At least a scintilla of humanity is creeping back in to the Govt now or, more likely, they misunderstood the mood of the nation. Dom obviously said “too soon - we’ll nail the foreign buggers again later in the year when politics has got back to normal, and we’ve got rid of all this ‘compassion‘ and ‘consensus‘ nonsense.....“ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...drop-nhs-surcharge-for-migrant-health-workers Meanwhile in other news, Priti Patel is to announce post-quarantine travel plans for the UK. Well, all I’m saying is.... https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...e-news-update-covid-19-travel-quarantine-plan
I’m trying to think positive and this is how it should work, leader of the opposition raises a valid point, government agrees and does something about it.
It’s a nice sentiment Alan but I’m not sure it needed a QC to point out the inhumanity of hitting foreign workers with a surcharge to use the very service that they risked their lives to keep going and may in fact be the reason for them falling ill in the first place
Be positive - Blojob has got off being investigated for giving away money to Ms Acuri. Remember you might have a huge dose of positivity coming up if its finally decided that we are all to be refused the knowledge contained within the Russia report. Clapping optional.
A U turn sounds better for the opposition media and parties because a government that listens and reacts where suitable would ruin the image others want.