Staying at home is, like anything else, habit-forming. Getting people to come out of lockdown is the hard part of the Government’s plan.
Although we all have to be working for the best, we also have to be preparing for the worst.
To keep the economy functioning, it must be affordable for some in relatively low-paid jobs to live in central London.
As a general set of principles for the UK global aims, we would do well to turn for inspiration and leadership to Churchill and Roosevelt’s Atlantic Charter.
We’ve learned nothing at all about his outlook but quite a lot about his capacities during the last tumultuous twelve months.
How can we expect a coordinated international response when we can’t even agree how to count deaths?
“On 11th May, we said our goal was to return to life as close to normal as possible, for as many people as possible, as fast and as fairly as possible…”
The Court of Appeal’s judgement in the Begum case is a reminder of wider issues – and the pledge in last December’s manifesto.
I know that government needs a cross-Whitehall programme that actively engages with the myriad of departments and agencies.
Given the prospect of a second wave of Coronavirus, the UK needs radical solutions.
For the Party to take it off him is one thing; for the Government to recast the committee, or try to, would be quite another.
Workers who are effectively modern slaves have been put into the position of having to choose either to work or starve during lockdown.
From looking at a selection of other destinations, it’s clear that England is one of the last to enforce coverings in shops.
If the UK government is to succeed in stamping its mark through direct investment, it will need to channel the zeal usually reserved for an underdog.