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Not just Boris then!

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volver Mon 18-Apr-22 14:41:54

I went into a craft shop on Saturday and forgot to put my mask on for all of 10 seconds. I'm expecting the Black Maria to turn up any minute and the polis at my door. Oh, the shame.

MaizieD Mon 18-Apr-22 14:37:33

Didn't bother to check who the OP was. Utterly predictable from the subject.

No comment to make on stupid threads...

volver Mon 18-Apr-22 14:34:25

Och Urmstongran, you're like the coo's tail. And Aveline's at least consistent

www.gransnet.com/forums/coronavirus/1309295-NS-and-no-mask

The person who reported her is the former treasurer of the Moray Conservatives, who was suspended for making jokes about Sturgeon’s miscarriage and who was about 150 miles from the barbers at the time. She’s a wee bit…shall we say, obsessed? And awful pleased with herself.

twitter.com/Janela_X (Here you can read the article she wrote saying she didn't make fun of Sturgeon's miscarriage, that actually includes a screen grab of the tweet where she makes fun of Sturgeon's miscarriage. confused )

If the police find laws were broken, Sturgeon should pay the fine. But first, we’ll have to wait 2 years for an enquiry, then we'll have a civil servant investigate, then we’ll be told its old news. Oh no, wait a minute….

Casdon Mon 18-Apr-22 14:33:24

It’s nothing to do with me, I don’t live in Scotland so I’m not affected. What Nicola Sturgeon does is between her and the Scottish voters, and if thought right to do so, Scottish police.

BlueBelle Mon 18-Apr-22 14:31:25

Bit weak um can’t you do better at defending the indefensible hardly equates to a dozen parties does it ?
Stop trying to protect the liar doesn’t do you or him any favours you know the old saying Two wrongs don’t make a right

Granny23 Mon 18-Apr-22 14:23:39

The press have been trying to catch Nicola mask-less since the pandemic started. This was not an arranged visit, she was campaigning in the street when asked to pop into the Barbers and forgot, for a moment only, to put her mask on as she stepped inside. This is something I have done on numerous occasions - soon rectified.

I have been puzzling ever since I saw this on the news as to how Barbers can shave customers who are wearing their masks. I know this is a red herring but I am sure there are a few jokes to be made about this situation.

Urmstongran Mon 18-Apr-22 14:22:17

Hey - Are they going to fine all the others in the shop too? No one else is wearing a face mask. And it is for this reason that Prof. Leitch’s explanation is not plausible at all (seconds only). The pictures coming out in the press today show clearly that no one was adhering to the rules - including the First Minister. It wasn’t a mistake!

Coastpath Mon 18-Apr-22 14:15:04

Is she repeatedly lying about it to parliament and the media?

Pammie1 Mon 18-Apr-22 14:12:06

I’m not a fan of Nicola Sturgeon by any means, but I don’t think forgetting her mask for a few minutes compares to the many aspects of partygate. Apparently Ms Sturgeon was on a walkabout outdoors when she was invited into the shop. She had forgotten to put her mask on and a few minutes later she did so after being reminded by one of her entourage that she hadn’t done so. Someone in the shop filmed her entering without a mask and immediately reported it to the police - ‘gotcha’ !! Petty, some might say - I couldn’t possibly comment.

Urmstongran Mon 18-Apr-22 14:11:20

Maybe Boris & Nicola could offer to resign together?

Urmstongran Mon 18-Apr-22 14:10:25

The photo wasn’t taken by the man being given a shave. Actually scrub that, after the shave when the press had left and NS had removed her mask whilst still in the shop, he might have taken one too. There was a group - all maskless.

Parsley3 Mon 18-Apr-22 14:09:40

Such glee Ug. I am touched by your concern for Ian Blackford. Still the PM has set the tone of nothing to see here so all will be well for the FM.

Urmstongran Mon 18-Apr-22 14:07:55

More than a tad hypocritical, she has been caught bang to rights! She did the same before Christmas but was let off with a reminder of the rules that time. She too is a rule maker & rule breaker it seems.

Actually I was surprised that in the barbershop she didn’t remind EVERYONE that masks should ought to be worn. There were 10 people crowded round.

She did wear a mask for the press photo while she shaved a customer’s face but a bit later, was snapped by a member of the public, cross at her disregard - and it wasn’t ‘just for a few seconds’ either.

fairfraise Mon 18-Apr-22 14:07:02

I gather the photo was taken by the man she shaved. It's not really worthy of press coverage as it an unguarded moment. Still they should stop going on about such things. It's time to move on.

DiamondLily Mon 18-Apr-22 14:02:53

Allegedly being part of 12 parties/gatherings trumps whipping a mask off for a few minutes, I would say.

Barmeyoldbat Mon 18-Apr-22 14:02:29

Agree with you Hetty, and there are lot more fines to come with Johnson

Hetty58 Mon 18-Apr-22 13:59:50

It's a bit different (forgetting your mask for a few minutes) to lying about parties - or being, apparently, unaware that you're even at a party!

Urmstongran Mon 18-Apr-22 13:56:05

So ... Nicola Sturgeon was reported to Police Scotland on Sunday for breaking her own mask laws, a breach that could result in a £60 fine, reduced to £30 if paid within 28 days.

Only hours before Saturday's visit to the barber shop in East Kilbride, the SNP issued a press release in which she urged Scots to vote for her party on May 5 "if you are as outraged as I am about the Prime Minister's contempt for the law."

Oh dear.
While she too be asked to resign?

I don’t envy the heckling Ian Blackford from Skye will be subjected to when he stands up n the HoC.