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[maxk] 13/6/2020 10:31

Fawlty Towers earns reprieve after outcry

The Germans episode of the series was pulled by UKTV, which is owned by the BBC

By
Craig Simpson
13 June 2020 • 8:13am



The Germans episode of the series was pulled by UKTV


The BBC will give shows "offensive content" warnings rather than purge them from platforms after anger over Fawlty Towers being censored alongside other archive comedies.

John Cleese had called BBC bosses "gutless and contemptible" after The Germans, an episode memorable for the line "don't mention the war", was taken down from UKTV's streaming site because it included racial slurs. The 30-minute episode was put under review with the possibility that offending sections would be edited out.

UKTV made a dramatic U-turn last night, announcing that the episode would return "in the coming days" featuring a warning for "potentially offensive content and language".

Cleese, who co-wrote the show and played the lead character Basil Fawlty, said the BBC was pacifying moral panic in the wake of Black Lives Matter instead of standing by the series....

[minerve 2] 13/6/2020 10:12

"Ironic so many BLM supporters named their sons after him"

Erm, I think you will find Winston is a name used by lots of people and has nothing to do with your Super Hero.

[ball deap] 13/6/2020 10:07

I don't agree, Someone said to me that the share price is going to absolutely fly next week and last weeks share price was the last chance to get on board. If you're looking for high intelligence titbits and a overview of LLOY go to your local blm march and chat to the guys there.

[joe say] 13/6/2020 09:28

Ironic so many BLM supporters named their sons after him

[utrickytrees] 13/6/2020 09:02

It wont be long before shes gone. Boris is clear the bank of England wont support the cosseted Jocks irresponsible spending saying the 'Jockish tax shortfall is already fully supported by the UK'
But she will get out the begging bowl which will further embarrass the good people of Scotland.

[careful] 13/6/2020 08:52

Both Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon have been found out.
Very disappointed in Boris, he seems out of his depth.
Nicola is just tying to do the opposite but will screw up the Scottish economy, and yet again need to come begging to Westminster for extra funds.

They seem to get everything wrong at the wrong time.
Too much politics, not enough rational decision making.

Boris has had terrible luck though.
After his big election victory who would have guessed what the first six months had waiting for him.

[maxk] 13/6/2020 08:51

Perhaps she could get Brussels to chip in?

All fraternal brothers and sisters now.

[joe say] 13/6/2020 08:47

Let her pay for it then - would kill two birds with one stone

1. We don't pay, and

2. it would fulfil her desire for independence

[utrickytrees] 13/6/2020 08:03

xxxxxxxxx Jock News xxxxxxxxx

Ms Sturgeon, Scotlands carpet munching first minister, warns of significant impact on jobs & willing to do anything to mitigate the risk the economy EXCEPT get the country back to work she said 'Now is the time for further extension to the furlough support scheme, like they have done in France, perhaps for as long as two years!'

Well fuk my old boots!

[xxxxxy] 13/6/2020 06:55

Big fall in the economyBy JOHNREDWOOD | Published: JUNE 13, 2020As feared and predicted, UK GDP fell a massive 20.4% in April on top of the fall in March already reported. There were few surprises. Cars were down 41.6%, and  food and beverage 38.8% as you would expect given the lock downs. Retail managed to keep the fall to a very creditable 8.9%, demonstrating the way on line took up some of the slack with an explosion in the digital alternative to a visit to the shops and with heavy demand for food from supermarkets.What is perhaps more surprising is the large fall in Health, down 11.4%. It underlines the impact of Covid 19 even here on activity. Whilst we are all grateful to the many nurses, doctors and support staff who were working very hard and taking risks to care for very sick patients with the virus, other large sections of the NHS closed down or just dealt with emergencies. Much of the private hospital sector was also taken over for use as part of the NHS plans for Covid 19 and related healthcare.Education also fell a hefty 18.8% as schools pared back to look after a limited number of children attending in person, and putting on variable amounts of distance learning.It shows us that the public sector as well as the commercial sector has a job to do to get back to anything like normal. The NHS now has a massive backlog of elective surgery and non urgent treatments to provide, and has to reconnect with seriously ill patients who have kept away from hospitals not wishing to get in the way of pandemic emergencies, or worrying about picking up the infection.Meanwhile the debate continues about one metre or two for social distancing, which makes a lot of difference to businesses that need to meet their customers in person. Government needs to communicate some optimism and confidence that we can create safe models of doing business so livelihoods can be restored and the economy can pick up some momentum.

