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This thread (popularised by @mrjamesob) was from a year ago today. It didn't turn out *exactly* as predicted, but there isn't a lot which is wildly wrong. A quick follow-up

This may well be nonsense (it was ever thus...); but PM Johnson seems to have a plan. It gives me no pleasure to say this, but it will be difficult

Various tweets from @LeaveHQ are getting a lot of attention today. To sum up: a) Brexit is not going well (agree); and b) this is remainers' fault for failing to

NHS Test and Trace is now up and running.The explainer is here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nhs-test-and-trace-how-it-worksIt relies on all of us playing our part, helping 'to contain the virus by reducing its spread'.

On the day he returned from Durham, Cummings amended an old blog of his to include (an apparently prophetic, don't you know) reference to coronavirus. He proudly referenced it in

Perhaps I haven't thought this through... but I think it is inevitable, and probably right, that Cummings is doing (having to do?) his own press conference. 1/5 On Saturday, and

'Living with coronavirus was SO hard for us' (Spectator) This weekend...'We went to Durham so the grandparents could look after our son.''Scratch that... the sisters, and the niece'. 1/6 'And

#cummingsgate It strikes me that the Govt could have responded to @PippaCrerar's story in 1 of 3 ways. That is has chosen to try to 'brazen it out' may prove

I started jotting down the similarities I see between right wing arguments for Brexit, and right wing arguments for lifting the lockdown, and now have what is quite an alarming

It is a huge change in messaging... and the bit which is troubling is exactly the 'moral devolution' aspect. Some thoughts below on how the 'transition' could be better managed.

The point of the lockdown is to buy us time; to slow the rate of cases (and deaths) and to protect the NHS. It (he says cautiously) appears to be

I don't know why it took me so long... but, thanks to #Newsnight, I think I've finally worked out why the Govt is saying nothing about its exit strategy. TL;DR