I've always enjoyed listening to Michael Carter's views. I've posted that on here recently. Once again I enjoyed listening to him on the latest podcast he appeared on.

However, his endorsement this evening of Andy Mazeys views that Joe Public are sat at home on 80% furlough money supping ale in their back gardens flabbergasted me. Millions of people have been forced into furlough and don't deserve to be ridiculed by a high profile and respected figure.

I'm sure my opinion doesn't mean a jot to him, but thought I would get it off my chest.

Just stating the obvious, most are, me included, supping ale that is, I’ve had to work

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Although not through choice, most people that are furloughed are "taking it easy" and yes, sitting in their gardens supping ale, seems like a fair analogy.
Would they rather be back at work with some job security, absolutely but, was he right, as usual, yes. - I dont see it as ridiculing the people, it's more of a comment on the situation that people are in.
Let's hope that they all have work to go back to.

Sums my situation up perfectly...









Although I do consider myself to be extremely fortunate to be in this situation as my main income is from a pension and really feel for those who won't have jobs to go back to in the forthcoming weeks or who are really struggling with the current situation. Keep safe people...things will get better

Very bizarre that. What else are people supposed to do?