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> many of the MPs who voted against are landlords who had a financial interest. Unfortunately the same MPs who were trying to force us back to the office even

by saos 6y ago

> many of the MPs who voted against are landlords who had a financial interest. Unfortunately the same MPs who were trying to force us back to the office even though coronavirus was still spreading

secondcoming 6y ago
Can you point out any proof that the government was trying to 'force' anyone back to the office. It doesn't ring any bells with me (someone who has been WFH in the UK since March)?
- cbzbc 6y ago
  I assume the poster was referring to this kind of messaging: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53942542 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53942542 https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/boris-s-back-to-work-campaign-is-strangely-un-conservative https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/boris-s-back-to-work-cam... Which arguably doesn’t constitute being ‘forced’ but was followed up by the usual government outriders in the press.
  - secondcoming 6y ago
    Yes, back in August where, by my experience of living in London at the time, things were actually looking like they were going back to normal in terms of being able to socialise. The pubs were back to normal except had to sign in when you entered and it was table service only. I have about 5 pub apps on my phone.
    - cbzbc 6y ago
      Yes, in August after a long period of lockdown, when schools were due to go back and when Whitty had warned that the UK was at the limits of lockdown easing: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2020/jul/31/uk-coronavirus-large-areas-of-northern-england-put-back-in-lockdown-after-rise-in-cases https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2020/jul/31/uk-coro... It was at that point that the government (and the right wing press) were trying to get people to start going back into the office (and when YouGov were publishing polls that showed that the age group most in favour of people going back into the office were the retired).

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> many of the MPs who voted against are landlords who had a financial interest. Unfortunately the same MPs who were trying to force us back to the office even

by saos 6y ago

> many of the MPs who voted against are landlords who had a financial interest. Unfortunately the same MPs who were trying to force us back to the office even though coronavirus was still spreading

secondcoming 6y ago
Can you point out any proof that the government was trying to 'force' anyone back to the office. It doesn't ring any bells with me (someone who has been WFH in the UK since March)?
- cbzbc 6y ago
  I assume the poster was referring to this kind of messaging: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53942542 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53942542 https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/boris-s-back-to-work-campaign-is-strangely-un-conservative https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/boris-s-back-to-work-cam... Which arguably doesn’t constitute being ‘forced’ but was followed up by the usual government outriders in the press.
  - secondcoming 6y ago
    Yes, back in August where, by my experience of living in London at the time, things were actually looking like they were going back to normal in terms of being able to socialise. The pubs were back to normal except had to sign in when you entered and it was table service only. I have about 5 pub apps on my phone.
    - cbzbc 6y ago
      Yes, in August after a long period of lockdown, when schools were due to go back and when Whitty had warned that the UK was at the limits of lockdown easing: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2020/jul/31/uk-coronavirus-large-areas-of-northern-england-put-back-in-lockdown-after-rise-in-cases https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2020/jul/31/uk-coro... It was at that point that the government (and the right wing press) were trying to get people to start going back into the office (and when YouGov were publishing polls that showed that the age group most in favour of people going back into the office were the retired).