We are in an active global pandemic and the UK is second only to the US in terms of its constantly accelerating case rate with no actual decline in sight This is an issue that affects all of us and one that, frankly, yes everyone has the right to have an opinion on
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Tiggles15 and
The more people there are who think like you the faster the virus will spread and the less safe anyone is The more ostensibly liberal columnists loudly proclaim they're willing to trust the Tory government's judgment on this issue the less accountability there is
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You are making a whole series of assertions which are deeply ignorant of the situation. You don’t know me, you don’t know the name of the company, you don’t know the cleaners. You know absolutely nothing. That doesn’t stop men though does it, which was the initial problem...
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Replying to @saralikeclara @Tiggles15 and
Nobody has to know those things to know the company was lying about the risk! If someone offered to spin straw into gold, you don't have to Google their credentials first
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Replying to @Lenoxus @arthur_affect and
They didn’t offer that as a service during our 45 min phone call while they reassured me about social distancing and PPE but I’ll see if it’s something they do.
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Replying to @saralikeclara @Tiggles15 and
To rephrase it in more serious terms: We have no way of keeping nurses or doctors truly safe. PPE is a good, but all it does is reduce viral load. However, their services are vital, so we don't just stop having them.
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Replying to @Lenoxus @Tiggles15 and
Are cleaning people equivalent to them? Mayyybe if everyone in the household is disabled or something. Even then, though.
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Replying to @Lenoxus @arthur_affect and
I don’t think it’s really the same as doctors/nurses... more that we can’t stay locked down forever. You can’t ever remove the risk completely, only mitigate it. I’m shielded so it’s a worry for me, but due to various personal reasons I do need some help. It’s a balancing act.
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Replying to @saralikeclara @Lenoxus and
My issue is that what is quite a personal decision to be made by me and the cleaners about what risks we’re prepared to take and why has been taken over by a culture war which just doesn’t fit in my case.
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Replying to @saralikeclara @Lenoxus and
And there is a LOT of misogyny attached to it - women are still responsible for most of the housework, childcare, elder care, AND work full time jobs. When OJ said we should use our “free” time it touched a nerve! There’s still a lot of stigma about what women are supposed to do.
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He never mentioned women, he said people with the means to afford to hire cleaners, and that statement is entirely correct
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