolphin, University College London,
o Professor Dame Athene Donald DBE FRS, University of Cambridge
o Professor Barry Everitt FRS, University of Cambridge
o Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith FRS, University of Cambridge
o Professor Christine Holt FRS, University of Cambridge
o Professor Charles Hulme FBA, University of Oxford
o Professor Roger Lemon, University College London
o Professor Stafford Lightman, University of Bristol
o Dr Alice Prochaska, Former Principal and Honorary Fellow Somerville College, Oxford
o Professor Wolfram Schultz, University of Cambridge
o Professor Maggie Snowling CBE, University of Oxford
o Professor David Spiegelhalter OBE FRS, University of Cambridge
o Professor William Whyte, St John’s College, Oxford


Total 21 people all having one vote each regardless .......................Last time i read anything regarding democracy it was still one person one vote ................................has something changed

Just the fact that letter has been written and included with their letters/status after their names infers they consider that they should have undue influence over the rest of us

Covid itself has proven how conflicting scientists and eminent doctors can be wrong .........................................just putting that out there
 
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BennyD

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I’d be interesting to know how many remainers are on that list. I don’t trust any missive that bangs on about a No Deal Brexit; if the EU wants a fair deal, the EU can have a fair deal. The trouble is, is that they are after keeping us as their b!tch without a voice and people like the aforementioned are happy for that to happen.
 

lozcb

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OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER
FROM LEADING RESEARCH SCIENTISTS IN THE UK

Rt Hon Boris Johnson, MP
10 Downing Street
London
SW1A 2AL
Monday, 8th June 2020
Dear Prime Minister,

Impact on Science Research of Brexit Transition Termination

The response to Covid-19 has shown how international collaboration has been essential for rapid progress in understanding the disease. No single nation has the expertise or innovative pipeline and power to characterize the virus, develop a vaccine for it and distribute that vaccine globally.

The huge scientific problems facing globally inter-connected economies, ranging from climate change to artificial intelligence, require shared expertise and research power. There is a wonderful vehicle for galvanizing and funding such collaborative research and innovation, the European Research Area.

The UK played a major role in the creation of the ERA and defining its ways of working and has led many of its most significant research efforts. But our involvement is now in jeopardy with the prospect of a No-Deal Brexit.

We believe that the Government should take whatever time is needed to negotiate a productive future relationship with the EU, including UK research and the ERA. This can only benefit both parties and is manifestly in the long-term interest of the UK and all its citizens.

Covid-19 has inflicted a severe setback to our economy and to future prospects of our youth. Recovery from such a setback will require a strong research and innovation base and a No-Deal Brexit would severely damage it. It would erode the attractiveness of our universities to talent from around the globe and the attractiveness of the UK as a location for leading science and technology businesses, at precisely a time when those goals are under threat due to the pandemic.

We believe a No-Deal Brexit will cause unnecessary and possibly long-term damage because of an arbitrary timeline set before the pandemic.

Yours faithfully,
o Venki Ramakrishan, Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2000, President of the Royal Society
o Sir Paul Nurse, Nobel Laureate, Physiology or Medicine 2001
o Martin Rees FRS, Baron Rees of Ludlow
o Niall FitzGerald KBE, Chairman – Leverhulme Trust
o Professor Daniel Anthony, University of Oxford
o Professor Dorothy Bishop, University of Oxford
o Professor Edward Bullmore, University of Cambridge
o Professor Roger Crisp, University of Oxford
o Professor Annette Dolphin, University College London,
o Professor Dame Athene Donald DBE FRS, University of Cambridge
o Professor Barry Everitt FRS, University of Cambridge
o Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith FRS, University of Cambridge
o Professor Christine Holt FRS, University of Cambridge
o Professor Charles Hulme FBA, University of Oxford
o Professor Roger Lemon, University College London
o Professor Stafford Lightman, University of Bristol
o Dr Alice Prochaska, Former Principal and Honorary Fellow Somerville College, Oxford
o Professor Wolfram Schultz, University of Cambridge
o Professor Maggie Snowling CBE, University of Oxford
o Professor David Spiegelhalter OBE FRS, University of Cambridge
o Professor William Whyte, St John’s College, Oxford


Im also sceptical how many are actively involved in projects reliant on EU funding ..........................
 
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