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Daily View 2×2: 1 April 2020

By Mark Valladares | Wed 1st April 2020 - 7:30 am

I’m almost surprised by my persistence – three days in a row? What is becoming of me?…

2 big stories

Michael Gove deferring to experts? Has the apocalypse actually turned up? As a front man aiming to reassure the public with facts, he might not be your first choice, but he does have a tough hand to play. After all, it turns out that the Johnson administration turned down offers of ventilators, failed to secure the chemicals necessary to produce tests and gave up opportunities to take part in joint purchasing programmes with the European Union and its neighbours. Indeed, things are …

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Posted in Daily View | Also tagged coronavirus, internal party democracy, jennie rigg, lgbt+ lib dems, michael gove and transgender day of visibility | 14 Comments

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