Plus: Sturgeon is ridiculous to criticise the PM’s trip to Scotland. And: Now’s not the time for a Coronavirus inquiry.
The app was never about absolute free speech, but promoting conversations between different political groups.
From January 1, no longer will anyone be able to say: “you can’t – EU rules”. We have jumped from the passenger seat to the pilot seat. So what should we do?
Although they’re designed to remind people of the dates they got their jabs, it’s been hinted that they could be used in a similar way to the Test and Trace app.
We have been so self-critical over NHS Test and Trace that we have failed to recognise an incredible public service achievement.
It’s speeches for Sunak, Patel and Raab; interviews in different formats for Gove, Hancock and others; while others still are relegated to panels…
The best ideas for reform won’t come from government alone. That’s why I’ve joined the Commission for Smart Government which was launched last month.
Taxpayers are going to have to pick up the bill for a pseudoscientific method that’s prejudiced in itself.
The machinery of state has shown itself to lack the bandwidth and agility required to deliver complexity at pace.
It is better for the Government to demonstrate the statistical evidence for them (if there is enough) rather than force compliance.
“[T]hroughout this crisis, we’ve had nurseries adjacent to hospitals remaining open. We haven’t seen infection in them.”
We must make it strong enough to transcend the complacency, elitism and populism that threaten its very existence.