I’m delighted Boris is back!

In Spain Dinahmo, it 90 days in 183 so you could do it in chunks or whatever suits really so still 6 months in any one year.

I'm not glad he's back. In fact, I felt quite nauseous seeing the odd still picture of him on the TV 11 am silence. (Couldn't they trust him to keep still?) and wondered at the hypocrisy of it all - the lack of PPE, the needless deaths - and him on the screen.

Just popped back. I’ve been listening to an audio book after I’d observed the one minute silence in the U.K. That was a nice thing to organise. It lets the families of those who are bereaved know that as a nation we are indebted and care about their loss.

No offence taken at all (but thanks for your kindness lemongrove about it). I didn’t mind at all answering the questions from Lucca and SCj.

Dinahmo as far as I’m aware we can still stay in Spain for a total of 183 per year. I haven’t heard anything to the contrary anyway.

I wonder if he's taken paternity leave before....

As he’s entitled to Paddyanne.

He's not back for longHarris27 he's taking paternity leave!

I’m glad he’s back he lifted me this morning and hopefully he’ll sort this all out! Ivoted labour but if he gets us out of this well....

Are those with holiday homes in Spain to be restricted as to the number of days they can visit? In France it's 90 days. Tough on those people, especially the retired, who are used to spending nearly 6 months in their second homes.

Well he's not rallying everyone around - like the doctors and nurses on the front line with insufficient ppe, and the morons flocking out and about.He actually didn't say anything new in his speech. I'm pleased he's well and he's better than the wooden Raab and smirking Patel et al. So I guess thats something to be grateful for. But those on here who think he's akin to the new messiah after Farage of course, its no surprise they think he's the second coming.

Still don’t get where the “berating” came in.
Urmstongran did you take offence at my question ?

I’m sure they’ll be grateful for your magnanimity.

We too are glad that Boris is back. He rallies everyone round just like Winston Churchill did during the war. He is enthusiastic and rousing. We must continue to do what he says, he knows how serious this virus is.

As are your posts.

Up to you SirC...but every other member on here can read it and make their own minds up about what you have written.

Using the holiday home in Spain as an excuse to berate a forum member for choosing to support leaving the EU is beneath contempt.

Your feedback has been noted and duly ignored lemon

I shouldn’t need to tell you that it isn’t your business.....you should realise it all by yourself.

Lemongrove. I also asked urmstongran a reasonable question, why is that “sniping?”
And Urmstongran Answered it politely so I don’t understand the need for your intervention

Your snipey posts on every thread do not do you any favours SirC and it’s extremely rude of you to interrogate a member on here because you personally hate the idea of Brexit, or indeed, a Conservative government.

The only person sniping is you lemon

I asked Urm a polite question, she was happy and kind enough to reply. I’m sure she doesn’t need your input telling other posters what is and isn’t their business - she has her own voice and is perfectly able to use it well.

It’s no business of anyone on this forum why a member enjoys a holiday home abroad and it certainly should never be used in a snipey way.
It’s a lovely part of Spain Urmstongran

You’re not paying for goods and services while you’re living under EU ‘bureaucracy’ in Spain? What about when you’re no longer an EU citizen - what other things will you have to pay for that you don’t pay for now?

But you will be ruled by them when you’re out there - so why not choose one of the many other countries in the world which are completely free from the EU ‘bureaucracy’?

Apologies for late reply I couldn’t send anything last night as the WiFi signal was poor.

Thing is, SCj we bought 16y ago. And I’m not bothered about living anywhere as a visitor where the EU is in charge as I’m not paying anything! Big difference. It’s a holiday home.

Actually Malaga suits us because it’s not too far away. I used to come for weekends occasionally when I was working!

I have posted the below on the "Panorama" thread, but feel it equally applies on this one:-

Some of us on this forum have advocated greater government spending in numerous sectors over many years. However, that was not what the electorate have voted for in the last decade, as austerity was the message they accepted.

It was not until March this year that this government decided to lay to rest the great God austerity and came up with a budget that could have been penned by John McDonald himself.

Sadly it will take time to turn around a decade of austerity, for increased spending has to be transformed into the minds those managing Britains economic sectors, and that then has to be brought through into production.

Many of those that now moan have had an alternative political option on offer over the last ten years, but that route electorally they decided not to take.

Downing Street (almost certainly Cummings) have banned journalists from The Sunday Times from asking questions at the briefing sessions because that paper had the temerity to criticise the government's mishandling of the crisis.

If we are to preserve press freedom surely the other journalists should walk out in solidarity?

www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/downing-street-bars-sunday-times-journalists-from-posing-questions-during-coronavirus-briefing-toby-helm-observer-1-6625055