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Post by Someone in a tree on May 17, 2020 7:14:55 GMT
Near to normal by July. Hurrah! Looks like my brexit Street party can go ahead after all 🤣  |
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Post by NeilVHughes on May 17, 2020 7:33:27 GMT
Love these headlines,
Vaccine plant is being expedited to summer 2021
Speeded up visa plans for NHS and then charge them for the privilege
Hopes!
We need to be positive and realists concurrently and these headlines whilst pandering to the papers readership do not really help in achieving the July timeline.
Also the billionaires are feeling the pain headline made me think of the Edinburgh slogan painted on a development site is the one the bank rollers of the Tory Party really wanted last week
Back to work
Catch the virus
Save the billionaires
made the cynic in me smile.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2020 7:41:26 GMT
Ah, the Express. The Father Dougal of newspapers.
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Post by basdfg on May 17, 2020 20:59:58 GMT
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Post by NeilVHughes on May 18, 2020 8:46:10 GMT
From What’s On Stage Twitter feed:
Italy, one of the European countries most affected by the coronavirus outbreak, plans to re-open theatres in June.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte admitted that the move was a "calculated risk", and that the contagion curve could begin to swing back up.
At the same time, Conte stated that the Italian economy could not afford to wait until a vaccine is found, as it would badly damage businesses. Some shops and restaurants will be able to open from today, as will some churches, as long as strict social distancing measures are followed.
Cinemas and theatres will be able to reopen on 15 June, with gyms, swimming pools and sports centres available for public use from 25 May. EU tourists will also be able to enter the country from 3 June.
While theatres and cinemas will be open, social distancing measures such as staggered seating and online reservations will be in place to help prevent the spread of the virus. Conte added that gatherings of large groups will remain banned.
It is currently uncertain what logistical measures will have to be put in place to allow live performances to occur, with further information to follow.
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Post by londonpostie on May 18, 2020 9:14:07 GMT
It's where all economies are; when to move the levers, by how much, and for how long: health industry capacity vs. market credibility (re scale of sovereign debt). For obv. reasons Germany is releasing the throttle considerably. In the UK the question then becomes who pays the price this time (care home residents last time). Interesting to see private schools won't return until September at the earliest, yet the shaming by senior Tories of state-employed teachers continues. To be confirmed but it's likely not a single member of the Cabinet has a child in a state school.
Theatre unlikely to be an early option, imo. Can't risk the Major from Tunbridge Wells in the Olivier yet.
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Post by Mark on May 18, 2020 9:43:36 GMT
Genuinely curious...
As someone who is likely to be exempted from quarantine measures, and regularly travelling to the USA, would you feel comfortable sitting next to me at the theatre? Standing in front of me in a queue getting coffee? In the supermarket?
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Post by londonpostie on May 18, 2020 9:52:45 GMT
The country hardly matters. I wouldn't want to be near you if you go to New York (sorry!  )but, say, Idaho? Safer than London. |
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Post by basdfg on May 18, 2020 10:50:14 GMT
Ryanair are deluded to think quarantine will only last a month or so. There are many many economic benefits to building up domestic tourism from the point of view of the government. Even if places like Spain and Greece never forgive the UK for refusing to come this summer.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2020 11:59:42 GMT
Genuinely curious... As someone who is likely to be exempted from quarantine measures, and regularly travelling to the USA, would you feel comfortable sitting next to me at the theatre? Standing in front of me in a queue getting coffee? In the supermarket? Yes, I would, provided you don't cough on me. I'll probably have a scarf wrapped around my face or a mask on to minimise the risk of any droplets landing on my skin rather than material, but frankly you're no more of a risk than people who fail to social distance in supermarkets anyway. And you're probably a lot more sensible than them and wouldn't go to the theatre if you were coughing or sneezing much. I have no intention of living in paranoia until a vaccine comes, given it might never happen. COVID-19 is not the only contagious virus for which there is no cure, and it probably won't be the last. |
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Post by basdfg on May 18, 2020 12:21:03 GMT
May well be rules through on those exempt being able to go to public gatherings.