[mitchy] 13/6/2020 05:34

I've no idea what next week will bring for lloy but one thing I'm sure about. Someone is making a shed load out of the fluctuations in the share price From 28p to 38p and back again in a couple of weeks. If it visits 28p again I will be adding but with the caveat that it (and the economy) may drop further this time.As always hope I'm wrong. Maybe we'll get some good news on the Brexit trade bs and an approved vaccine (and pigs mught fluy )?Good Luck

[buywell3] 13/6/2020 02:18

============================== SARS-COV-2 ==================================


The problem is the virus itself , a very unusual lab created virus that never should have evolved but was man made.

Now this virus has escaped from where it was created it has mutated already many times and continues to do so; recent example today :

One mutation in particular is at present giving cause for alarm , the mutation, known as D614G identified in Febuary this mutation can change the biological function of the virus as the number of functional intact spikes on each viral particle was about 5 X higher in this mutation. In a test lab, the virus spikes with this mutation D614G were 10 times more infectious in a test cell culture system than those without that same mutation;

june 12th 2020

Mutation Allows Coronavirus to Infect More Cells, Study Finds ...
The New York Times-5 hours ago
the mutation, known as D614G, stabilized the virus's spike proteins, which protrude from the viral surface and give the coronavirus its name

so:


What mutation or type of mutated Covid-19 are companies using to test against ?


This is also a problem for would be vaccine manufacturers :
The genetic stability of a virus matters ie mutations are a problem.
Some viruses like influenza, mutate so quickly that vaccine manufacturers must release new formulations each year. For example the rapid mutational evolution of HIV is a major reason we have no vaccine for the disease.

It is not a given that a vaccine will be found that gives more than just a temporary immunity like with yearly flu jabs.



Thus SARS-COV-2 is very likely to just keep mutating and be with us like several other types of Coronavirus are already see :

Other coronaviruses humans regularly catch


If the spike protein mutates too much then current thinking in the medical fraternity is that antibodies produced by a vaccine now being trialed will effectively be out of date by production time , as it might not bind the virus effectively enough to prevent infection.


Herd Immunity is natures way of keeping humans and other species alive from viral infections.

Sweden for example has gone for this from the get go. No lockdowns , just let Covid-19 work its way through the population and except that some folks will die.

Finland also has said it does not intend to lockdown again but go for Herd Immunity.

This is also what Mexico and Brazil are effectively doing , and to some extent all countries that have released lockdowns and probably can't now afford to repeat them because the economic price is bankruptcy of a country and social unrest/riots.




IMO dyor

The latest USA news re Covid-19 follows



The latest India news is bad



The latest South Americas news is worse

[buywell3] 13/6/2020 02:12

If you remember boris wanted Herd Immunity for his flock in the early days



The government's herd immunity plan is callous and dangerouswww.theguardian.com › world › mar › the-government...
Mar 15, 2020 - The government's herd immunity plan is callous and dangerous.

It would be interesting to know WHO diverted him from this course which Sweden and others have adopted .

Covid-19 is still in its infancy , the numbers are IMO set to double worldwide by end of 1st week of August IF Airlines keep flying internationally and cruise ships keep cruising.

Has to happen because Herd Immunity is the only Global answer

Lockdown has cost England dear

[jl5006] 12/6/2020 23:49

just imagine with Maybot in no control.

[jl5006] 12/6/2020 23:48

Critical data

[milliecusto] 12/6/2020 23:45

CDC warns U.S. may reimplement coronavirus rules if cases go up 'dramatically' https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/12/cdc-may-reimplement-strict-coronavirus-rules-if-cases-go-up-dramatically.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboardLockdown part 2 coming

[utrickytrees] 12/6/2020 22:07

5XY that's a cost per life of £20trillion. Bit minty that considering the beneficiaries are in their 80's.

[xxxxxy] 12/6/2020 21:58

Jerry Markham12 Jun 2020 8:37PMThere can be little doubt that Prof Ferguson has, by his deeply flawed modelling, done more damage to this Country than any foe from our past.When will his background and motivation be investigated?I say this, as for someone so intelligent, he has a frankly appalling track record from his various predictions.To be so unlucky, to have got all the major calls he has made so spectacularly wrong, must be heartbreaking for the poor chap. And astonishingly expensive for this Country.Fred Bloggs12 Jun 2020 8:48PM@Jerry Markham I do think we need a thorough investigation into Ferguson and who he is involved with for exactly the reasons you give.  He keeps getting his figures wrong.

[xxxxxy] 12/6/2020 21:52

Able Archer12 Jun 2020 9:30PM@Henrietta CruickshankBye bye hospitality sector, cheerio tourism, but at least those don't employ anyone, do they?You lockdown loonies are insane.