The combination of shutdown fever, furlough, Black Lives Matter, summer and the fledgling test and trace system don’t bode well.
Service innovation has suddenly become possible at break-neck speed. We need to shift further the mindset of politicians, professionals, and the public.
From July 6, people shielding in England will be able to meet with up to six others outside their home as long as they maintain social distancing.
“We discovered a technical barrier that every other country building their own app is also hitting.”
If the Prime Minister doesn’t have confidence in his most senior Ministers, it’s impossible to see how anyone else can.
Though the data shows that one third of people who tested positive for coronavirus did not have their contacts traced.
And he announced that all adult care homes will be able to have coronavirus tests regardless of whether residents or staff show symptoms.
And there is dispute about what’s happening to the R rate. Vallance warns that in some parts of England it is possible that it is above one.
As a rule, the Conservatives are unclear about the politics of equality and identity. But there’s at least one Minister who isn’t.
Being older, male, obese and living in a city all increase risk, as do a range of sometimes associated health conditions such as diabetes.
“Those who are asked to isolate by the contact tracers are expressing the willingness to do so,” he says.
He says that with testing capacity currently standing at 161,000 tests a day, the NHS will be able to cope with demand.
He also announced that for the first time since March 18, there have been no deaths related to the virus in Northern Ireland.
Plus: it was down to earth with a bump for Starmer this week at Prime Minister’s Questions – as he failed to think on his feet.
Four members from the 2019 intake make the top 50, beating longer-serving and higher-ranked colleagues.