It's being purely because it can be spun as him "listening to the scientists" whilst Johnson is not. Even though he doesn't define what the circuit breaker actually is, doesn'… (View Post)

Well absolutely. Regardless of the merits or otherwise of the circuit breaker idea, the idea of any policy at the moment should be to get ahead of the curve. If you aren't confident that regulat… (View Post)

Has anyone pointed out to Starmer et al, that a recommended "2-3 week circuit breaker" 2-3 weeks ago, would equate to a 5-6 week circuit breaker now, just to achieve the same base numbers? … (View Post)

To be honest, i also think it doesn't help that since the start there has been no attempt to distinguish between minor (and usually likely inconsequential) breaches of regulations and serious on… (View Post)

Yes precisely. Throughout all this all we are getting is crude blanket measures that affect responsible and irresponsible businesses alike. The Govt tells us that if we follow the rules things will b… (View Post)