Embed from Getty Images On Sunday we had a visit from a relative in the garden at a two metre distance. On Monday they kindly returned and we hugged several times. The difference between the two days? A date ordained, probably wrongly, by the UK government related to private behaviour in our home (and garden). […]
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Lockdown weak, NHS in danger, where next?
With coronavirus case numbers still growing strongly (though perhaps slowing a little according to symptom tracking) and the NHS struggling to cope with the numbers of people needing hospitalisation already, driven by the much lower case numbers of 2 or 3 weeks ago, this is clearly the most dangerous time of the whole pandemic for […]
23 June 2020 – today’s press releases
Lib Dems table amendments to stop MPs debating complaints in the chamber Govt must be transparent on guidance behind decision to relax lockdown Govt must guarantee scrutiny in Parliament as daily COVID updates cease Lib Dems table amendments to stop MPs debating complaints in the chamber The Liberal Democrats have tabled amendments to the Independent […]
Ed Davey’s media blitz calling for Cummings to go
I have a friend who is not well. She had to spend lockdown away from her husband, who was working, being cared for by her parents. She didn’t see her husband until restrictions were lifted, even though he was round the corner. Another friend lost her husband. She’s had people at the end of a […]
Public scrutiny of lockdown exit strategy
The Government must publish its “exit strategy” for easing the “lock down” for public scrutiny to avoid repeating past mistakes and ensure that when the time comes it is ready and it does not overlook anything or anyone. For example as a former Director of Social Services and Non-Executive Director of an NHS Trust it […]