The EU Commission has reminded all EU states on its website that “it is the responsibility of the Member States to refuse entry on public health grounds to individual 3rd country nationals” where they are judged to be a risk to public health. This a… read more
The Republic of Ireland and Scotland have closed their schools. The rest of the UK has not. I invite views on this. I do not have a strong view myself as I am not an expert on the virus and do not have access to much of the medical and statistical … read more
On Friday I visited the School. 4 students showed me round, I answered a series of questions from a pupil panel, and had a session with the Headmaster. I briefly visited a number of spirited and informative lessons and met a series of questions about … read more
The main points in the ECB response yesterday made sense and were similar to the Bank of England’s approach the day before. The ECB announced a major increase to its version of the Funding for lending scheme, the LTRO facilities advanced to Euro area… read more
The Health Secretary has answered some common questions people ask. These answers may be of interest to constituents. Why aren’t more people tested for the virus? Apparently the tests are not accurate until someone has visible symptoms. Why aren’t the… read more