Sean

Gut feeling

April 15th

I knew who he was before he was ill and he was notable before he married Garraway.He would have got a QO easily before his marriage. I wonder if Draper is coming home on end of life care.The poor guy has suffered so much damage maybe he has gone home as nothing else can be done for him medically. Maybe worth noting that today Garraway said he could not speak which he could in the recent documentary (albeit not brilliantly but you could understand him and he clearly knows more than I or perhaps most people thought) meaning he may well have deteriorated further.

Prunella Scales

Sad to hear he has died.No shock at all though that last picture gave away how frail he was.Frailer than before.He had the end of life look.

I would say for me personally this is the saddest celebrity death in a while that both shocked me and made me say "oh no".Really talented guy who had a tremendous range who although in his 50s it seemed his career had only just peaked in recent years meaning there is a sense he was at the height of success then gone.I think the sudden announcement meant it was like a jolt out of the blue.Have to say I was surprised he was only 54.

I don't care about people not getting the jab as long as enough people have it especially the vulnerable then there isn't reason to worry.Takeup as I said is very high.I don't want to keep showing paperwork when I go anywhere.Perhaps it is the libertarian in me but feel it is an intrusion and one that gives conspiracy theory wackos like Piers Corbyn with a clear shot at goal which could put some people off getting vaccinated.I especially hate the NHS app which I refuse to download as it is ineffective for a number of reasons ( it works on distance so if you are in a terraced house and your neighbour tests positive it tells you to isolate ,not everyone has it so it could well not protect you ,some people around you will be asymptomatic so you would never know you are exposed , they don't tell you enough details so could easily be a mistaken contact you can't clarify) and I don't trust the government.I have been called a conspiracy theorist for saying it but I don't trust the morons at the Department of Health like Wanksock and Dildo Hardon the woman who lost thousands of people's sensitive private information when she was in charge of Talk Talk. I agree that the viability of businesses particularly in entertainment would be severely damaged by this.With all these restrictions it seems a chore to go out to certain events which isn't how you want to feel as a paying customer.I am not a confrontational person and not the sort of arse to give low level employees attitude but do I want to go and spend hard earned money on a highly regulated experience which is not enjoyable as it makes you feel you are back at school?No Internationally it is inevitable though and has a clear objective of preventing new variants taking hold and as you say the rollouts and prevalence in many countries are so varied.

Yeah you picked James Gray not Neil Gray.Neil Gray I confess to never having heard of before he stepped down.

Wow.That one is a shocker.Brilliant actor and no age at all

Update for the death of Dame Cheryl Gillan: nantonion2013:40 Bibliogryphon:30 Gooseberry Crumble:30 GraveDanger:30 Sean:30 The Old Crem:10 No one appears to have picked Neil Gray.

I am pro-vaccine but not pro-passport domestically.

Nay Although my response is slightly more nuanced. Internationally they are an inevitability so internationally yes. The threat of new variants is another reason why as much as I don`t like the idea feel it is necessary. Domestically no way. The scheme can only work when the vaccine has been offered to everyone and as take-up is so high by the time they would be introduced we would almost certainly have herd immunity.I have had both doses of the vaccine and am more than comfortable with that. If I am in a public place and others haven`t been vaccinated it is unlikely to make a difference to me. The scientific data on vaccines is extremely encouraging in terms of, efficacy preventing infection, lessening the severity of infection if you do contract it, and is even better at preventing hospitalizations and death. The collective effect of such a high take-up so far which I only imagine will stay pretty high as we go down the age groups combined with the efficacy of the vaccines means they (domestic vaccine passports) are disproportionate. In the meantime they are looking at testing people before and after they go into venues. The logistical minefield of getting businesses to police that which would require extra staff to check the tests and process them whilst finding space to put people while they wait for their results (30 mins) when they are already on their knees is difficult to quantify. This is a classic case of policymakers coming up with policies based on theory, not practicality. You will also get fake passports on the black market and some venue owners who won`t check for whatever reason or if they do won`t stop fraudulent documents. It will never work domestically. Plus as stated above the level of abuse those enforcing this will get will be substantial.

Glad I am not the only one.Never heard of the guy.I looked him up and do remember "up in here" being a hit when I was very young but would have guessed it was Ja Rule who sang it.

My Grandmother used to live near him and would see him in the supermarket every so often.The consensus was he was very charming but Nan always said he came across as creepy and that she couldn't stand him.By the time he was outed as a peado she was in the final stages of dementia so she never knew how right her instinct was.