the nebulous concept of local lockdowns surfaced and nearly three months after they were applied to Greater Manchester, the pendulum could be about to swing back towards where it started.
It isn’t much of a punt to expect Boris Johnson’s statement to the House of Commons tomorrow to unveil extra national Covid restrictions, potentially very unpopular ones.Insiders here fully expect the rising English infection tide to result in a departure from the patchwork of restrictions implemented over the summer. “Nationally the mood music has definitely moved away from ‘whack a mole’, because it doesn’t work,” says one.“Who knew?”Another agrees. “They can’t do more regional stuff now that bits of London are red.” This morning the Chief Medical.