NEWS
‘Pingdemic’ damaging UK’s economic recovery
Britain’s recovery from the pandemic slowed last month as shortages of goods supplied to factories, building sites and shops began to take their toll on growth and increasing numbers of workers across the country were forced to isolate after being ‘pinged’ by the NHS app. Overall retail footfall in mid-July was also three-quarters of the level recorded in the equivalent week of 2019, prior to lockdown, reflecting continued over-caution among some shoppers – Guardian
£6billion NHS glove contract shows rocketing cost of PPE – Guardian
Companies told to give two in five board seats to women – Telegraph
Nearly 75 per cent of secondary schools in England will hold ‘catch-up’ classes for more than 500,000 pupils over the summer break – Mail
GP clinics at ‘breaking point’ and recovery plan is essential – Guardian
Netflix becomes first major studio to require Covid vaccinations on all US productions – Mail
American postal workers union opposes mandatory vaccinations ‘at this time’ – Epoch Times
COMMENT
With Covid in retreat, now Boris Johnson must show what he really stands for – Stephen Glover, Mail
Music unites us, so let’s stop politicising the Proms – Ben Lawrence, Telegraph
The rudderless, Labour-lite Tories face an autumn of political carnage – Allister Heath, Telegraph
