Fame went to his head, good riddance

Christ

Seems a good old bloke Captain Tom but imagine how many old da's got his autobiography on Christmas Day there. Must be copies in every charity shop window in Britain by now

(01-31-2021, 06:05 PM)Shteve Wrote: Fame went to his head, good riddance

Good lord : 

How has he not had the vaccine at his age?

Lewdog

(01-31-2021, 06:11 PM)Charlie Kelly Wrote: Good lord : 

How has he not had the vaccine at his age?

He had pneumonia so never got it.

It was fucking nailed on he'd die of it, eh

He walked his back green with aplomb.

Poor boy was exploited by his family and is now going to die of Covid

(01-31-2021, 01:51 PM)Jeff Resnick Wrote: I was more at the fact that a national newspaper is somewhat trying to spin something good from people dying. And that ties into your second point.

Yeah, that's where I thought you were coming from. It was more Dred I was replying to - my general point was that it's easy to look at these things and be blinded by the big numbers, but that even if we accepted that loads of money had been saved, it'd still be a drop in the ocean of the UK economy. Was just citing the number you gave as an example.

(01-31-2021, 02:20 PM)S.J. Wrote: It wasn't just that post, you've mentioned neoliberalism specifically a few times before regarding UK covid response, so thought I'd eventually put across my view. Always felt you were too narrow in your thoughts about it all.

I don't think I have mentioned neoliberalism often, if at all, because in general it's something I try to avoid doing - in the online left, the word 'neoliberalism' too often means everything and nothing, and acts as a vague signifier for every Bad Capitalist Thing. The term is often unhelpful, so when possible I try to more precisely define what I'm referencing even if it means using more words.

Not to go all 'amateur psychotherapist', but I feel like you sometimes project your discomforts with 'the left' onto me so that you can prove (to yourself?) that you aren't one of *those* lefties In this case, you want me to be blaming everything on neoliberalism so you can prove that you don't do that.

(01-31-2021, 06:11 PM)Charlie Kelly Wrote: Good lord : 

How has he not had the vaccine at his age?

Unless there is a Weekend at Bernies situation going on he was too busy sipping a Pina Colada poolside.

Did he actually go to Barbados? have to say I paid no notice to the guy when his thing was all kicking off, it was bound to end badly though.

(01-31-2021, 06:35 PM)Sterling Archer Wrote: Poor boy was exploited by his family and is now going to die of Covid

Exploited by the entire nation to make us feel better about supporting the systemic underfunding of our health care

The EU fucking up on their vaccine distribution must be like manna from the gods to the brexiteers

(01-31-2021, 07:04 PM)Shteve Wrote: Did he actually go to Barbados? have to say I paid no notice to the guy when his thing was all kicking off, it was bound to end badly though.

Paid for by BA I think 

He looks fucking ecstatic eh, bet the family were like ya beauty we better start visiting him again

Had kept an open mind to Captain Tom until now, but that's a nailed on family of Tories.

(01-31-2021, 10:18 PM)Makween Wrote: Had kept an open mind to Captain Tom until now, but that's a nailed on family of Tories.

Definitely. The dad looks like the lovechild of Piers Morgan and Jeremy Clarkson

(01-31-2021, 10:18 PM)Makween Wrote: Had kept an open mind to Captain Tom until now, but that's a nailed on family of Tories.

Cant believe you're surprised by this

Was trying to give him the benefit of the doubt, despite his weirdo fans, on the basis he's an old guy who likes the NHS

The grandson looks how I imagine Talkhearts poster 'Nicolas Sarkozy'.

A Tory giving to charity and pro-NHS?

I think they're the ones who call themselves one nation Tories

Relying on charities to plug gaps in the public sector is what the Big Society was all about.