Well said Heald Place. I am getting a bit fed up of the attacks on Sturgeon on here. I ambivalent to her but she seems in the main to be doing a decent job in difficult circumstances. Professional reporting of what’s going on too. There is a whiff of English nationalism on this thread at times which stinks a bit and should maybe on the political thread instead.Yes some on here are indeed. Or politically opposed I guess.
I really do not like the way people personalise these attacks on those who report Nicola Sturgeon's data.
As in me mostly so I take this attack personally.
I have repeatedly said I do so not because of politics or nationalism etc. As I have zero involvement in Scottish nationalism and my political views are actually very fluid. I have voted for three different parties in the last three elections as I base my decision on policies not prejudice.
Yes - I suspect it is relevant the fact that she is a woman in a job and most of you are blokes so might not see why that would tip the scales a bit for me in giving leeway. I have been in meetings like Jackie Weaver too often to know how that tips the balance towards the men there when they never even notice it happening.
But if so any tilting of my opinion in here is subconscious not a real reason for me to be biased.
As I have repeatedly said in here the reason I report her is that she gives data in her daily presentations and that should hardly surprise anyone as to why I tune in.
As for the data. I report what she says good or bad and don't judge as this is not a politics thread.
But I also do not hide anomalies and recall posting (though nobody in here picked up on it) when she described numbers that added up to over 100% of people vaccinated in certain groups that she referenced to it being because the population data was out of date.
Seems odd that any government plans the most important vaccination programme in British history off the back of data they know to be incomplete.
So I will continue to report the data she posts and if some in here want to make silly remarks about my doing so and inferring it has any political basis that's up to them. But it will say more about their biases. Not mine.
If you've got a bit of spare time I recommend volunteering for volunteer car scheme, normally council run. It's a delight to chat to older folk about life and lives and feel you're doing some good. In Cambridge half the folk I transported (hospital, GP, shops etc) were from Lancashire ! They cover your motor costs as well.Update phoned my surgery they gave me a number for car share they now have my details to help out driving the vulnerable to appointments
Could the cases being stable but deaths coming down have something to do with vaccinations?Health Warning!
Today's Scottish briefing was NOT brought to you by Nicola Sturgeon.
It was from her deputy - who is a man.
Scottish data:
31 deaths - was 67 last week
885 cases - was 830 last week
267 Greater Glasgow, 166 Lanarkshire, 163 Lothian
4.4% positivity - was 5.2% last week
1222 patients - down 39 on yesterday - was 1472 last week
98 ventilated icu - up 3 on yesterday - was 115 last week
You are Wayne Rooney and I claim my 5 grannies; )Update phoned my surgery they gave me a number for car share they now have my details to help out driving the vulnerable to appointments
Start giving short notice second doses to people that have used the venue if it stops vaccine waste or let people join a short notice online queue. Surely there would be a big uptake.Only half the appointments at the etihad being taken up according to Burnham. Elderly waiting for GP appointments closer to home apparently.
It would make sense of the data but its too early to be very sure the deaths are falling because of the vaccine more than say they are because we reduced cases rapidly a month ago by about 50% in 10 days.Could the cases being stable but deaths coming down have something to do with vaccinations?
And younger people catching it whilst the over 80s are protected?