Toby Young

[Fetch Fletch]

Money over lives. That's 2020.

It’s not though is it. Because we’re in lockdown.
It’s 1 or 2 numpties desperate to stay relevant

 

[Mackem00]

The man is a clown. Not worth worrying about.

 

[Mickdundee]

Isn’t this the bloke who, in the wake of the Prince Andrew scandal, said his wife is the only thing stopping him shagging minors?

 

[Bob Fleming]

He really is a cretin.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

The James McClean of journalism. Desperate for attention.

 

[Lonz]

There’s clearly an argument that the negative long-run economics can cause the loss of more life going forward. If we are indeed in the situation of choosing who lives or dies then that needs to be taken into account. It’s a grim reality that we’re facing and would be short-sighted to just dismiss those comments as callous.

 

[The Great Soprendo]

I'd say some govts are just as concerned about how mass deaths affect their chances at the polls, as they are with the economy.

 

[The Exile]

There’s clearly an argument that the negative long-run economics can cause the loss of more life going forward. If we are indeed in the situation of choosing who lives or dies then that needs to be taken into account. It’s a grim reality that we’re facing and would be short-sighted to just dismiss those comments as callous.

Every government will be doing this. The only difference is they're not posting it on Twitter.

 

[Frank Bullitt]

Covid-19: Fury as Toby Young says saving elderly is 'irresponsible' use of cash

POLITICAL commentator Toby Young has been branded “heartless” after claiming spending cash on saving elderly people from the coronavirus…

www.thenational.scot

This absolute wankstain said today that its not worth wasting billions on a lockdown to save elderly people's lives.

Horrible, horrible individual as always.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1244940565575274497

In a world of infinite news content some people talk shite to get noticed. James Delingpole does the same. It gets them support by a particular lunatic fringe, and that's does them as it's better than none in their mind.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

There’s clearly an argument that the negative long-run economics can cause the loss of more life going forward. If we are indeed in the situation of choosing who lives or dies then that needs to be taken into account. It’s a grim reality that we’re facing and would be short-sighted to just dismiss those comments as callous.

You are right mate and as I have posted on here a few times recently; we face some tough decisions over the next few weeks and some folk are in for a shock. The problem with the article is:

- Young is a monumental bellend
- It’s being used as click bait

 

[Harry Angstrom]

Tidied

Nonsense. They have responded very well and followed the advice of the scientists and borrowed a shit load of money and re distributed it to the populace.
How it gets paid back will be interesting but the burden will fall on those who can afford to pay not people on minimum wage.

 

[Scorer]

Blokes career is essentially one failure after another, he’s odious and attention seeking in equal measure. Pity his parents, much that I love my boy I’d be f***ing horrified if he turned out like that. He’s playing at being the outspoken hero intent on rescuing western civilisation ( read money) when anyone with any sense knows government will already have done calculations around exactly this and weighed up the damage of hundreds of thousands of deaths, likely civil unrest and the ethical consequences.
I didn’t really have to write all this “ thinks he’s clever attention seeking spenk” would have sufficed.

 

[Hammer]

Blokes career is essentially one failure after another, he’s odious and attention seeking in equal measure. Pity his parents, much that I love my boy I’d be f***ing horrified if he turned out like that. He’s playing at being the outspoken hero intent on rescuing western civilisation ( read money) when anyone with any sense knows government will already have done calculations around exactly this and weighed up the damage of hundreds of thousands of deaths, likely civil unrest and the ethical consequences.
I didn’t really have to write all this “ thinks he’s clever attention seeking spenk” would have sufficed.

"It's Toby Young" would have sufficed.

 

[raindog]

Nonsense. They have responded very well and followed the advice of the scientists and borrowed a shit load of money and re distributed it to the populace.
How it gets paid back will be interesting but the burden will fall on those who can afford to pay not people on minimum wage.

So the fact it has been run down for the duration of the Conservative terms as well as lies told byJohnson and Farages over NHS funding promises gets him out of jail Without the People volunteering where would this country be at this moment in time.

 

[Harry Angstrom]

So the fact it has been run down for the duration of the Conservative terms as well as lies told byJohnson and Farages over NHS funding promises gets him out of jail Without the People volunteering where would this country be at this moment in time.

Yes, it does get him out of jail. This pandemic has caught every country in the developed world on the back foot.
Why wouldn't people volunteer in a time of unprecedented crisis?

 

[Cockney Mackem]

Cvnt.

What's he written now?

 

[raindog]

Ironically a tory Government is spending hundreds of billions to save lives

Yes, it does get him out of jail. This pandemic has caught every country in the developed world on the back foot.
Why wouldn't people volunteer in a time of unprecedented crisis?

But you mention ironically the Tories have spent billions... they have spent nothing other than borrow and it wont come out of their funds or what they allow the top earners to get away with... it will be footed by the middle and lower classes

 

[Harry Angstrom]

But you mention ironically the Tories have spent billions... they have spent nothing other than borrow and it wont come out of their funds or what they allow the top earners to get away with... it will be footed by the middle and lower classes

I think we will have to agree to disagree. I think they have played a blinder so far and we will all be paying some money back and the really ultra rich are in for a huge shock IMHO. They are going to have to fund this all round the world. There will be nowhere to hide. That is if there is a society left in USA etc.

 

[joemcdokes]

What does he say about the 13 year old boy who has just died?

What does he say about the 13 year old boy who has just died?

How are they are recording the deaths, if someone has the virus present are they sticking it down as the cause or are they being recorded from a coroners point of view.
I cannot see how it can be the latter with such a quick turn around with results on a day to day basis.

 

[Scorer]

I think we will have to agree to disagree. I think they have played a blinder so far and we will all be paying some money back and the really ultra rich are in for a huge shock IMHO. They are going to have to fund this all round the world. There will be nowhere to hide. That is if there is a society left in USA etc.

I hope this is the case, redistribution of what is essentially imaginary money is probably the least damaging answer to paying for this.