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Boris Johnson desperately tries to win over furious Tory MPs as he defends national lockdown and insists he had ‘no choice’ but to shut down England after mutant variant coronavirus was spreading with ‘frightening ease’ Boris Johnson has plunged England into another national coronavirus lockdown Decision to close schools and tell workers to stay at … Read more
The introduction of a one-off ‘wealth tax’ on the most prosperous households in the country is preferable to hiking taxes for the masses, a new in-depth report has claimed as economic turmoil mounts in the UK. The national debt has spiralled this year as the Government spent more than £280billion tackling the virus and its … Read more
Price hike fears for Uber and Airbnb customers amid reports Rishi Sunak is planning to impose VAT in a multi-billion-pound tax raid Sunak considering toughening up VAT rules on ‘sharing economy’ businesses Many have grown rapidly in recent years to become hugely successful Treasury is examining ways it could levy VAT on these transactions By Matt … Read more
Violent anti-lockdown demonstrations have continued this evening across Europe as a surge of coronavirus infections have seen governments impose further lockdowns and business closures. In Italy, where violent demonstrations have been taking place for a third night, officials have accused right-wing extremists, soccer hooligans and anarchists of using widespread discontent over new anti-virus restrictions as … Read more
Boris Johnson is facing a cabinet row over his tougher coronavirus crackdown plans, according to reports, as Northern city leaders last night pleaded with ministers not to impose lockdown-style measures. Amid growing talk of a Tory back bench rebellion over his 10pm Covid curfew, The Prime Minister is reportedly facing a deepening split between senior ministers … Read more
Sweden records its lowest number of covid cases since March with just 108 after country did not impose lockdown Sweden’s seven-day average for coronavirus was 108 as of Tuesday The figure is its lowest since March 13 when it decided not to impose lockdown France, Spain, the UK and the Czech Republic all have higher … Read more
The French government will this week agree to impose reciprocal quarantine restrictions on travel from the UK as ministers face growing pressure to reduce the 14 day self-isolation period. Britain added France to its ‘red list’ of banned countries on August 15 after a spike in coronavirus cases. All travellers returning from the country to … Read more
Germany will not be able to avoid a second lockdown if it is hit by a second wave of coronavirus cases, a leading virologist has warned. Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit said ‘drastic measures’ would be back on the table if Germany’s health system is overwhelmed by virus cases – a nightmare scenario which Germany has so far avoided. … Read more
Parents failing to enforce boundaries and being unwilling to chastise children has led to a generation of ‘infantilised millennials’, according to a sociology professor. In his book, Why Borders Matter, Frank Furedi, emeritus professor of sociology at Kent University, says a lack of clear boundaries has created a childlike generation. Not chastising children or using … Read more
Parents not enforcing boundaries and being unwilling to chastise children has led to a generation of ‘infantilised millennials’, according to a sociology professor. In his new book, Why Borders Matter, Frank Furedi, emeritus professor of sociology at Kent University, says a lack of clear boundaries created a childlike generation. Not chastising children or using moral-based … Read more