Rees Mogg

[Glyn_Wigley]

We'd all do it.

Who the hell are you to include me in your shitty behaviour?

Glyn, why are so many of your responses to people written with an aggressive tone.
You could have worded your message so much differently.

Also, as someone who hasn’t been blessed with children of your own you probably can’t understand why bfyp said what he did.
In fact his post can’t have been addressed to such as you who has no children.

I wrote as someone deeply offended by the original post.

And it was addressed to everybody, regardless of their parental status, so it included myself.

[ravenrover]

What was it about the OP that offended you so much?

[Glyn_Wigley]

What was it about the OP that offended you so much?

I was talking aboout the BFYP's OP.

[belton rover]

You were really ‘deeply offended’ by Big’s post?
Wow.

[scawsby steve]

Oh dear.

[wilts rover]

We'd all do it.

But that's the problem - we can't all do it. That's the nature of privilege.

[Colemans Left Hook]

We'd all do it.

Who the hell are you to include me in your shitty behaviour?

Glyn, why are so many of your responses to people written with an aggressive tone.
You could have worded your message so much differently.

Also, as someone who hasn’t been blessed with children of your own you probably can’t understand why bfyp said what he did.
In fact his post can’t have been addressed to such as you who has no children.

I wrote as someone deeply offended by the original post.

And it was addressed to everybody, regardless of their parental status, so it included myself.

f** f.*** sake get a life  you need to get out on on your bike more or are you "tyred" of it


 

[Colemans Left Hook]

Mate, I’m not wound up at all.
I am genuinely curious and hope that I get a civilised response.

you will robably get the same response as I got when I asked this question

https://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/index.php?topic=287074.msg1214663#msg1214663

[drfchound]

Mate, I’m not wound up at all.
I am genuinely curious and hope that I get a civilised response.

you will robably get the same response as I got when I asked this question

https://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/index.php?topic=287074.msg1214663#msg1214663

I didn’t see that post of yours CLH.
So, to respond now, no I’m not a member of a golf club now.
I was from 1985 until 2012 but am now a member of a golf society.

No one answered my question below:

“Hi TT. Apologies here but I’m going to do what some others do and instead of answering I’m going to ask a question.
How many posters on here have private healthcare and have used it to jump the NHS queue?
I doubt that many, if any, will own up, especially the holier than thou team.”

But then again I didn’t expect a response.
I would be very surprised if no posters have healthcare insurance but probably they wouldn’t want to own up to it.

[tommy toes]

Nobody answered it hound because its got sod all to do with the topic.
I asked you for your opinion on this, but as usual, on this or anything else, you haven't got one.

[belton rover]

Hound’s question is very relevant to the topic.
The general consensus from the usual suspects is that Rees-Mogg is scum because he was in a position to ‘fast-track’ a covid test for his child.
Some people are in a privileged position to pay for private health care to ‘fast track’ medical needs for their children.
How is one different to the other?

[SydneyRover]

Hound’s question is very relevant to the topic.
The general consensus from the usual suspects is that Rees-Mogg is scum because he was in a position to ‘fast-track’ a covid test for his child.
Some people are in a privileged position to pay for private health care to ‘fast track’ medical needs for their children.
How is one different to the other?

So Mystic Mogg has private health insurance why didn't he use it?

[belton rover]

I’m not sure private health care would include sending couriers with Covid tests.
I might be wrong - I’m not privileged enough to have it.

[SydneyRover]

I’m not sure private health care would include sending couriers with Covid tests.
I might be wrong - I’m not privileged enough to have it.

Exactly so what has it got to do with the conversation, the t**t use his position for his own self.

[Filo]

Hound’s question is very relevant to the topic.
The general consensus from the usual suspects is that Rees-Mogg is scum because he was in a position to ‘fast-track’ a covid test for his child.
Some people are in a privileged position to pay for private health care to ‘fast track’ medical needs for their children.
How is one different to the other?

