it was finalised yesterday
Nope
it was finalised yesterday
Bollocks was itit was finalised yesterday
This decision was finalised at least 10 days ago. It's a disgrace that it wasn't communicated to businesses then and there to stop them hiring staff, buying stock etc.
I agree that it should have been made and announced at least ten days ago, if not more, but I'd be interested to see what evidence you have for stating quite so categorically that it was.This decision was finalised at least 10 days ago. It's a disgrace that it wasn't communicated to businesses then and there to stop them hiring staff, buying stock etc.
In Scotland, caution has been the watch word.
The hope had been the whole country will be down to what’s described as level zero two weeks today on 28 June, but that’s increasingly in doubt now.
Yesterday the Scottish health secretary said it was fair to question that everybody would get to level zero by then.
But it’s important to say that level zero is not a full return to normality – it’s not the full easing of restrictions. There are still limits, for example, on the number of people who can meet up. Nightclubs and adult entertainment venues have to stay shut, there are still rules on social distancing and you’d be expected to wear a mask in a shop or on the bus.
Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford has always been made out to be the most cautious of all the nations leaders.
His last review was a week and a half ago, where he set out what could be eased on 21 June.
But the Welsh Government has never set a date for end of restrictions and has never said 21 June would be the end of restrictions in Wales.
There is still no hint of sign of a “freedom day” here.
The easing of restrictions across Northern Ireland was always planned to be more cautious, at a slower pace, certainly compared with England.
The 21 June date was never going to be the date when all restrictions would be removed here.
Northern Ireland has already been looking at a date further off towards the end of July.
He says it so much, it made it into a poem I wrote. The twat.Shall we run a sweepstake on when the first "Alas" appears, and how many we get ?
"Alack", perhaps? Or maybe he'll go all Latin on us and go for "eheu"Starmer went on about Johnson having to say alas earlier, so perhaps he will seek an alternative word.
Is it possible to find historic local infection rates? I want to know how bad things are in the north west compared to other high points of the last 15 months.
I wish there would be more of a crackdown on masks. I had a horrible journey yesterday with multiple individuals and groups of people without masks. And no, I don't accept that they are all medically exempt. There was an effort in New Street station with staff handing masks out, but I'd say around 50% of people there didn't bother at all.I’ve got a feeling they’re going to announce some sort of new restrictions, but somehow try and dress it up as nothing changing.
I wish there would be more of a crackdown on masks. I had a horrible journey yesterday with multiple individuals and groups of people without masks. And no, I don't accept that they are all medically exempt. There was an effort in New Street station with staff handing masks out, but I'd say around 50% of people there didn't bother at all.
Well there are a bunch of different ways to present such data, but the official dashboard goes all the way back and you can look at regions or more local areas, Here for example is the North West:
Just keep in mind that due to woeful testing capacity the first wave is not well represented by such data. Have to use estimates, population testing surveys etc for that first wave instead.
The whole "medically exempt" thing has always been a bit sketchy though, no clear definitions of what counts and certainly no move towards certification (and there are actually good reasons why).I wish there would be more of a crackdown on masks. I had a horrible journey yesterday with multiple individuals and groups of people without masks. And no, I don't accept that they are all medically exempt. There was an effort in New Street station with staff handing masks out, but I'd say around 50% of people there didn't bother at all.
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that a couple of students where i work have tested positive since the changes to masks in school when we hadn’t had a positive result in a while. IMO it has led to confusion amongst staff and pupils which I think then leads to inadvertently letting down your guard regarding general precautions around COVID particularly at when there’s a new variantI wish there would be more of a crackdown on masks....
When's the official announcement?