Unlike Michael Gove, whose dramatic intervention in that summer’s leadership contest has been forgiven but not forgotten, Raab is implicitly trusted by Johnson and his team. Also unlike Gove, he resigned rather than accept Theresa May’s Brexit deal – seen as the ultimate test of a true believer. … [Read more...] about Who runs the country if Boris Johnson is out of action?
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Coronavirus: Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted to hospital for COVID-19 tests
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Will my son’s head lice save us all?
Low-waged employees who would not have vaulted Patel’s threshold are suddenly key workers; foreign nationals toiling for the NHS, many of them piccaninnies or the letterbox-faced, are invited to ignore the expiration of their visas, and their lives, to save the nation that rejects them. What kind of city will we see builded here, in our green and Brexit land, from these ruins? Will it be walled? Or will it be infinite? And will the sewers be blocked with wet wipes and kitchen towels? Just one packet of toilet roll per customer, please! Step away from the hand-sanitiser!! Step away from the hand-sanitiser!!! … [Read more...] about Will my son’s head lice save us all?
The perils of herd immunity plans revealed: Do nothing approach to tackle coronavirus epidemic could have led to almost 500,000 deaths, with 87 per cent of population being infected, says study
'But if we see a rapid decline in cases, then of course the government will consider if they can relax those measures and modify certain measures in a way which is safe and still ensures the epidemic goes down.' … [Read more...] about The perils of herd immunity plans revealed: Do nothing approach to tackle coronavirus epidemic could have led to almost 500,000 deaths, with 87 per cent of population being infected, says study
Scotland’s chief medical officer resigns after breaching lockdown
"The First Minister and I have had a further conversation this evening and we have agreed that the justifiable focus on my behaviour risks becoming a distraction from the hugely important job that government and the medical profession has to do in getting the country through this coronavirus pandemic. … [Read more...] about Scotland’s chief medical officer resigns after breaching lockdown
