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The trouble is that lifting restrictions is an altogether tougher proposition than not imposing them in the first place.
A recent conversation with a delivery driver got me thinking about the way our media debates work.
“You can stand on the border and step across into England and… see outdoor hospitality working whereas in Wales it’s not working”.
The reopening of outdoor dining and pubs is fantastic. But we need to be mindful that there are mixed feelings about the future.
The idea was floated by the Government in September of 2020, but so far nothing has materialised.
An alien visitor, judging only from the texture of daily life, would assume that Britain in early 2021 was a far more repressive state than Russia or China.
It gives us the best chance of avoiding a third wave, a fourth lockdown and of getting our lives back to normal as quickly as possible.
We cannot have a system where the rules are differently enforced depending on whether the public share the opinions of the people infracting them.
Health is one of the most pressing issues to get right in the upcoming Welsh Parliament elections.
Furthermore, the world will soon realise that Brexit is no disaster but rather a big positive which could harness growth.
It has faired much better than the mother country. But far from delivering ‘Zero Covid’, the costs of international isolation are unsustainable.
It’s disgraceful that somewhere between 15 and 20 per cent of our young people may be “functionally illiterate” when they leave school.
Johnson, Street, and Houchen have all embraced the bike, and reaped the rewards both for the party and the nation.