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eltonioni wrote:..in Bolton / Blackburn etc at the moment,..


In Bolton, local Public Health chiefs are reportedly having to defy Ministers' guidance to vaccinate those 'too young' (according to national guidance for England). I'm not competent to judge whether this is wise or foolish or neither, but it illustrates how far (too far, I'd say; and anyway further than most European or North American nations) UK 'governance' is 'centralised'. ISTR before 2nd national lockdown a County Council (controlled by a majority of the Government Party) begged Ministers to be allowed to impose local restrictions, and was refused. But Ministers had imposed such a local lockdown on LAs whose PH authorities and Councillors had said it was unnecessary, unwelcome, and with inappropriate boundaries drawn up in London without local consultation.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-m ... r-57140919
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Centralisation as noted by @kanga goes back as far as M Thatcher's mistrust of extreme left local authorities, notably in Islington and Liverpool.

In this case the cure has been a great deal worse than the disease.....and not just in Public Health....[/politics]
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Charles Hunt wrote:Some sense coming out of Europe - freedom of movement for the double vaccinated hopefully on the way and including the UK.


No hope of coming to the UK for this boy anytime soon. I am not able to dedicate 10-14 days of my life to a quarantine hotel.

Those who are able to travel and have access to a number of facilities here are 1. fully vaccinated 2. 1 jab post infection and 3. those within 6 months of proven infection by PCR test.... eligibility demonstrated with an attest or vaccination passport.
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18 May BBC Europe summary:

"The Italian government has agreed to push back the unpopular overnight curfew from 22:00 to 23:00. It'll be moved back to midnight from 7 June before being scrapped later in the month. Just over 30% of Italians have had a first Covid vaccination. Restaurants are being allowed to serve customers indoors on 1 June; weddings can restart from 15 June under Covid protocols.

Germany’s professional paediatrician association has warned of an unprecedented level of psychiatric illness among young people. Spokesman Jakob Maske has told German media that children and young people were “from the start massively neglected” by politicians. He says child and youth units are full and triage is in place for only the most serious cases.

Finnish MPs will vote today on whether to back the EU’s €750bn (£640bn) Covid stimulus package. Twenty EU countries have approved it so far, but the government needs to attract a two-thirds majority in parliament - and that may prove tricky.

French health minister Olivier Véran says people will be able to stop wearing masks outdoors soon. He says the requirement will be relaxed faster in spacious areas than in busy cities with shops and queues, and it depends on vaccination levels.

Three US airlines - United, Delta and American - have announced Covid-tested flights to Italy after the government in Rome eased travel restrictions to boost summer tourism. Passengers have to test negative ahead of flights both ways.

British nationals aiming to stay with family and friends in France are being told they need a French reception certificate before they travel. Anyone without EU citizenship currently needs proof of accommodation, either as a receipt from a hotel or a town hall.

Portugal’s football league has scrapped plans for a limited number of fans to attend the last games of the season starting from tomorrow. They’ve cited uncertainty surrounding health conditions."
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