anyone think that furlough would have been extended if the position was had remained with the northern regions locked down and the south less restricted ? No, me neither. Once the severe restrictions… (View Post)

Lockdown to coincide with school holidays. Obvious point that if had done this earlier, like when SAGE suggested or SKS suggested, then the same results could have been achieved in less time as there… (View Post)

Why is track and trace not a local thing? Why does EVERYTHING in this country have to be centrally managed from London? Guess what, the countries that are actually successful devolve powers, track an… (View Post)

Indeed We already know whatever the affect on London will be is far more important than anywhere else and policy is therefore suited to deal with that. It's why the current centralised nation is… (View Post)

Almost like Andy Burnham was spot on when he was saying the government had no evidence that tier 3 would help and would not destroy the local economy. As soon as London gets to the verge of tier 3 we… (View Post)