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  1. I wonder how much of the confusion is due to poor publicity/people not being aware of changed routes. A couple of weeks ago an acquaintance told me I couldn’t get a bus direct from Hillsborough to the bottom of the Moor and only the 120 was going there with bus stop signage saying no service. I couldn’t work out how the 81/82 could get to Millhouses and Dore so rang Traveline and was advised of the route change along Arundel Gate, quicker but does miss Townhead/Leopold St which are still fairly accessible by tram


  2. On 20/08/2020 at 19:44, ECCOnoob said:

    I am not convinced by that.  There are still plenty of news channels broadcasting 24 hours a day and even one main bullein a day on the the normal channels would be enough for most people's consumption.

     

    As for the internet there are plenty of 'elderly' now who have ample access.   In another decade there will be significantly more.  After all by 2030 it would have been a known thing available in people's own homes for over 36 years. More than half a lifetime of that generation of elderly.    2019 statistics from the ITU estimate the 82% of European citizens use the internet.  Add another 10 years and I really don't think access will be the the concern at all.    

     

    I think the predictions made in the article are quite right and and like all other broadcast services news delivery has to adapt.

    I agree, I’m heading towards 70 and most of my cohort are using the Internet for a variety of purposes, a couple of things trouble me though, people of my age tend to trust ‘news’ content so are susceptible to fake news and scams. The other hindrance to access is the cost of broadband access on top of the licence fee


  3. On 19/08/2020 at 19:31, RJRB said:

    People traffickers demand money.

    How much do you reckon this young lad and many others have at their disposal.

     

    Not much but they are indebted and pursued for payment once they arrive at their destination, possibly housed in overcrowded and high rent HOMO and forced to work in unregulated employment for unregulated pay. Illegal migrants are being ‘sold’ a dream but often experience a nightmare payment 


  4. On 28/07/2020 at 00:36, catmiss said:

    Had a frightening call on my mobile this afternoon from a Liverpool number supposedly from HMRC saying I was under investigation for tax fraud and if I didn’t press 1 a warrant for my arrest would be issued immediately. Although I terminated the call I was concerned but 101 assured me this was a scam call they were aware of

    Just to let you know I’m still waiting to be arrested 


  5. Having shielded for 4 months I’m making tentative steps to rejoin the real world. I wear a mask with difficulty but am surprised at the number of people who get on public transport or go into shops wearing masks but once onboard or inside remove them. 


  6. I’m with telephone preference agency and have call blocker but still get scam calls. I’m familiar with the Amazon Prime one but got a different one this morning advising me my purchase of an I phone 11, cost £1100,, was on hold, press 1 to query order, press 2 to reject order. I put the phone down but no doubt either option would have necessitated providing my account details 


  7. 8 hours ago, pattricia said:

    It worries me in case an elderly person , living alone, with dementia gets involved in these scams.

    Me too-The thought of being arrested really shook me up and, although I live alone, I am aware that scams exist and have the ability to enlist the support of family.


  8. On 07/08/2020 at 13:40, enntee said:

    Why do people that think that they should be mask-exempt, consider that they have a greater right to transmit Covid19 than anyone else?

    I have COPD which causes shortness of breath which is worse in very hot or very cold weather. I’ve shielded for 16 weeks and am now trying to join everyone else in the new normal. Although I could be exempt  I wear a mask but sometimes have to lower it to come up for air and try to do this away from others. On Friday when the weather was very hot I cancelled my trip out as I knew I wouldn’t be able to cope with a mask. I don’t think I have a greater right to transmit the virus and will try and conform but sometimes unseen disabilities get in the way. 


  9. I had an automated phone call last week telling me I was being investigated for tax fraud and needed to press 1 to be connected to the investigator for further details. If I didn’t press1 a warrant would be issued immediately for my arrest. I put the phone down but was a bit shaken, my son rang 101 on my behalf and was told it was a scam and I would have been pressured for bank details had I continued the call. Despite this reassurance for a few days  I was jumpy at every knock at the door.


  10. 10 hours ago, whiteowl said:

    There is a lot of stuff that people don't use but they have to pay for, childless people paying tax for schools is one example.

     

    I can't believe people are getting worked up over, what is essentially, an optional tax.

    Don't want to pay it? Then don't have a TV or use any of the services that require a licence. It's not rocket science.

    Exactly. I watch tv via a Freeview box and, quite happily pay the licence fee for the entertainment I enjoy. 

    11 hours ago, Car Boot said:

    I don't watch, read or listen to BBC content.

     

    I don't need to be indoctrinated with the viewpoint of the privileged, upper middle class, privately educated, predominantly male establishment that the BBC represents.

    I began listening to radio 4 whilst feeling brain dead on maternity leave many years ago. You ought to give it a go-you’d be surprised at the diverse content and contributors (you can even hear the Yorkshire accent) and , I agree ‘More or Less’ debunks the world of statistics 


  11. I’ve come to the conclusion that Britain is a bum about faced country. Many in favour of allowing economic migrants (applications for asylum should be made in first safe country) arriving by boat but  will only accept economic migrants applicants earning more than £28,000 and able to pass a language test. The former will cost the country a lot of money, lowering the income threshold for the latter will increase tax receipts. No doubt the legal action to prevent returning the Calais migrants will be successful and France will quite happily literally ship their problem over here. No doubt there will be an outcry should the overstretched Dover or surrounding area social services miss a vulnerable person/child abuse case


  12. On 07/08/2020 at 19:05, DavidFrance said:

    I wonder if anyone at The Star/Sheffield Newspapers   realises just how many people are abandoning them....and why.

