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The Unions - and as a former @Telegraph and now @FT I'm not exactly classic Union-defending stock - are legitimately asking the government to show/explain their reasoning. To answer hard questions, make a difficult case. When the numbers (see above) looks so bleak. /13
The government's consistent track record of head in the sand denials, followed by U-turns and fact-facing that leaves everyone confused and in the lurch really doesn't help beget a rational discussion around an issue that deeply affects all of us, one way or another /14
I want schools to stay open. My son does GCSEs this year. I sincerely hope he can still sit at least a version of those exams if the vaccine is rolled out by spring, but if #COVID19 has taught us anything, it's surely that we can't always have what we want /15
Time now is for everyone to stop second-guessing everyone else's motives. To look at the science and come up with best-case plans, in the light of the facts as they are, not as we'd wish them to be.
And with that, I must go roll out my pastry for dinner. ENDS
And with that, I must go roll out my pastry for dinner. ENDS
PS...one other fact is testing. The lateral flow test is not that sensitive, but if a regime could be stood up, it might make a difference...but again, given the numbers, it looks like it would have be done fast and be very effective. Not clear yet how realistic that is.
For the doubters. You know who you are. 
