And perhaps most damning of all from government advisers SAGE is that despite the billions spent on NHS Test and Trace, its shortcomings mean it is having only “a marginal impact on [Covid19] transmission”

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This really is remarkable. A credit rating agency, Moody's, citing "weakening" of British democracy as factor in yesterday's UK downgrade ft.com/content/117349… And what does UK government intend to do about this? Well, Tories floated idea of abolishing Electoral Commission...

Anyone who is interested in facts about Covid globally should look at this remarkable article by my data team colleagues. But if you want a simple story to fit your prejudices, look away ig.ft.com/coronavirus-gl…

Word of the day is 'bayard' (16th century), beautifully defined as 'one blind to the light of knowledge, who has all the self-confidence of ignorance'.

Sky News Oliver Dowden Am I the only one who'd rather we were thriving than surviving? Is the best they can do with this wretched policy promise "survival" as the goal? Plenty of people won't survive "choppy" conditions emotionally, financially, or literally. This is utterly unconscionable.

13. 47 years after joining the EEC, it's legitimate to ask whether the old arguments for membership still hold. What's less forgivable is the stunning incuriosity of those tasked with delivering Brexit about why Britain joined, what changed with membership, & what's now at stake.

@amyjeanrelf @PhilipHollobone @reneewatson77 B.E.Andre #3Point5🇬🇧🇪🇺🇵🇱🇵🇹🇬🇷🇻🇳🏳️‍🌈🕷 Sorry, the BSI, as in BRITISH Standards Institute, have moved in part to be in Netherlands, within the EU? That's the statement that sums up the lunacy of "Global Britain" Brexit.

So the US health insurance giant Centene quietly takes control of over 49 NHS GP practices in the UK and states an aspiration to acquire more and this gets close to zero coverage in the media ? Why are you not all outraged ? The NHS is being sold off before your very eyes #NHS

Every day this country gets a little worse, and every day there's a little less we can do about it.

Spot Bang ON, David Mitchell ... ! x.com/Reachingbroom/…

We’ve been told by some MPs that their constituents ‘don’t mind who provides their healthcare’ and don’t mind private companies skimming a profit from the NHS. If you disagree with this, pls RT💙 EveryDoctor

48553 cases today. 100 more patients in ICU with covid19 than 5days ago. No one talking about covid length of stay so I will. Median ICU stay:- Heart/major cancer surgery 1-2d Covid (not ventilated) 5d Covid (ventilated) 20d Covid (kidney support) 32d Do the maths

This is both breathtakingly dishonest and entirely unsurprising. A ‘new hospital’ is apparently a single new wing containing a clinical service, or a refurbishment of an existing building with a new sign. If the government treats us like imbeciles, we can only return the favour.

Knowing our health secretary is absolutely OK with 100,000 cases of Covid a day is truly terrifying.

Word of the day is ‘malversation’ (16th century): the corrupt administration of power.

If you care about the NHS, please take two minutes to watch this video. It explains why the NHS Bill - which MPs will vote on on Tuesday - will be such bad news. Please let your MP know what you think of it. Please also RT so others can understand too.

'I come home, I cry. This morning I didn't want to go. I cried before I went, but I went.' This Eddie Mair caller, who works in A&E, speaks of the 'totally unsustainable' situation at her workplace. Eddie Mair

Can all those who want to leave the ECHR please tell me which of these rights you are happy not to apply to you and your family.