The BBC journalist failed to note that Lord Price was an active Remain campaigner and made similar claims during the EU referendum, or that the price rises he describes depend on Britain imposing WTO import tariffs on itself — a move not supported by any of Britain’s major political parties and not required by the WTO themselves. … [Read more...] about BBC Achieves Peak Project Fear with ‘Brexit Threat to Sandwiches’ Headline
Business european publicity s l
‘I will put that cherry on top of Dido’s cake!’: Matt Hancock insists he WILL get a COVID 19 tracking app that works after government ABANDONS beleaguered NHS version and announces it will use Apple and Google-based technology instead
The ransomware infected another 603 NHS organisations, including 595 GP practices. A report on the cyber breach by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) warned that cyber attacks are 'weapons' which should be treated as a serious, critical threat, and called on the whole of Government to learn lessons from the WannaCry attack on the NHS. … [Read more...] about ‘I will put that cherry on top of Dido’s cake!’: Matt Hancock insists he WILL get a COVID 19 tracking app that works after government ABANDONS beleaguered NHS version and announces it will use Apple and Google-based technology instead
Plan to force travellers to quarantine at hotel airports on arrival in UK could get the go-ahead TODAY
'If they're tasked with checking the paperwork, it sounds like there's a deficiency in the paperwork, so they might have had the test but they weren't given the right paperwork, which comes back to the fact that the Department for Transport directions are not that clear. The whole situation has been very shoddy, the way it's been rolled out.' … [Read more...] about Plan to force travellers to quarantine at hotel airports on arrival in UK could get the go-ahead TODAY
Government ‘is already in talks with Marriott group and Holiday Inns’ amid plan to force UK arrivals to quarantine at airport hotels for up to 10 days at their own cost and wear GPS tags – as minister refuses to rule out closing borders ALTOGETHER
Nurse Anila Dominic who had flown from India waited for 45 minutes before she could pass through border control. The 27-year-old said: 'I had to wait nearly 45 minutes. There were not enough people, that is why it took a long time. If there were more people there to check it would be easier for passengers. They were asking for cover test, the passenger locator form and my passport.' … [Read more...] about Government ‘is already in talks with Marriott group and Holiday Inns’ amid plan to force UK arrivals to quarantine at airport hotels for up to 10 days at their own cost and wear GPS tags – as minister refuses to rule out closing borders ALTOGETHER
Empty French ski lifts, packed Swiss resorts: The neighbouring towns with very different Covid rules
The business at the Swiss resorts, which has been booming on some days, has prompted envy in French ski towns devastated by coronavirus restrictions. But the crowds also make social distancing more difficult to enforce and have heightened public health concerns, as highly contagious variants of the virus sweep their way around the world. … [Read more...] about Empty French ski lifts, packed Swiss resorts: The neighbouring towns with very different Covid rules