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Johnny Vodka said:
It's a tricky one. Starmer is going easy on them, seemingly. No idea if he's not wanting to make things difficult in a time of crisis, or if he's just crappy opposition.
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I think he's biding his time, whatever the Tories do during this term of office they have done 10 years and recent history tells us the public like a change in Government after a while (Thatcher & Major did 18 years, Blair & Brown 13 years)

It wouldent be well received to go in too hard during a crisis, better to be quieter then go on the attack next year. Public have also had enough of frequent elections and votes so even though there are questions to be asked about Boris' leadership, im not sure many want a vote this year in any circumstances.
 
I unfortunately had to admit my Dad to hospital yesterday. Not Corona, but severe ulcerative colitis related to his Parkinsons. A & E in a normally very busy North London hospital was noticeably quieter and 90% of people in the waiting area had masks on.

I think it's quite indicative of a massive change in behaviour, but wonder, with the long wait for a vaccine, how sustainable it is.
 
Buckley said:
Talk about not reading the room. You've participated, either willingly or blindly, in a 'no it's genuinely not a spoof' charity video for some the world's richest DJs' tour mangers, during a global pandemic, and your response is the masses over-reacting? Oh dear
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Indeed, digging yourself into a hole. I genuinely think they thought they were helping. But put up your hands, say it was a mistake, any monies raised will go to charity and be humble. Don’t say that the public over-reacted as they didn’t in my view
 
Buckley said:
Talk about not reading the room. You've participated, either willingly or blindly, in a 'no it's genuinely not a spoof' charity video for some the world's richest DJs' tour mangers, during a global pandemic, and your response is the masses over-reacting? Oh dear
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Alan Fitzpatrick

I want to address the issue that has arisen from the TNT Sofa Sessions project set up by some tour managers. A video montage created by TNT has created some controversy. I cannot speak for the other DJ's involved but to put this into context from my point of view. I was asked by my TM to do a brief video, saying that this group of TM's had done a bunch of DJ mixes to kill some time while at home and to do something creative for people to listen to. I was asked to post it on my socials to give it more reach and to give the swipe up link to download these mixes from Bandcamp.

I did not provide a mix for this. Simple as that. I have not been involved in this project beyond the video I recorded for my tour manager. I was entirely under the impression that this was a creative venture for charitable causes and at no point was I asked to be involved in a campaign to help raise money for TM's.

To clarify, there is no scheme where DJ's are asking fans and the general public to pay TM salaries. Quite frankly this would be an absolutely horrific thing to do and I don’t know anybody stupid enough to do that.

I would also like to point out that I did not see the montage video before it was made public, but having now seen it, I can understand how people have misinterpreted it. The way they have combined the montage of clips and presented the venture has clearly come across the wrong way. "Support" "donate" "help" being massively wrong key words to use. I think the reactions of the likes of John Askew, Dave Clarke, Maceo Plex, Cassy and others would have been totally valid, if the true intention was to encourage the public to pay TM wages.

It saddens me that so many people, including my colleagues in the industry have taken this at face value, without even questioning it. It saddens me also that people who know me have lumped me in with asking the public to do something which is quite honestly ridiculous.

I don’t feel obliged to discuss mine or my TM's financial matters on a public forum but what I will say is that I am far from being a millionaire or one of the worlds "richest DJs". Just like any other small business owner, I have several permanent staff that I continue to pay throughout this difficult time and just like everyone else, I'm trying to do what I can with the resources I have.

Im absolutely gutted to have been put in this position. TNT Sofa Session team are trying to rectify this situation and will issue their own statement to the public.

As a side note, I have seen numerous comments saying that people should raise money and donate to people who need it and our care workers, rather that TM's and "rich DJ's" and I couldn't agree more. Anyone that follows me will know I have been doing my best to raise money for the NHS and frontline workers by doing various campaigns, I have family working in ICU on the frontline and I'm happy to say we have raised thousands so far and proud of it.

This is a difficult time for everyone. Please stop jumping to conclusions without knowing facts and judging others online.

Thats all I have to say on the matter. Stay safe!
 
TNT have issued a statement. Lots of words and also contradicting themselves over the intention.

I'm still confused exactly what they thought everyone was 'donating' for
 
stivi said:
balearic government in bilateral talks with germany regarding putting flights back on
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Looking forward to it ? - I hope the central Spanish government doesn't derail the effort. There is really no reason to prefer Spanish tourists over foreign ones. It's great that regions are taking the initiative here.

In the new Covid world, it makes sense to have open borders between regions with similar infection levels. So until a vaccine is widely available, South Koreans will get to travel to Australia and New Zealand, Germans and Austrians will get to travel to the Baleares, French will get to travel to the continental Spain, and our British friends will hopefully get to travel to Florida :)
 
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