Democracy - the tyranny of the uninformed majority?
COVID-19 - It's life but not as we know it.
Pro-EU. Pro-London. Anti-Brexit. Will usually follow back.
Three separate polls have put the Conservative lead over Labour in the low single digits – with Boris Johnson‘s handling of the Covid-19 crisis causing significant damage to the popularity of the Tory government. https://t.co/5Ld6dj3gyp
A majority of Britons back Brexit extension to help beat Covid-19. As part of a wider survey of people’s experiences during the outbreak, 77% said the UK should work “very closely” with the EU on Covid-19 responses with another 17% saying it should work “fairly closely”. - Indie
There has not been an emergency Cobra meeting for more than a month since Johnson controversially decided to change the main coronavirus message to “Stay Alert”.
It has led to concerns that No 10 has sidelined Cobra after encountering resistance from the UK response. - Guardian
In central London, demonstrators clash with police, with glass bottles thrown towards the officers and their vans. At least one officer had a baton held up towards the protesters who are chanting “You let your country down”, towards them. https://t.co/kc5vH7MRfe
“Racism is a pandemic just like Covid-19. But we’ve been dealing with the coronavirus for four months. We’ve had systematic oppression for over 400 years.”
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Decision Not To Seek Brexit Extension is 'Reckless', "In choosing not to extend the transition period, the government is choosing to put ideology before country." GOve should GO! https://t.co/6hw3o8K7C4
"Cummings Job Matters": England’s chief nurse was dropped from one of Downing Street‘s daily coronavirus briefings after refusing to publicly back Dominic Cummings. https://t.co/DTRodt3r0k