    I gave in to the pressure to help them out (as if they are a charity)   and took out a subscription   but like so many other I eventually got fed up of the logging in palaver especially when it refused to recognise my user name and password and I have told them to stuff it because the product, the online and tablet editions, are not worth the hassle. 

    I have made the point on Twitter that if  journalists use social media in preference to the   format of a newspaper   they can  hardly complain if people get so used to the garbage on social media that they can't tell the difference between gossip and journalism. 

    The people of Sheffield used to get detailed accounts of council activities , court hearings, inquests   and other routine   necessities as well as hard news gleaned from police calls etc.    Now they cut and paste press releases and treat   any old "I" and "Me" story like headline scoops.   Journalism it ain't and the likes of Len Doherty and Peter Harvey must be spinning in their graves. 

    But just look at the advertising  that the online issues carry. They aren't short of display ads even if classifieds have gone down.  And the raw material/printing costs must have plummeted too.     It's a sad day for everyone but most of all for those people who used to be proud to call themselves "readers". 

    I totally agree, if the Star was offering a quality product I would subscribe. I stopped taking the physical newspaper some years ago for the same reason 

     


  13. 2 hours ago, Waldo said:

    What do you mean by, "religion to politics to power"? How do you know that's what most people dislike about religion, and also, as you stress 'non-religious' people dislike this element of religion, are you suggesting that religious people have no problem with that particular element of religion? Surely, if it's something that is corrosive to humanity as a whole, most people (religious or otherwise) would dislike it?

     

    Also, why be overly concerned with how you appear to others (you said "I do not want to be perceived to be ...")? Should a person not be authentic and true to themselves, first and foremost, without regard to appearances? Be authentic and let people see you as you are.

     

    There is a lot I dislike about religion. I believe it encourages unquestioning adherence to dogma and ritual, and eschews self-introspection, self-trust, intellectual honesty etc. A person can generally, not pick and choose ... "I see value in this element of my religion, but this other thing here that is prescribed by my region, is a bunch of nonsense". A religious person generally can't do that, they have to accept it all, wholesale, because they have sacrificed their integrity and intellectual honesty, on the alter of group-think (internal group pressure to think a certain way). This is a group dynamic that is of course not limited to religious groups.

     

    The point I'm making about China and SA, it's more a reflection of human nature I guess. How I see it, people are driven by fear to control things, in their life, to control other people, accumulate resources, influence, power, etc. This aspect of human nature manifests itself pretty much anywhere human beings form organisations. So, as you encourage obedience within your religion; you also encourage obedience to corrupting influences within it.

     

    Lastly, please don't take anything I've said as any kind of attack on you personally. I generally don't like religion; that doesn't mean I dislike or have a problem with religious people.

    I can only agree, I believe everyone should have religious freedom and I will follow mine- atheism. The problem for all of us is when religious doctrine conflicts with morality, which seems to be a difficult balancing act for all religions 


  14. 1 hour ago, Pettytom said:

    You are incorrect. The article is clear that face coverings make a significant difference to infections 
     

    Try following a few of the links in the article.

     

    There are plenty of other studies that support the use of face coverings. UCLA have done a particularly good study. I’ll leave you to find it and read it.

    If you’ve ever seen the urinating analogy, you’ll get the need for masks. 
     

     

    Does wearing a Tenna Lady give me extra protection?


  15. I don’t subscribe but take advantage of the supposedly free viewing of 5 articles per week. After 2 or 3 articles you get the invitation to enter your email address and can’t get beyond to view remaining ‘free’ articles. I’ve never provided details but can only imagine the emails I’d get pressurising me to subscribe 


  16. You can’t really blame pubs for being lackadaisical with the rules if punters are resisting them. Businesses have lost a lot of money and, if scientific opinion is to be believed, pubs may have to close again to facilitate schools fully reopening  it’s not surprising some are trying to make money whilst the sun shines 


  17. I’m 66 and now retired and have paid for a tv licence since I was in my 20’s. I’m not eligible for Pension Credit and hopefully my pension won’t decrease when I get to 75 so why shouldn’t I pay for the licence? I now have a Freeview box which gives me ample viewing options for the the cost of the licence fee. I think a subscription cost would end up being comparable with other providers and a lot more expensive. I  don’t know what is so magical about being 75, some a lot younger will sit in front of the tv all day whilst some a lot older will be out and about and watch tv minimally 


  18. If news reports are to be believed, and government ministers not outrightly denying, over 50’s and those classified as extremely vulnerable to the virus are to be shielded again nationally should the  infection rate carry on increasing. I’ve spent the last 4 months locked up only seeing family through windows and latterly in my garden and went out for the first time yesterday for a brief visit to the local shops. I think I’ve been shielded from reality, thinking that ‘we’re all in this together’ when what I saw was selfish behaviour- I have doubts that  statistically  all the people in shops minus masks were medically exempt, the several large groups going into pubs were all members of the same household and the number of people getting too close to others were all short sighted.  I’ll carry on a weekly trip out but have resigned myself to a further imposed period of house arrest. 

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