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The press conference isn’t really NEEDED at all at this precise (and early) moment. But in a world of political pressures it is held because: 1. Starmer might otherwise say that he would’ve set out a road map. 2. The media would keep asking why not? 3. The Covid Recovery Group (in reality...

SAGE and the government are avoiding “roadmaps” full stop. When Johnson, Sturgeon et al were pressured into that last spring, they ended up having to later row back on decisions made. This time the focus is solely on defeating the CV19 variants first.

My guess, other than schools on 8th March. After Easter weekend, shops and a load of other stuff to open. That’s 7 weeks away, the UK’s vaccinating an average of 450,000 a day so by then 36.6m vaccinated, all vulnerable groups covered and 20m more. Or a combination with a lower first dose...