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YOUNG folk today would be horrified that the BBC's Black And White Minstrel Show regularly had a 16m audience for 20 years to 1978 with prominent…
WITH all the bad news about Covid-19, Brexit and borders, there is at least one bit of excellent news to celebrate. Because of Brexit, we were was able to start vaccinating two weeks before any EU nation and order vaccine in sufficient quantity to treat the entire population. Owing to the involvement of the European Medicines Agency, the EU did not order vaccine until mid-November and then only from German and French companies, and not in sufficient quantities for the entire population. By contrast, the UK Government had placed orders for 340 million doses by the end of September, so that...
She asks why this should be so difficult. There are several answers to her question. First, many of these candidates have spent years battling for nominations which will not be conceded lightly, especially if the chosen one is a Tory candidate. Second, both Labour and the Liberal Democrats have had their fingers severely burned in recent years following ill-advised alliances with the Tories – both are facing wipe-out in Scotland. Third, modern politics is a ruthless business, and to achieve Ms Stephenson’s desired outcome would require a level of trust which simply doesn’t exist...