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Post by Mark on May 18, 2020 12:39:33 GMT
May well be rules through on those exempt being able to go to public gatherings. Guess you'd also be having to exempt anyone who works for NHS/Supermarkets/Care Homes for participating too though? |
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2020 20:01:50 GMT
Genuinely curious... As someone who is likely to be exempted from quarantine measures, and regularly travelling to the USA, would you feel comfortable sitting next to me at the theatre? Standing in front of me in a queue getting coffee? In the supermarket? At this point, I'd sit next to you in a theatre even if you had black robes and a scythe... |
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Post by basdfg on May 18, 2020 20:22:25 GMT
This could get quite intresting - UK travellers might well find it hard to get hotels in 2021/2022 if hotels shift their focus towards other European markets.
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Post by fiyero on May 18, 2020 21:43:49 GMT
This could get quite intresting - UK travellers might well find it hard to get hotels in 2021/2022 if hotels shift their focus towards other European markets. Does this mean my trip to see Le Roi Lion next year In Paris is in jeopardy too? |
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Post by basdfg on May 19, 2020 9:59:32 GMT
If this is government thinking then I am guessing regional theatre will be seen as a way of reviving the economy but the West End might have to rebuild itself once things recover.
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Post by HereForTheatre on May 19, 2020 11:09:32 GMT
You know London is a domestic tourism destination as well?
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Post by NeilVHughes on May 19, 2020 11:16:44 GMT
Didn’t realise the importance of London for U.K. Tourism.
London had almost eight times the number of visitors (19 million) in 2018 than the next most visited city, Edinburgh (2.4 million).
Following the Scottish capital, other large cities like Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow were the next most popular destinations to visit. These three cities had an average of 1.1 million visitors each.
(International Tourists)
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Post by basdfg on May 19, 2020 11:21:01 GMT
You know London is a domestic tourism destination as well? It's not the type the government will encourage during the pandemic due to wanting to make London quieter not busier. |
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Post by londonpostie on May 19, 2020 12:46:50 GMT
Didn’t realise the importance of London for U.K. Tourism. London had almost eight times the number of visitors (19 million) in 2018 than the next most visited city, Edinburgh (2.4 million). Following the Scottish capital, other large cities like Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow were the next most popular destinations to visit. These three cities had an average of 1.1 million visitors each. I believe it's pyramid-shaped. Almost everyone will want to visit London A level down, a large number of everyone will want to visit Windsor, Oxford, Stonehenge, etc
A level down many of everyone will want to visit Edinburgh, Lakes, Jurassic Coast, etc, etc.
They literally spread out on their bucket list trip, according to their interests, after London.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2020 13:10:30 GMT
You know London is a domestic tourism destination as well? It's not the type the government will encourage during the pandemic due to wanting to make London quieter not busier. The government won't want anyone from the regions ruining the capital. Good heavens, there might even be people from (shocked whisper) outside the M25. ("Mummy, is there really a place outside the M25?" "No, darling. It's a horror story made up to scare people, like Donald Trump and commercial television and the working class.") |
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Post by Jon on May 19, 2020 13:16:59 GMT
You know London is a domestic tourism destination as well? It's not the type the government will encourage during the pandemic due to wanting to make London quieter not busier. Don’t be ridiculous... |
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Post by basdfg on May 19, 2020 14:01:09 GMT
It's not the type the government will encourage during the pandemic due to wanting to make London quieter not busier. Don’t be ridiculous... At the moment we being told the tube can only be 15% of capacity - surely no capacity for even domestic tourism even if the tube returns to 50-70% capacity.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2020 19:25:32 GMT
At the moment we being told the tube can only be 15% of capacity - surely no capacity for even domestic tourism even if the tube returns to 50-70% capacity.
The Tube is not the only way to get around London... |
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Post by basdfg on May 19, 2020 20:29:20 GMT
At the moment we being told the tube can only be 15% of capacity - surely no capacity for even domestic tourism even if the tube returns to 50-70% capacity.
The Tube is not the only way to get around London... It is for a lot of people through. I am not sure lots of people from the rest of the Uk will be booking trips to London to cycle so or even do lengthy walks to a non central hotel.
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)but, say, Idaho? Safer than London. 
