JonnyF

Agreed. But no doubt you'd be calling for Boris' resignation for the same offence. Or would a fine be sufficient for him as well? As for Sturgeon, she admitted it, apologized, the police 'spoke to her' but she escaped a fine for some reason. Nothing to do with her political leanings I'm sure, we all know how impartial the UK police are ????.

I don't want to excuse Johnson, he was wrong. But I am saying that Sturgeon and Starmer are just as bad. Actually Sturgeon is worse since she always tried to "one up" Johnson with even tighter measures. Starmer was calling for Johnson's resignation while doing the same thing (nobody intelligent buys his silly excuse). The MSM and the left using it to go after Johnson while ignoring the others is laughable.

Deflecting. I see you are also ignoring Sturgeon. Why would she apologise if she didn't break the rules? https://news.stv.tv/politics/first-minister-nicola-sturgeon-apologises-for-not-wearing-face-mask-after-police-remind-her-to-follow-the-law

But it wasn't just 'somebody' was it? It was the people who made the rules, the people who supported those making the rules, the people who pushed for even tighter rules. The same people who made/supported the rules and had access to the real data (not SAGE's ridiculous predictions) chose not to follow those same rules when they thought the cameras were off. Why? Because they knew it wasn't as bad as they were pretending it was. Virtue signalling when it was time for a photo shoot. Maskless, having a cheeky beer or having a laugh at a barbers shop when they thought they could get away with it. Shameful stuff.

He broke the rules. Whether he manages to squirm out of it on a technicality remains to be seen. I notice you don't mention Sturgeon, is she too far to the left to attract your ire? Why did she break the rules? Why would they break the rules if they thought they were necessary? Were they self harmers? On a self destruct mission? Suicidal? No, they knew that having to have a pork pie in order to have a pint in a pub was ridiculous. They knew that arresting people for having a cup of coffee on a park bench was ridiculous. They knew that SAGE's predictions were consistently wrong and their doomsday scenarios would never happen. So as soon as they thought the cameras were off, they dropped the pretense.

If they don't want a trade war, the EU can start acting reasonably. There are a disproportionate number of checks being done on goods going to Northern Ireland as 'punishment' for Brexit. Over 20% of all EU checks are done on goods going to NI from GB. They are deliberately focusing as much energy as possible on this area and trying as hard as possible to detach NI from the UK. Disgraceful behaviour from our 'friends and partners' in the EU. Personally I would scrap the whole agreement, but I will setlle for over-riding key parts of the agreement for now. If that means a trade war, so be it.

It wasn't just Johnson though was it? Starmer, Sturgeon all broke the rules. The focus on Johnson by the likes of the BBC and the hardcore lefties is political. Why would they all risk breaking these life saving, essential rules (when they thought the cameras were off) when they'd seen the data and knew how "lethal" this thing was? Are they simply pre-disposed to taking unnecessary high risk? Suicidal? Or were the risks exaggerated and the lock down measures unnecessarily harsh?

I guess they got tired of being seen entering and leaving the Hiso ThongLor "gentleman's clubs". Now they can appear to be going to work as they drink, sing and hang out with massage girls.

Exactly. They had all the data and decided the rules didn't need to be followed (when they thought the cameras were off). It does indeed make you wonder if the pandemic was as serious as we were told and whether lockdowns actually did more harm than good.

Yes but if the workers are locked down, there is nobody in the factories to manufacture the goods, nobody to operate/maintain the machines, no drivers to deliver them to distributors, ports etc. Shortage of parts from China is a very real thing right now, and not just Auto parts. IT hardware also.

I'm well aware what you are saying. I am saying there is no point for you to keep stating the obvious, since nobody has ever suggested that you won't be allowed to wear one. The topic is about being forced to wear one.

Any teacher caught doing this should have their head shaved in public, then be sacked and banned from teaching for life. The shameful practice would end pretty quickly.

Nobody said you couldn't wear one. Wear a full Hazmat suit with WW2 style gas mask if you like. Just don't impose your personal choice on others. Personally I am over it. I've complied for over 2 years now and I'm sick of the things.

