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Matt Hancock hitting a new level of incompetence today in the commons.
Press leaks prior to confirmation with local authority.... then backtracking.
Dithering over a statement on Manchester and Lancashire regarding if and when we will move to tier 3.
No doubt the whole thing is complicated beyond belief BUT there should be much clearer / decisive communication and direction from the government.
Staff on minimum wage will be getting 2/3 or just over £5 an hour on this latest job support scheme that's replacing furlough. Minimum wage is just that the minimum required to survive.
Liverpool the ONLY city on tier 3. Honestly?
Ignoring the "Science" when the science advised a NATIONAL circuit break 3 weeks ago.
My two penneth is that this is set for the long term. I read an article saying the average life expectancy is 81 and the average Covid death age is 82. It is a very very tough decision to make i do understand that but everyone knows this and the day could arrive where shielding becomes self governing and everyone makes there own choices. Maybe new Covid Laws need to be applied to allow the nation to do that and the obvious rule breakers can be hit with more severe penalty.
This is one mighty mess and the problem is that the master plan is falling well short its time for a rethink and quickly.
<< The funding from the players' union, which has not been disclosed but is understood to be substantial, will pay for experts from the Sports Grounds Safety Authority to visit clubs' training grounds and stadiums to ensure adherence with protocols. A selection of clubs will be visited each week for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.>>
So what about those clubs who aren’t in the “selection” visited each week?
Edit: confirmed that everyone from National League North/South is elite. It’s those below who now have to stop again, which looks like it will impact some FA Cup ties.
Oliver Dowden MP has confirmed that elite sport can continue.
In regards to football:
Everything from the National League North/South & up is considered ‘elite sport’. pic.twitter.com/SQtDz2b2gU
People can also leave home for recreation with their own household, or on their own. Examples of recreation include to sit on a bench and eat a sandwich. Can't have a pie?
Tracking app was set at wrong sensitivity , so thousands of people that should have been contacted and told to isolate haven’t . More shocking incompetence. No wonder we are being locked down . Source: the Sunday times
People can also leave home for recreation with their own household, or on their own. Examples of recreation include to sit on a bench and eat a sandwich. Can't have a pie?
Don't think so. Look what happened the last time someone tried to eat a pie on a bench