Oh, it’s to appease his fellow Tory MPs
Facebook friend of mine (who, in fairness has been shielding near constantly since last March) had previously been calling for lockdowns, calling the government "Murderers" for not locking down sooner etc. seems to have changed tune today and wanting hotels etc to reopen (they were vaccinated a few weeks back).
Perhaps the tide of opinion is turning on the matter.
Absolutely it was ONLY Tory MPs that challenged BoJo in the HoC earlier that he said he would follow the data but hasn't said what the data they are using and the thresholds for each stage. CRG need to step upto the plate here to press govt for the metrics and thresholds they are using and bring in flexibility, either way, on dates as those thresholds are crossed.You mean those Tory MP's who are providing the only effective opposition to the Executive at the moment ?
from he acknowledgesAll COVID restrictions on social contact to be lifted on 21 June at the earliest, Boris Johnson reveals
'We're setting out what I hope and believe is a one-way road to freedom,' the PM said.uk.news.yahoo.com
but also"we cannot escape the fact that lifting lockdown will result in more cases, more hospitalisations and sadly, more deaths"
"We cannot persist indefinitely with restrictions that debilitate our economy, our physical and mental wellbeing, and the life chances of our children."
No, I definitely remember reading that the surge in infections across September-October was thought to be largely caused by people coming back from holiday in Spain where a new mutation had recently been detected.
Nobody’s selling anything; it is a well-trodden path that the government briefs media outlets on background before officially announcing anything, so that if it gets a particularly negative reaction it can be tweaked.Yeah why has there always been leaks & the media ‘knows’ correctly sometimes weeks prior to official announcements?
What MP or Government official has been ‘selling info?’ can’t be giving out for free surely? Why giving it out at all?
Brown envelopes? Ok call me an old cynic
Sir Lindsay Hoyle has told Boris off for not telling the Commons first.Is there any point in the news briefing at 19:00 if everything is leaked out beforehand?
No mention of vm (victory against masks) day ?
There was a vague promise of a review sometime in May. I fear face coverings will be the last precaution to be dropped, as they’re perceived as a minor imposition, make people feel safer, and have wide public acceptance.One thing I noticed he's said is most restrictions will be lifted on June the 21st, but now all...
How long will this mean for Social Distancing and Mask Wearing which he has not really mentioned
Face coverings and social distancing requirements will be subject to a review before "stage 4".One thing I noticed he's said is most restrictions will be lifted on June the 21st, but now all...
How long will this mean for Social Distancing and Mask Wearing which he has not really mentioned
Just to cover their backsides in case something goes horribly wrong and we end up in a lockdown again (which I wouldn't put past them)."It's irreversible but we cannot guarantee it's irreversible".
Would be ridiculous if we still have to wear masks even after every adult has not just got their first dose but their second dose too.So to summarise:
- Opening things more slowly than last time around, despite vaccines and increased natural immunity
- Increase in locations for mandatory masks (and broad hints that they will still be required next winter - in other words forever)
- Despite all previous protestations to the contrary, we're now going to consider domestic 'vaccine passports', creeping ever closer to a 'papers please' society and Chinese-style social credit system
Utterly underwhelmed but not remotely surprised.
Especially as back in 2020 there was a period when they weren't sufficiently convinced of the effectiveness to make them mandatory at the time.Would be ridiculous if we still have to wear masks even after every adult has not just got their first dose but their second dose too.
So to summarise:
- Opening things more slowly than last time around, despite vaccines and increased natural immunity
Increase in locations for mandatory masks (and broad hints that they will still be required next winter - in other words forever)
You are exactly right. The Spanish variant (20A.EU1) first emerged in northeastern Spain in the summer, quickly spreading across the country and then across Europe through September and October. There have been hundreds of references to it across the newsmedia so for people here to say they’ve never heard of it just shows the breathtaking level of ignorance that abounds here...
I fear face coverings will be the last precaution to be dropped, as they’re perceived as a minor imposition, make people feel safer, and have wide public acceptance.
Thank you for confirming - I'll check it out, though if it's what I think it is, I'd be interested in more recent evidence either way, and where it sits within the scientific consensus.The Stanford university study is the one led by John Ioannidis - I'm sure you can find it yourself, and it's been linked here several times.
I am not 'cherry picking' Sweden - it's just an obvious example. Look at the Worldometers stats and it is very obvious that there is no correlation between severity of restrictions and the outcome.
Especially as back in 2020 there was a period when they weren't sufficiently convinced of the effectiveness to make them mandatory at the time.
Hospitalisations in England are already below wave one peak and are falling at a far faster rate so by 8th March will be below 10k. The problem with this roadmap is its not based on any data metrics that they publish daily and there evading answering any questions on it from MPs or press. They keep saying we are following the data - what data?This time we are removing restrictions with infection levels and hospital occupancy at a much, much higher level than last year (accepting that officially infections were lower, but testing was at around 5% of the level it is now). And a virus strain that is more infectious.
12th April seems to be the general consensusSo when can I travel on a train for non essential travel to go wherever I like. 12th April? 17th May?
So when can I travel on a train for non essential travel to go wherever I like. 12th April? 17th May?
29th March is removal of stay at home so I will be using that date12th April seems to be the general consensus
The general requirement to remain at home will cease as part of phase 1, part 2, which is pencilled in for 29 March.So when can I travel on a train for non essential travel to go wherever I like. 12th April? 17th May?
Yes I'd have thought 29th March, which is when stay at home order ends.29th March is removal of stay at home so I will be using that date