Until Ministers set out their thinking on answers, the future will be less clear than it might be. They should so this week.
The idea that we should not seek the closest commercial relationship with the United States is unconscionable.
If it proves a temporary blowout rather than permanent, accumulated debt levels being modestly higher looks manageable.
I support our robust policing in Devon and Cornwall. We have one of the lowest rates of infection and want to keep it that way.
Care home death figures will now be included in the overall total – and says that there’s now the capacity to test over 70,000 people a day.
The mass of the public will demand answers to questions that previously had relatively limited appea – such as: why the postcode lottery in healthcare?
Preparations must be made to clear the backlog of court cases and prosecutions. There will be great pressure on charities helping victims.
And in a sign of the tensions between Ministers and the media, it’s announced that members of the public will pose questions during these sessions.
Businesses can apply for up for 25 per cent of their turnover to a maximum of £50,000 with the Government paying the interest for a year.
With no fiscal leeway for stimulus spending, a bold supply-side programme will be crucial for the UK.
Our reading of his statement is that he intends to sketch out a plan before the first May Bank Holiday rather than after it.
“Preparations are under way and have been for weeks to alllow us to win phase two of this fight.”
The Health Secretary’s defence of his department’s pro-lockdown stance has made him a target for those who want it eased.
Figures from national reported statistics suggest that the UK is in the middle of the range – above Germany & America but below Belgium & Spain.