Tony Blair.

[gulliver1]

Tony Blair calls for vaccine passports to prevent another complete lockdown this winter, and keep the Pandemic at bay. Covid passports would serve two puposes, they would encourage people to have the vaccination, and reduce transmission, so more people could move about with less risk.
Agree..or Disagree ?.

[gulliver1]

What a sensible Idea by Tony Blair ,but the Cons will not allow it to happen because it was suggested by Mr Blair .

[ichkeria]

Explain how you see this working then gulliver

[Bobbisox1]

Good luck with that ich;)

[gulliver1]

Simple, no passport no outdoors "Passport to freedom"

[ichkeria]

“ ich: "The trouble is no one really seems to ever be able to define “vaccine passport”
It’s an emotive term but it’s meaningless on its own. " - It just means some way of proving vaccination or valid exemption”

And as I said before, we already have that.
So what exactly is a “vaccine passport” if ours something else?

[ichkeria]

It “it’s” something else.

How do people who support it see it working?

[gulliver1]

Tony Blair also suggests enforced wearing of masks in crowded areas,
such as Supermarkets and place of work, I hope you take heed of Mr Blairs advice Boris.

[bobbinwales]

//Tony Blair also suggests enforced wearing of masks in crowded areas,//There compulsory already on public transport in London with regular tannoyed reminders and threats of being refused travel but when i went recently only around 50% wore masks on the buses /tubes and for younger adults it was about 10% but no-one did anything about it because there's nothing you can do if people refuse

[New Judge]

It's far less than 50% in many settings, bob. The tube seems to see most compliance. The buses are very hit and miss and it depends where you travel and at what time. Ironically Central London (which usually sees the busiest services) often sees little compliance whereas in the suburbs obedience is much greater.

On a wider note, I think every bit as important as vaccination is the entire issue of face coverings and it needs a proper examination. There are now children of two years old or possibly older who have no recollection of seeing any adults in many settings unless they are masked up and I imagine they believe it is quite normal. It can also lead to scenes like this:

https://twitter.com/456trainmama/status/1439209826668658688?s=21

I accept that this is in the USA and they may behave a little differently to here. But what sort of society thinks it is OK to force such a young child to wear a face mask, clearly to the point of causing it some distress? There are messages of support on that Twitter article (e.g. "Shame on mom for not teaching this child to wear a mask.") That mother - and a few others by the sounds of it - really need to get a grip.

The matter of face coverings was never a scientific exercise and decision but purely a matter of politics. This finally manifested itself perfectly in the House of Commons last week, with half the House masked up (the "good guys") and the other side naked (the "baddies"). The behavioural scientists have succeeded in convincing the population that they are being "kept safe" when in fact all they really are is "feeling safe" - a different matter entirely.

[youngmafbog]

If the War criminal Bliar says something, then do the opposite and you will be onto a winner.