Jordan’s Prince Hamzah has said he will refuse to obey orders while being held under house arrest following accusations he plotted a coup against King Abdullah II – his half-brother – by the country’s deputy prime minister. ‘I am going to escalate and won’t obey when they tell you you cannot go out or tweet or reach … Read more
Worried Britons obey PM’s order to ‘stay at home’ amid Covid lockdown as anxiety hits highest level since April By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 13:54 GMT, 15 January 2021 | Updated: 13:59 GMT, 15 January 2021 Britons obeyed the PM’s order to ‘stay at home’ as the latest lockdown began, but anxiety … Read more
Obey the lockdown rules… or they’ll get tougher: Boris Johnson issues grim warning as chief medical officer Chris Whitty says we are at the worst point of the pandemic PM said ‘complacency’ among public could plunge country into a deeper crisis Comes amid mounting concern lockdown measures may need to be tightened Chris Whitty said … Read more
A London MP has urged people to follow social distancing rules and said ‘every single person who breaks the rules adds to the chances of us going into Tier Three’ as the city faces a tougher lockdown from next week. Nickie Aiken, MP for the Cities of London and Westminster constituency, issued the warning in … Read more
New Year lockdown fear: Boris Johnson threatens national shutdown in January if people don’t obey new Covid tier system PM said Covid threat had ‘not gone away’ despite misery of a second lockdown He said vaccine progress gave ‘hope’ but UK faced ‘hard winter’ of restrictions Decision to put 99% of England in top two … Read more
Everything in science is provisional but one thing is certain about Covid-19. Lockdowns do not stop the disease. They merely postpone infections until after they are lifted. They can work only if they are kept in place indefinitely. We do not need epidemiologists or mathematical modellers to tell us this. All we need to do … Read more