Mogg is a t**t regardless of the incident in question

[tommy toes]

Hound’s question is very relevant to the topic.
The general consensus from the usual suspects is that Rees-Mogg is scum because he was in a position to ‘fast-track’ a covid test for his child.
Some people are in a privileged position to pay for private health care to ‘fast track’ medical needs for their children.
How is one different to the other?

Rees Mogg wasn't in a position to fast track a test for his child, by everyone else's rules.
Nobody was.
Yet the Labour voting Belton defends him.
Strange that.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

Hound’s question is very relevant to the topic.
The general consensus from the usual suspects is that Rees-Mogg is scum because he was in a position to ‘fast-track’ a covid test for his child.
Some people are in a privileged position to pay for private health care to ‘fast track’ medical needs for their children.
How is one different to the other?

Mogg is a t**t regardless of the incident in question

There can't be anyone who disagrees with that surely?

[danumdon]

Christ almighty have i rocked up on West Hampstead ladies B team forum?

Some on here don't deserve to be able to call themselves a "Yorkshireman"

I honestly cant get my breath, some people seem and talk like they were born offended, grow some bo**ocks.

[drfchound]

Hound’s question is very relevant to the topic.
The general consensus from the usual suspects is that Rees-Mogg is scum because he was in a position to ‘fast-track’ a covid test for his child.
Some people are in a privileged position to pay for private health care to ‘fast track’ medical needs for their children.
How is one different to the other?

I’ve been out footballing Belton so thanks for pointing out why my post is relevant.
Maybe one or two who contested that perhaps didn’t understand why.
I would bet that any who are would fast track their kids for treatment if the need arose.

[drfchound]

Nobody answered it hound because its got sod all to do with the topic.
I asked you for your opinion on this, but as usual, on this or anything else, you haven't got one.

Tommy, again you are stretching the truth.
I have plenty of opinions, just read my posts.
To say otherwise is just desperation in trying to prove your position.
Odd that you never challenge some of your pals who actually never answer questions.

[belton rover]

Hound’s question is very relevant to the topic.
The general consensus from the usual suspects is that Rees-Mogg is scum because he was in a position to ‘fast-track’ a covid test for his child.
Some people are in a privileged position to pay for private health care to ‘fast track’ medical needs for their children.
How is one different to the other?

Mogg is a t**t regardless of the incident in question

Agreed.

[belton rover]

Hound’s question is very relevant to the topic.
The general consensus from the usual suspects is that Rees-Mogg is scum because he was in a position to ‘fast-track’ a covid test for his child.
Some people are in a privileged position to pay for private health care to ‘fast track’ medical needs for their children.
How is one different to the other?

Rees Mogg wasn't in a position to fast track a test for his child, by everyone else's rules.
Nobody was.
Yet the Labour voting Belton defends him.
Strange that.

I haven’t defended him. Just like I don’t defend (or attack) those who pay for private healthcare.
And if you are going to engage again Tommy (either directly or indirectly), then try it without the snide, childish comments. That’s two posts out of two from you on that score.

[Glyn_Wigley]

Hound’s question is very relevant to the topic.
The general consensus from the usual suspects is that Rees-Mogg is scum because he was in a position to ‘fast-track’ a covid test for his child.
Some people are in a privileged position to pay for private health care to ‘fast track’ medical needs for their children.
How is one different to the other?

People think Mogg is scum because he fast-tracked a covid test? Where have you seen that it was Mogg who arranged the test and it not being arranged by Hancock as a favour? Because I for one haven't seen that anywhere.

[belton rover]

I’m not sure what your point is here, Glyn.
Is it Rees-Mogg or Hancock’s actions that you are so deeply offended about being likened to?

[wilts rover]

Hound’s question is very relevant to the topic.
The general consensus from the usual suspects is that Rees-Mogg is scum because he was in a position to ‘fast-track’ a covid test for his child.
Some people are in a privileged position to pay for private health care to ‘fast track’ medical needs for their children.
How is one different to the other?

Because anyone  - providing they have the money - can purchase private healthcare (its a perk of the job I currently do - I opted out).

Only Rees-Mogg could jump the queue for this covid test.

That's the nature of privilege. Doing things for your mates that the general public are not able to do. And he used it.

