The Guardianflipped into Comment is FreeHealth (UK) Councils need detailed data to contain Covid-19. Why have they been sidelined? The Guardian - Chris Ham and Kate ArdernWhat’s abundantly clear is that centrally directed programmes that overlook local expertise are unlikely to succeed The easing of the national lockdown has shifted the focus from central government to
Manchester Evening NewsManchester, UK The latest coronavirus infection rate for each Greater Manchester borough manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Niall Griffiths Greater Manchester’s coronavirus infection rate and the number of daily hospital admissions has fallen in the last week, according to new figures. As …
Mixmagflipped into The Mixmag feedManchester, UK Carl Cox on illegal raves during COVID-19 restrictions: "It's not the answer to this" mixmag.net - Dave Turner Carl Cox has spoken out about recent illegal raves, saying "it's not the answer to this." A number of illegal raves have taken across the UK, as clubs …
Manchester Evening NewsRishi Sunak Give local government control of new furlough and youth jobs schemes - Burnham manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Niall Griffiths Local authorities should be responsible for new government schemes aimed at getting furloughed staff back into work and providing jobs for young …
The Guardianflipped into PoliticsWealth Preparing the ground for a windfall tax on wealth The Guardian - LettersAs a long-term supporter of the oldest and most radical form of wealth tax, the Henry George land tax (which Andy Burnham was trying to get the Labour party behind 10 years ago), I can claim to have some
The GuardianRishi Sunak UK coronavirus live: Rishi Sunak unveils stamp duty cut, furlough bonus and August discount for eating out – as it happened The GuardianEconomic thinktank NIESR is not impressed with the summer statement. They reckon that ending the furlough scheme at the end of October will hurt confidence; the new £1,000 bonus for taking staff back may
