The coverage of death rates in this country has been lacking in nuance – leading people to have skewed perceptions of the UK’s performance.
It would require the willingness of exam boards to adjust their timetables. But with the will to achieve this, it could be done.
Nothing is certain in this crisis; not even the possibility of another large outbreak, as Switzerland and Denmark suggest.
Impacts on the margin shouldn’t be used to mask the big picture: private activity mimicked shutdowns before they happened.
The government’s initial response was in fact admirably Burkean. The full force of law was used sparingly. And you know what? It did the trick.
Technologically and culturally, the Asian country is a very different place – and it launched its programme before the virus could take root.
I have serious concerns about the sector surviving this crisis. We cannot allow the worst to happen and our zoos and aquariums put at risk.
Some regions have already started to ease off lockdown measures. Here are their plans so far:
Her told a meeting in 1994 that “it has recently been said that the option of leaving the Community [is] ‘unthinkable’. I believe this attitude is rather simplistic.”
This imbalance is driven by the core science budget: the Research Councils (which fund projects) and Quality Related “QR” funding, which universities allocate.
While trade deals have taken on an important political and symbolic value, their benefits are typically smaller and slower to materialise than many realise.
It is utterly confusing to provide 12,000 course options at Level 3 or below. The system must be reformed.
By the end of these meetings, I was invariably left with the overwhelming feelings that we would not let an animal we loved be treated in such a way.