It is much more than its main urban areas. So the restrictions feel really unfair to some – such as those I know in County Durham.
More tests, quick tracing, quarantine and mini-shutdowns if necessary (not the closure of whole cities and metropolitan areas) are the best-in-class solution.
The future was that we would be colour-blind. Instead, wokeism tells us we should see each other as members of different races.
This policy threatens their work, training and future. The Government should think again.
Considering a phased or rotational return to the office may be our best contribution until the tourists are back or workers can re-skill.
Employers and employees are voting with their feet on the matter. What is there to do but accept the situation?
Plus: On Last Night of the Proms, I get in touch with my inner Farage. And: On Brexit, it’s crunch time as the end of transition approaches.
The ban blocks paid work in favour ofhandouts, maintains barriers to integration, and hobbles our vulnerable economy with unnecessary red tape.
How its mass insulation scheme went wrong. Plus: let Politics Live thrive, Cummings travel, and ask yourself: why can’t we all just get along?
The Chancellor is groping his way, knowing well that the future is unknowable, trying to hold on to as much of the past as he can.
What normalisation should mean is the return to a functioning market economy where our wants and needs are met in today’s circumstances.
Given the Coronavirus uncertainties, whatever he announces could be even more provisional than most schemes of most Chancellors.
It was superb to see responsible local businesses investing, and ensuring a safe and socially distanced experience for their customers.
The Chancellor should use his statement on Wednesday to announce a comprehensive and ambitious plan to counter the threat.
Our new Pensions Bill will cracking down on bad pension bosses, utilising new technology to put the consumer in charge, and help us get to Net Zero.