The Graun may have decided to become the voice of the zero Covid extremists. It's an opportunity to open another front against the hated Tories, and the opposite, lockdown sceptic tendency proba… (View Post)

If the Scottish Government is determined to take a different approach then it can, presumably, resolve the tensions by using its devolved authority over public health to prohibit travel between Scotl… (View Post)

I'm catching up again (got something else on the TV.) Am I also correct in my understanding from reports that Whitty and Vallance both backed the all-in-one-go reopening of the schools? Because … (View Post)

AFAIK that's true, and Jacinda Ardern has never proposed zero Covid either. Because it's an idea that's both desirable and achievable in theory, but is the opposite in practice. I thin… (View Post)

Exactly. If it's not deemed safe to open up international travel then the hit will just have to be taken. If the choice is between sunshine holidays followed by lockdown, or no sunshine holidays… (View Post)