[belton rover]

Hound’s question is very relevant to the topic.
The general consensus from the usual suspects is that Rees-Mogg is scum because he was in a position to ‘fast-track’ a covid test for his child.
Some people are in a privileged position to pay for private health care to ‘fast track’ medical needs for their children.
How is one different to the other?

Because anyone  - providing they have the money - can purchase private healthcare (its a perk of the job I currently do - I opted out).

Only Rees-Mogg could jump the queue for this covid test.

That's the nature of privilege. Doing things for your mates that the general public are not able to do. And he used it.

You are privileged because you have the opportunity to have the perk of private healthcare that many employers don’t offer (mine included). Assuming that some of your work colleagues have taken up the offer, do you think less of them?

[wilts rover]

Hound’s question is very relevant to the topic.
The general consensus from the usual suspects is that Rees-Mogg is scum because he was in a position to ‘fast-track’ a covid test for his child.
Some people are in a privileged position to pay for private health care to ‘fast track’ medical needs for their children.
How is one different to the other?

Because anyone  - providing they have the money - can purchase private healthcare (its a perk of the job I currently do - I opted out).

Only Rees-Mogg could jump the queue for this covid test.

That's the nature of privilege. Doing things for your mates that the general public are not able to do. And he used it.

You are privileged because you have the opportunity to have the perk of private healthcare that many employers don’t offer (mine included). Assuming that some of your work colleagues have taken up the offer, do you think less of them?

Nope absolutely not. That's their choice (one of them has just had an operation he would have waited years for on the NHS). Nor do I care if other people, such as yourself (no idea if you do) have private healthcare so long as you pay your taxes. It's a free country.

But having private healthcare is not a privilege - its a choice. Rees-Mogg did not give the public a choice to do what he did - he used his position for privilege.

That's what I object to.

[belton rover]

It’s certainly not a choice for me. Those who have it, whether through financial status, employers or because they are personal friends with someone high up in a particular private health care are, by definition, privileged.
As was Rees-Mogg when he was in a position to get a fast-tracked Covid test for his child. If I thought my child would have benefited from a quick Covid test that wasn’t available to everyone, and I was in a privileged position for that to happen, then I would.
Paraphrasing Big - wouldn’t anyone (with children, of course)?

[wilts rover]

It’s certainly not a choice for me. Those who have it, whether through financial status, employers or because they are personal friends with someone high up in a particular private health care are, by definition, privileged.
As was Rees-Mogg when he was in a position to get a fast-tracked Covid test for his child. If I thought my child would have benefited from a quick Covid test that wasn’t available to everyone, and I was in a privileged position for that to happen, then I would.
Paraphrasing Big - wouldn’t anyone (with children, of course)?

'I would have what I am denying to everyone else' (paraphrasing of course).

Well there you go. Bring back feudalism.

[BillyStubbsTears]

I think there's a few people in this thread could benefit from engaging with what Rees-Mogg actually said on the issue.

From BBC

Responding on his GB News chat show on Wednesday, Mr Rees-Mogg said "one of my children needed a test and that put everybody into quarantine".

When he was informed his child's initial test had been lost, "it was raised with the department of health and they decided to send me a test to a member of my family", he said.

"So if I received special treatment, it wasn't because I had requested it, but actually it allowed a government minister to get back to work with a child who didn't have Covid in the first place," the former business secretary said.

Can we now put aside this touching stuff about the queues people would jump if their child had a (for them) minor infection?

Rees-Mogg, by his own words contacted the Dept for Health (Hancock) and Hancock had a test couriered round.

No mention of a primal urge to protect the fruit of his loins. (I know, I know...that mental image...)

Anyway. When my kid had COVID symptoms around the same time, when I first tried to book a test, I was informed by the online system that the nearest available slot was in Wrexham.

At that point I did think "I am so very important that to fast track my family out of isolation, I'll call Matt Hancock and get a test couriered round." But the t**t was probably getting his fingers and tops cos he never picked up the phone.

So I did what everyone else did. Waited till I could get a sensible test slot.