This is madness - crowds at beach infecting local population . Why on earth aren’t there restrictions in UK on how far you can travel at this early stage of reducing lockdown ? apple.news/AxGI2wfzTSoahT…

No scientific adviser. No medical adviser. I wonder whether they absented themselves in disgust or got binned in case they answered questions honestly.

The Intelligence & Security Committee has not sat since before December's election - its longest break since it was established in 1994. Its first job of business will be disclosure of the #RussianReport Has the penny dropped bbc.com/news/uk-politi…

Everyone knows kids get more coughs/colds when back to school. Everyone knew encouraging people back to pubs/restaurants/offices increased risk. Everyone knew cases were rising in Europe. So why didn’t Govt Ministers? Their job was to prepare for rising cases. Why didn’t they?

Back to the idea of prison ships? Leaves me ashamed to be British

My father died of Covid alone in a hospital. I had to say goodbye to him over a phone. Trump got a joyride to sooth his desperate need for attention, while endangering the lives of the Secret Service people in the car with him. To hell with him and all who enable him.

Macron and Merkel had difficult decisions to announce this week. They made sure the public heard them direct from them. They explained them with detail and data and an honest assessment of the situation. We have a bunch of clowns making it up as they go along

Matt Hancock being slaughtered by German health minister over his latest Brexit lie, "We have member states including, Germany, who could have issued such an emergency authorisation but we decided against this and opted for a common European approach to move forward together."

My daughter - we read so little of the truly inspirational and dedicated social workers like Helen who make such a huge difference. COVID cut short her life on Wednesday . Please retweet

Felicity Collier Felicity, I’m so sad for you and for your family. I can only begin to imagine how much you all miss her. To us, Helen was an inspiration. An absolute professional, an absolute human. We will never forget x

Birmingham LSCP Felicity Collier so sad ; such appreciation for a good woman #HelenBlackman

In the run up to the local elections, Boris Johnson used a private jet to hop around the country. The private jet he used is registered in the Isle of Man. The super-rich have long used this tax haven to deliberately avoid paying any VAT on their jets.

A tragedy of incompetence. No plan. No care. No priority for quality of care. Just asset management. What world does BJ live in? Not mine

The more I think about this, the more disgusted I am. He was in intensive care himself with Covid. And still - STILL - this degree of spectacular selfishness.

If all those generations of French and Germans who fought each other could have seen this ...

This is a long thread but an important read if, like me, you have serious concern about increasing political interference in our legal system

The door of 10 Downing Street is one of the great symbols of British democracy. A democracy which relies on the principles of honesty and integrity. Its current inhabitant has failed to uphold these principles. Boris Johnson must go.

1911 Railway Strike RMT Alex Gordon #JoinAUnion

From our pockets, our children and their children’s to benefit his friends and donors. Of course.

Ok. Rather amazingly I think the story is now Gove not Truss