Despite being told that July 19th would be a "terminus date" for Covid restrictions in England, laws allowing local authorities to restrict businesses and social contact are staying in place until September – at least.
Sajid Javid is striking a very different tone to his predecessor as he makes the right noises about opening up and getting our priorities right. But will he be able to deliver against all those with other ideas?
Sajid Javid has "worsened" the prospect of all restrictions ending on July 19th by being ambiguous over whether guidelines on social distancing and testing will be lifted, says the Chairman of the Covid Recover Group.
A huge crowd has descended on central London today to make their feelings known to the Government about the endless restrictions we have been living under for over 15 months.
A reader has submitted a terrific piece to Lockdown Sceptics about why he's mad as hell and is not going to wear a mask any more.
Lockdown Sceptics has published a guest post by financial historian Edward Chancellor in which he explains why he's not prepared to comply with mask mandates any more. Enough is enough.
Lockdown Sceptics received a fantastic response to our call for news from the reopened states in America with which to shame our own timid Government as it delayed reopening for yet another month. Here they are.
What justifies a lockdown? That's the question which, 16 months after the policy was introduced as a draconian tool of disease management, we still don't have a clear answer to.
The PM has yet to formally announce a four-week delay to the end of lockdown in England, but Government figures have already hinted that restrictions could be extended beyond July 19th and into the month of August.
Extending lockdown by four weeks could cost the economy £4 billion and put hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk – not to mention the costs to other aspects of our lives. But the Government seems poised to do it anyway.
