#Peston

Tomas Hirst

tomashirstecon

This isn't a good description of "ratchet clauses" if that's what it's hinting at. The issue there is where *both sides* raise their standards, the ratchet clause means that if

Robert Peston

Peston

Attached is @ONS’s response to my Tweet thread and blog pointing out how the PM’s lockdown seemed to be based on their infection estimates that have subsequently been revised down

David Henig

DavidHenigUK

Or at least with the restoration of English sovereignty.https://twitter.com/Peston/status/1343930988263591938 What we all need to realise - there are two separate narratives of Brexit. A heroic story of sovereignty and control

Minesh Patel

minesh1112

Worrying if true that the #UniversalCredit and Working Tax Credit uplift will only continue for 6 months. Anything less than a year-long extension risks kicking the can down the road,

Carole Cadwalladr

carolecadwalla

Okay, hands up who has ever left their job on the actual day they resigned/got the push with a big brown box? It literally doesn’t happen apart from in bottom-of-the-algorithm

Adam Wagner

AdamWagner1

So the new lockdown - what will it look like legally?What we know is:- There will be new regulations which will be debated on and voted on by Parliament on

Post-Liberal Pete 🇬🇧

post_liberal

The replies to this are an absolute sewer of Remainer-brain hauteur, disdain & snobbery. A well-educated bunch, generally speaking, for sure, but not necessarily more insightful bc of it. The

Paul Clarke

paul_clarke

This thread from @peston has, predictably, lit up the anti-lockdown crowd. Everything we were told was a lie! Even the ONS, the O-N-S, are just bumbling idiots making stuff up!

Noble Francis

NobleFrancis

If manufacturing & construction are to be 'encouraged to keep going' during this 2nd lockdown then government needs to learn from its mistakes of the 1st lockdown on 23 March

Karl Handscomb

karlhandscomb

Good news, the £20/w is not ending next month. But that was never going to happen because unemployment now rising. But it will still be high in 6 months -

George Peretz QC

GeorgePeretzQC

The devil is in the detail. But ultimately the UK choice is whether (a) to accept a deal the benefits of which cld be withdrawn if the EU (after arbitration)

Vix Lowthion 💙💚🔥🌍⌛

VixL

If true, this is utterly inadequate.We should be doing everything we can to stop the virus and progression through the tiers. Allowing the virus to spread has led to the

Robert Peston

Peston

If @BorisJohnson has a political philosophy it is that he will not restrict our liberties unless there is an overwhelming reason to do so. That may prove to be sub-optimal

Georgina Wright

GeorginaEWright

There are several important elements to disentangle here. And imo, biggest long-term problem for City is not EU's onshoring of EU trade but UK's loss of influence over EU banking

Barrister's Horse

BarristersHorse

1. What a shame the Rule of Law is fickle. It applies when a protester calls a politician a 'Nazi',But not when a politician calls 52% of voters 'Fascists'. 2.

davidallengreen

davidallengreen

This statement is so carefully written, and fun to read just as carefully.https://twitter.com/Peston/status/1304131578638012416 Let's go through the statement, as it is really so delightful The 'Government has today published...'

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