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Compulsory face mask wearing – the Brexit divide

Compulsory face mask wearing – the Brexit divide

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Above is today’s polling from YouGov on the compulsory wearing of face masks when at work. As can be seen there’s a relatively tight split, within the margin of error, on whether those sampled back or oppose the idea. What I find interesting is the Referendum vote split with Remainers saying it should be compulsory by an 8% margin and Leavers saying it shouldn’t by the same margin. The compulsory wearing highlights presents ideologically difficulties for those who, like ex-UKIP…

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The decision to make mask wearing in shops compulsory dominates the front pages

The decision to make mask wearing in shops compulsory dominates the front pages

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But is this another pandemic measure that should have been brought in earlier? So the decision has last been made that shoppers in England should be forced by law to wear masks in shops but not till July 24th. Like other elements in Britain’s attempt to to contain the pandemic the big political issue has been on the timing. Should this have been brought in earlier? The Independent notes: As early as 21 April, the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for…

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As Covid soars to new US peak YouGov polling suggests that Trump is being hurt most amongst those who feel worst affected

As Covid soars to new US peak YouGov polling suggests that Trump is being hurt most amongst those who feel worst affected

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New CBS polling in three big sunbelt states that now look to be highly competitive has found that the more voters are concerned about the virus the more they are likely to support Biden. The three states, Arizona, Florida and Texas have been amongst the worst hit in the resurgence of the pandemic and this is reflected in the polling. In the states Biden is now leading Trump by 6% in Florida, and with highly competitive races in Arizona and in…

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New YouGov polling finds Brits more ready consider traveling overseas than foreigners ready to come to the UK

New YouGov polling finds Brits more ready consider traveling overseas than foreigners ready to come to the UK

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Given the current Covid19 figures for the UK then it is hardly surprising that Brits are more inclined to consider travelling to other countries than those who live there want to come here. The biggest gap is with France which in normal times is the UK favourite travel destination. As can be seen 21% of Brits would consider going to France compared with just 5% of French people ready to consider coming in the other direction. Essentially the pandemic league…

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How the papers are treating Sunak’s pandemic budget

How the papers are treating Sunak’s pandemic budget

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Sunak’s leadership hopes rest on his massive financial gamble coming off Inevitably there is a split between what we used to call the tabloids which focus on the meal deal while the Guardian the Telegraph and the Financial Times highlight the big overall worries for the economy. There are two big areas for concern summed up by the Guardian’s focus on possible job losses and the FT’s emphasis on the huge amount of borrowing that will be required. The Times…

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Passing the buck Boris style

Passing the buck Boris style

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 The PM is at the centre of a new storm tonight after he was reported to have put part of the blame for care home 20k+ pandemic deaths onto the care home themselves. According to the Guardian report linked to in the Tweet above Speaking during a visit to Goole in Yorkshire, Johnson said the pandemic had shown the need to “make sure we look after people better who are in social care”. He went on: “We discovered too many…

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