Anybody who is vaccinated people, or has a NHS Covid pass, is exempt from the UK’s regulations that insist on quarantine on arrival from official amber-list countries. Criminals have been fast to get on board and forgeries appear to be…
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The NHS is under real threat of terminal privatisation by Christmas, and the impact of the Health and Care Bill 2021-22 is likely to be very significant. The Bill has had its second reading and been voted through by the…
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Industrial hemp is part of the answer to the proliferation of plastic. The shame of it is that plastic is a truly useful and essential material but we have abused it unforgivably, and that behaviour shows no signs of abating…
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The holiday and foreign travel landscape changes almost weekly with green orange and red countries being moved between the 3 lists. Travel advice covers both the country you are going to as well as what you must do when returning…
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Oldham hit the headlines this week as being the first local authority in the UK to prioritise Covid vaccinations for homeless people. Local authorities did a great job overall to get rough sleepers off the streets when lockdown took effect…
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Walking around Amsterdam on a still and sultry late summer evening, there is no breeze but the air is fresh. No obvious traffic pollution assails our nostrils. We are struck by how it’s cyclists that generate air currents as they…
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A video is circulating on social media – a selfie shot by a young mum – where she is extremely upset and angry that her young daughter was vaccinated at school without her knowledge or parental consent. She doesn’t even…
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Rumours, fake news and conspiracy theories all belong to the same stable of potentially dangerous misinformation that can kick off social unrest and even panic in some cases. You would think that with so much information at our fingertips these…
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Yesterday we covered the NHS Volunteering Scheme, which has received a marvellous response. We know there are individuals and groups up and down the country who are going out of their way to make life easier for vulnerable people. Small…
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