Martha Hancock

In case you hadn’t noticed he was Secretary of State for health, gave us instructions about social distancing and broke those rules. It’s not all about his silly affair.

Correct Lucca, sandycat has missed the point entirely.

How on earth do you expect him to be socially distanced from her when she is his appointed aide and works with him and travels with him to visits around the country?

Do you mean in the way people in workplaces have been asked to maintain social distance across the country.

Although of course there was the hand on arse exemption for us all.

I don’t believe anyone who works in an office environment is sitting there with a mask on all day. Bit difficult to speak to people on the phone for instance with a mask on and avoiding each other as you are doing things around the office must be impossible.

Pretty irrelevant Sandycat !

Blimey sandycat what a ridiculous post
so because the couple have known this lady for 20 + years it’s all ok
What planet are you living on ?

Actually most offices I know are still working from home, meetings held via zoom etc, hope that helps sandycat.

MawBe & Chewbacca
As we know there are no free papers laying around. You have to make the decision to buy one or look on line.

MerylStreep

*MawBe & Chewbacca*
As we know there are no free papers laying around. You have to make the decision to buy one or look on line.

Oh but there are free papers.

Get one in Waitrose with a cup of coffee.

Get them on public transport etc.

I expect there are others as well.

During this last year? Not very responsible of Waitrose, when newspapers are picked up and looked at by so many hands.

A local coffee shop used to have them for customers, but not since Covid.

In the 2 Waitrose stores nearest to me, they've not had free newspapers since April 2020 and I'm astonished that other branches do have them. Same for the West Coast railway stations too. But, even if they were available, I wouldn't pick it up.

I agree 100%. Private life is just that and should be respected. Press are appalling!

Does WWM2 not mean the free paper in Waitrose you pick from the stand with your coffee after shopping? No one else has touched it.
At my rather posh, private dentist in London the chosen free papers in the waiting room might have surprised some!

I’m not sure you quite understand. Re Waitrose

Newspapers are on sale. As a customer spending more than £10 I am entitled to a free newspaper from which I take from the newspaper stand. I can take it home to read.

So unless you think all newspapers should be banned I think that you will agree that the free Waitrose newspaper is acceptable.

Sorry I should have made myself clear but I thought most people have a Waitrose near them - I was obviously wrong.

I understood. Useful unread for lining the cat box too.

Whitewavemark2

I’m not sure you quite understand. Re Waitrose

Newspapers are on sale. As a customer spending more than £10 I am entitled to a free newspaper from which I take from the newspaper stand. I can take it home to read.

So unless you think all newspapers should be banned I think that you will agree that the free Waitrose newspaper is acceptable.

Sorry I should have made myself clear but I thought most people have a Waitrose near them - I was obviously wrong.

Don’t laugh
I always take the “ free with £10 “ paper from the back of the pile thinking nobody else will have touched it!
Of course being MawBroon I always go for one of the broadsheets (you get more for your “free” ) and would never have a redtop as I think they are rubbish and don’t like them anyway having no need for one with no budgie whose cage needs lining)
PreCovid I would take an Evening Standard from the pile, at Euston for the journey home but never one that somebody had left on their seat.
To be fair, I think the reference to “free papers” was to the rack available for customers to read while they have their coffee.

Sorry I should have made myself clear but I thought most people have a Waitrose near them

You don't get free papers at Lidl. Just the leaflet for next week's special offers.

Oh, for a Waitrose.....

I shudder now MawBe to think I used to pick up discarded Metro papers on the tube where people had dribbled their morning coffee.

Me too Ellianne (not envy)

Galaxy

Although of course there was the hand on arse exemption for us all.

Is hand on arse equivalent to an elbow bump?
Will hand on arse become the norm in future for greeting friends and colleagues?
Do both break self-distancing guidelines or is it Covid-safe?

Sorry I should have made myself clear but I thought most people have a Waitrose near them - I was obviously wrong.

Yes, wrong! Some of us live outside the bounds of civilisation.

I think I said on the other thread that I feel swindled out of my free newspaper because it's not offered with an online delivery.

Oh Alegrias1 Waitrose would be having a fit at that cartoon, we all know it should be fewer not less

Whitewavemark2 how can you be so out of touch with reality as to assume everyone has a Waitrose nearby? I live in London, and my nearest Waitrose is still too far away.