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Jim Pickard
Chief Political Correspondent for the Financial Times
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I understand anger about some people breaking the rules but how about sharing pics of people who *are* observing social distancing in London parks
this a searing must-read essay on the pandemic by novelist Arundhati Roy in the @FT which ends with a plea for people to “imagine another world” (free to read)
London hospitals face pump and dialysis machine shortages, leaked memo warns via @financialtimes
government sources say the prime minister is still conscious and has been moved to ICU in case he needs ventilation to aid his recovery.....
let’s hope this is a wake-up call for anyone and everyone who still thinks this is “on the same level as seasonal flu”
New from Number 10: spokesman said: “The Prime Minister’s condition is stable and he remains in intensive care for close monitoring. He is in good spirits.”
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I’ve been leaked a recent Dexeu document setting out in black & white how UK plans to diverge from EU on regulations despite Johnson assurances on workers rights etc Read it here on @FT
useful context to suggest Labour’s spending plans might not be quite as extraordinary as some think - via The Times
Brexit Britain has quietly obtained EU support to help cover the costs of repatriation flights during the coronavirus crisis, taking advantage of a Brussels programme that subsidises efforts to bring back stranded nationals. via @FinancialTimes
Brexit is set to have cost the UK more than £200 billion in lost economic growth by the end of this year — a figure that almost eclipses the total amount the UK has paid toward the European Union budget over the past 47 years of its ENTIRE MEMEBERSHIP
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