DAVID BLUNKETT slams government coronavirus briefings for ‘offering scant new information’

We all understand why the Government’s daily briefings are necessary – both to give the latest news and to reinforce key public safety messages.  However, I am beginning to feel their purpose has got lost.  They are becoming little more than a daily Sermon on the Mount, offering scant new information and, worse, often delivering … Read more

MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Britain should be proud. Now let’s find a way out of lockdown 

MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Britain should be proud. Now let’s find a way out of lockdown By Mail on Sunday Comment for the Daily Mail Published: 00:43 BST, 5 April 2020 | Updated: 07:46 BST, 5 April 2020 Our hearts go out to the frontline staff in the NHS who – as we see by … Read more

DAN HODGES: At last, there are reasons for optimism

It’s been like playing a game of Whack-A-Mole,’ the exhausted Government adviser admitted to me.  ‘One moment we’re under attack over contact tracing. It’s been like playing a game of Whack-A-Mole,’ the exhausted Government adviser admitted to me. ‘ One moment we’re under attack over contact tracing. Last week was the blackest week of the coronavirus … Read more

DAN HODGES: At last, there are reasons for optimism

It’s been like playing a game of Whack-A-Mole,’ the exhausted Government adviser admitted to me.  ‘One moment we’re under attack over contact tracing. It’s been like playing a game of Whack-A-Mole,’ the exhausted Government adviser admitted to me. ‘ One moment we’re under attack over contact tracing. Last week was the blackest week of the coronavirus … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Boris Johnson’s Government is going for broke to fight coronavirus

Yesterday it was made clear that Boris Johnson’s Government is going for broke.  It is sparing no effort as it battles to stop the coronavirus sending Britain’s hardwon prosperity over a cliff and turning what is now an inevitable recession into a depression of a kind not seen since the 1930s, with large and enduring … Read more