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As it’s an average figure over 7 days used in the statistics, the NI blip makes no difference whatsoever.

UK, France or wherever, it’s an issue of concern rather than one of trumping one another.

Tell Mr Macron that

7days? It is the Daily figures that are of concern

Average daily figures.

They give an overall clearer picture.

Ok JV, thanks.

Bump

They are of questionable intelligence. Apparently they mistook the testing centre for a vaccination centre. I so hope those who carried out the damage and intimidation are prosecuted. Personally, I’d stick them all in a cell together, along with a Petri dish of positive swabbing, give their brain cells a real test of commitment. 

Everyone is entitled to their beliefs, but some do beggar belief. Every time our local newspaper reports anything on the internet about people getting the jabs all these anti vaccine people comment. Others with more common sense reply but are soon shouted down by these bullies. I like to think that I listen to others but how can they really believe that it is all made up? It is such an insult for the families that have lost loved ones. Without vaccines we would still have many deaths from polio and smallpox etc. where are these morons getting their info and why do they believe it, it is beyond me.

I expect the geography of MK explains why they targeted the Test Centre. Many of them probably came by train from Euston and the Test Centre is a relatively short walk from the station. The main Vaccination Centre is at the Open University some four miles from the station and it would have been difficult to get that number of people there by public transport and I suspect they didn't want an 8 miles walking round trip? Whether by coincidence or by design (I am not sure now long such visits are publicised in advance) the PM was visiting the Vaccination Centre the same day. This probably accounted for the lack of police around Test Centre although with the main police station only a few hundred yards from the Test Centre I think Thames Valley Police have some answers to provide. The mob then proceeded to walk to MK Theatre and tried to disrupt the Panto (hopefully the kids just thought it was all part of the show?) 

People are entitled to believe what they want but what they are not free to do is to impose those beliefs on others. There was some evidence that right wing agitators had infiltrated the group. The Test Centre staff must have been really frightened and that really is unfair. They are doing an essential job and they need to feel safe.

David

PS, I think I should have quoted heddlo rather than TDA