Yes, they do. I personally know at least 5 middle class office girls that were doing annual shopping trips to Singapore before Covid. The amount they saved on the goods more than paid for the flight and hotels so they considered it a free holiday. Middle class Thais tend to be very savvy about how they spend their money. Maybe you will meet some one day.

You're quite the argumentative one aren't you. Calm down, Calm down, you're not in a pub in Toxteth now. You can google "Luxury tax" if you really don't know what it means. It's the amount of this tax that is silly in Thailand. Otherwise, why would goods manufactured in Europe be cheaper in places like Singapore?

Why not remove these silly luxury taxes? Then foreign tourists will come here on shopping trips and spend a fortune in the Thai malls (and hotels, restaurants etc.), instead of Thais saving all their money and spending it on hotels, restaurants and malls in Singapore?

Very true. Like Biden a couple of days ago leaving the plane. Walked down the stairs on his own wearing the mask. As soon as he meets and greets the people at the bottom of the stairs he removes it. Or Trudeau, wearing it when in largely vaccinated Canada but not when in the largely unvaccinated Ukraine. Sturgeon, preaching how important masks are then breaking her own rules multiple times resulting in a police warning. Or my workplace. We all take a Covid test, all test negative and then back to the office where we all put on the masks again despite everyone in the office having a negative test result 5 minutes ago. It's pure theatre at this point.

You're biggest "mistake" was allowing people to vote, exposing how much you and your cronies are detested by the electorate. Given your anti-democratic history, illegal theft of power etc. I'm surprised you made such an elementary error. I can only assume you were delusional about your popularity. Now you know where you stand.

Unlike the Thai Police?

You seem incredibly supportive of the Thai police. I wonder how you'd feel if it was your wife/daughter that was attacked. Would you still be apologising for them releasing someone who confessed to not only this crime, but gave his motive and even admitted to other crimes as well?

The Burmese on Koh Tao retracted the confession. There was little to no evidence against them. Didn't seem to have too many problems getting the conviction. But then, they did a load of DNA tests in that case, didn't hear of any being done here. I wonder if they've checked his phone records, all CCTV in the area, her body for his DNA? His body for her DNA? I doubt it. Like I said, it depends on who is being prosecuted.

I am sure that his confession would have been enough, had they wished it to be.

There seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding on this thread of the difference between criticizing the Thai rider (which I don't think anyone is doing but simply putting his achievements so far in perspective) and criticizing the Thai Politician who is exaggerating the rider's achievements for his own benefit. Same as Milli the Mango Muncher, I thought she was great fun and very entertaining actually, but I thought the Politicians attempts to claim that Thai 'soft power' was now being spread around the Globe were laughable. Anyway I've explained it 3 times already, can't be bothered to do it again ????.

If you're referring to "Eddie the Eagle", I can assure you he was far from second rate. He was at least fifth rate ????. He wasn't so much a national hero as he was an endearing figure who was famous for his lack of success, but yes he was thought of fondly, if somewhat a figure of fun. If you're talking about serious competitors in motorsport, the UK has produced some all time greats like Lewis Hamilton, Carl Fogarty, Joey Dunlop, Jonathan Rea etc. and currently have 2 drivers in the top 6 of F1. We also have the most F1 championship titles of any country, ever.

Not at all. Once again the point has gone right over your head, or maybe you are simply deliberately creating a straw man? My criticism is not of the rider (as you imply in your post) but of the politician trying to bask in the glory. Like I said, national hero should be a label reserved for people who have achieved great things, and not necessarily in sport. Throwing around such a label simply devalues the term. Winning a couple of motorbike races in the second tier of the sport is a good achievement and commendable, well done to the rider and let's hope he can progress to the top tier and do well there. However, labeling him a national hero is clutching at straws for a politician looking to bask in the glow of someone else's success, get his name in the news and whip up some nationalism at a time that the government is woefully failing the Thai people. I hope that wasn't too complicated for you.