“It may be that we need to do things in the next few weeks that will be tougher in many parts of the country,” he says.
He says there is “no doubt in my mind that schools are safe”, and describes school closures as “exceptional”.
The Government must speed up its vaccination programme, but until it understands the effect on transmission, tiers are here to stay.
How will we feel about cutting aid if we see the kind of shocking scenes of starvation that started Live Aid in the 1980s?
Our panelists were also impressed with the Government’s decision to order 350 million doses of the vaccine.
Now more than ever, a coherent, holistic strategy is required that will unite and enhance our capabilities to advance Britain’s position in the world.
The risk and severity of Covid – particularly for this patient group – outweighs the theoretical unproven risk of getting inoculated.
The country has been celebrated for its libertarian approach to Coronavirus. But its Prime Minister and even its King have since deemed this a “failure”.
That means looking into, and addressing, the cultural and working practices which create and maintain significant barriers for women.
The Prime Minister was obliged to listen to some advice from Wellingborough Conservative Party: “Say the first thing that comes into your head.”
It’s no wonder John Swinney felt compelled to cancel Scottish Higher and Advanced Higher exams given the current state of play.
Well intentioned measures can end up unfairly penalising the vast majority of the 30 million people in this country who enjoy a harmless bet.
A positive agenda would encourage those whom we are now seeking to attract to take that extra step.
The sheer speed of vaccine invention and deployment marks a political win for him as well as a British triumph.
From January 1, no longer will anyone be able to say: “you can’t – EU rules”. We have jumped from the passenger seat to the pilot seat. So what should we do?