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It is now very likely – though not formally decided and definite – that London cinemas pubs restaurants and gyms will be told to close, I’m told.This follows Evening Standard story: https://t.co/rSNpbgL1CH
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(Sorry @SquareRoot - it was for the greater good.)
Labour leadership election at least to be decided in early April still ongoing
France, Italy, Belgium, Ireland, California, China and South Korea are in full lockdown.
The Netherlands though it seems is still pursuing herd immunity and still leaving schools open for example
Nice that people in IT are key workers.
Hope she's ok.
*Half, obviously.
Mr. Smithson, do you think there's a plausible chance Starmer could lose? I put a tiny sum on RLB on the basis of much Twitter chatter about voting papers going undelivered.
Over here, for example, Bavaria, Hesse, Thuringia, the Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate have declared over the last hours that they will proceed to tighten restrictions. The federal government will declare the full lockdown on Sunday, maybe even earlier.
In the Netherlands a lot of ordinary Dutchmen are beginning to ponder whether to pursue a new government rather than 'herd immunity'.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision
When is the Rishi announcement expected to be made?
Back in 2002 I stayed in the Britannia Manchester (because everywhere else was sold out in Manchester City Centre.)
I checked out an hour after I checked in, and ended up getting a hotel at the airport instead.
I still have nightmares.
I still hope your mother's ok, though.
What isn't clear from that post whether you can 'bank' the higher grade i.e. if you are forecast a B and challenge it via an exam in the hope of an A and then get a C does the B stand?
In all seriousness, I think that is a decent point.
I had a teacher at school who for whatever reason took a dislike to me and would always award relatively low grades and predictions to me. When it got to actual marked exams I did much better than predicted.
Its as fair as it can be in the circumstance.
Shops considered ‘non-essential’ such as clothing stores are also likely to be forced to shut their doors in an attempt to curb coronavirus in the capital.
Well-placed sources said the Prime Minister would make the announcement at his afternoon press conference. London’s mayor Sadiq Khan is expected to make a separate statement.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Labour_Party_leadership_election#April
It will be very problematic for the teachers, each subjective judgment having such a major effect on a young person that they know well and want to do well. As a scientist, it would be assumed that I'd decline requests to review papers and grant applications by people I know less well, on the grounds of a conflict of interest. I also wonder whether students will be able to make FOI requests to see what is written about them - my guess is that they will.
On numbers of key workers: it will be different in primary schools I‘m sure, but it seems we are expecting to be able to run the babysitting side with about three staff at a time from Monday in a school with over a thousand pupils. That might be optimistic, but if not then the school is basically shut. Lessons will happen over the internet, so any pupils in school will be sitting down with an iPad or laptop for five hours a day.
I'm in a weird situation, as my work, so far, is almost unaffected. But I'm worried about my parents.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
2nd April, that is.
You've got to be shitting me.
Personally, I would let businesses make their own decisions; concede that the state needs to do more in terms of providing a social safety net, particularly in times of national emergency, tax high earners accordingly.
No school closures turns into school closures 24 hours later. No London lockdown (possibly) turns into London lockdown etc.
If these things are coming down the road in a days time, I don’t really see the reason why it hasn’t just been done. Not sure 24 hours makes a huge amount of difference.