the malevolence of Boris Johnson

[joggon]

its "Brexit before Breathing" for Boris

the UK turned down an invitation from the EU to purchase ventilators in bulk . The offer was made even though the UK has left the EU.
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson urged to explain 'ideological' refusal of EU help buying medical equipment

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a9428401.html

Procurement scheme uses bulk-buying power of 500 million strong single market

Boris Johnson is coming under increasing pressure to explain why he has refused EU help to bulk-purchase medical equipment that Britain desperately needs in the fight against coronavirus.
The prime minister was branded "ideological" and told he should do "whatever it takes" to help patients despite his dislike of the EU – after he ducked out of the procurement scheme.
The programme, set up by the European Commission, uses the bulk-buying power of the 500 million person single market to get priority for ventilators and protective equipment – which doctors have warned are in short supply in the UK amid a time of extreme global demand.

Britain was invited to participate in the EU scheme because it is still in the Brexit transition period and being given the advantages of a member state, but turned the offer down.
Downing Street has however offered no coherent explanation for the refusal to join – leading critics to suspect the prime minister's own ideological and political concerns are keeping the UK out

“The coronavirus pandemic does not recognise borders or ideology, and it is vital that the UK government does not turn its back on collaboration to tackle this virus and to protect our citizens," said Dr Philippa Whitford MP, the SNP’s Brexit spokesperson. She added that "cooperation with our EU neighbours, particularly in sourcing vital supplies, should be welcomed and engaged with – not shunned".
Jonathan Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary said: "We raised this with ministers in the commons earlier this week and did not receive a satisfactory response.
"With widespread concerns about our ventilator capacity and the urgent need to scale-up that capacity, we should be co-operating through international schemes to ensure we get these desperately need pieces of kit."
Acting Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey added: "There is no reasonable justification for Boris Johnson’s refusal to participate in the EU’s procurement of ventilators.
Surely we should be trying every possible means to get people seriously ill with coronavirus the ventilators they need.
"Let's be clear: getting more ventilators to our NHS will save lives. Why won’t the Prime Minister put his Brexit views aside, given this crisis?

"By working together with other countries and using the strength of the single market, the government can help get PPE for NHS frontline staff and ventilators to those fighting the virus.
"Of course we want factories in the UK manufacturing ventilators and let’s source them from abroad where we can, but it looks deeply irresponsible not to work with our European neighbours on this too.”
No.10 has declined to elaborate on why the UK would not participating.
Asked why at a regular briefing of journalists in Westminster, the prime minister's spokesperson said: “We are no longer members of the EU." However, the UK has been invited to participate in the scheme because it is in the Brexit transition period.
The PM's spokesperson added: "We are doing our own work on ventilators and we have had a very strong response from business.
We have sourced ventilators form the private sector and international manufacturers.”
But the spokesperson conceded that new orders, such as one placed with vacuum cleaner maker and Brexit supporter James Dyson, were "dependent on machines passing regulatory tests".
The first order placed by the EU, which will go to 25 of the 27 member states, covers “masks type 2 and 3, gloves, goggles, face-shields, surgical masks and overalls” – all of which are needed in the UK. Britain was invited to participate as it is still in the Brexit transition period and so is still being treated like a member state.
Commenting on the first order of the EU scheme, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “All over the world, there’s right now a tremendous need for protective clothing and medical equipment. It is therefore a success that the Joint European Procurement Initiative has been able to secure on the world market concrete offers of considerable scale on shortest notice.
“This is EU solidarity in action. It shows that being part of the Union pays off. This material should soon provide considerable relief in Italy, Spain and in 23 more member states.”


NOTE
Dyson to move head office to Singapore. Dyson has announced that it is moving its headquarters to Singapore, from Malmesbury in Wiltshire. The move by the appliance maker means two executives will relocate - chief financial officer Jorn Jensen and chief legal officer Martin Bowen.
Jan 22, 2019
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46962093

[Heisenberg30]

Apparently Dyson, famed for vacuum cleaners are now making ventilators so the UK have no need of the the EU’s ventilators despite the fact that their home produced ones will have to be tested before they can be sent to the NHS, lunatics are running the asylum over there

[Barney Rubble]

Apparently Dyson, famed for vacuum cleaners are now making ventilators so the UK have no need of the the EU’s ventilators despite the fact that their home produced ones will have to be tested before they can be sent to the NHS, lunatics are running the asylum over there

Yeah, Dyson was 1 of Brexit's biggest supporters and then he said his business was relocating in Singapore.

Like Johnson he was serving his own self interests in the long run.

If these reports in the Independent are true then this clown deserves a kicking, putting his own ideology (which he wasn't sure of for a long time) ahead of the health of the nation.

What an asshole.

[SteveB]

Politics NEVER rests. Politicians did not get to where they are today by not serving their own best interests. It is not only THEIR fault, it is also OUR fault. We elect them and we truly get the politicians we deserve.

[jessicabp]

London in the big shit , the foreigns are leaving,
no one British wants to work in the shops.
People stopped to pay rent and no staff in the
hospitals !

Congratulations Boris ! Congratulations Brexit !

[Heisenberg30]

London in the big shit , the foreigns are leaving,
no one British wants to work in the shops.
People stopped to pay rent and no staff in the
hospitals !

Congratulations Boris ! Congratulations Brexit !

Did you see the twitter footage of the temporary hospital they are fitting out, 1k long and will take 5000 beds, two mortuaries, scary stuff

[jessicabp]

Did you see the twitter footage of the temporary hospital they are fitting out, 1k long and will take 5000 beds, two mortuaries, scary stuff

I was in a hospital in London in January.
I have to tell you , the NHS is much more shit then
the Hungarian in 1980 !

It was a shock for me !

You can died on the hospital floor ! They are shit
on every way ! The NHS is absolutely not prepared
for any pandemic!

[Heisenberg30]

I was in a hospital in London in January.
I have to tell you , the NHS is much more shit then
the Hungarian in 1980 !

It was a shock for me !

You can died on the hospital floor ! They are shit
on every way ! The NHS is absolutely not prepared
for any pandemic!

They are not prepared for everyday demand at the best of times, this will end horribly for so many people over there

[jessicabp]

They are not prepared for everyday demand at the best of times, this will end horribly for so many people over there

My friend of mine cared about old British people near
London , she left her job because she couldn’t mentally
handle to see the dyeing people ... it was two weeks ago,
a few weeks and the UK will in same situation then
Italy or Span :-(((((( sadly !

[British Hot Kristie]

I was in a hospital in London in January.
I have to tell you , the NHS is much more shit then
the Hungarian in 1980 !

It was a shock for me !

You can died on the hospital floor ! They are shit
on every way ! The NHS is absolutely not prepared
for any pandemic!

Sorry to hear you were in hospital in london. Hope everything is ok with you now.

Being British and having lived extensive periods of time in many countries (5 in total including one that was very wealth and the minimum tax I paid was 40%) I actually have to disagree with you about the NHS being shit. In my experience even when compared to medical cover in some of the countries I lived, the NHS is by far the best.