of course, but when you put out a rule and dont even attempt to enforce it by giving everyone excuse to do so, we cant expect it to be followed. and that sets a tone for other rules.
too simple. should have issued those with exemptions some form o medical certificate then enforced non-wearing. i believe masks are at the root of problems with rule breaking, because the lack of serious enforcement signals to people its optional and so is everything else.
Shirley "adequate" funding means excess in normal times to have capacity to cope with excess demand? unless using pool of external resources, from private sector university and military so on in times. of course leadership from Johnson has been absent and decision making DHSC, PHE and others...
the original plan was for nurses and doctors to be redeployed along with Army medical staff, trainee and student nurses and private medical staff too. could have wasted more millions by hiring a dedicated staff.
the number comes from the experts. unfortunatly, those experts include Prof Neil Ferguson, he of inflated statistical projections (and breaking the lockdown rules).