NEWS
Only 20 per cent of shoppers expected to return to the high street
Whilst the prime minister has urged shoppers to spend ‘with confidence’ as highstreets are slowly reopened across Britain, the level of fear surrounding the supposed threat of the coronavirus – due largely to the government’s own rhetoric – means that at least half will stay at home. This attitude threatens further job losses, and the permanent closure of many more businesses – Telegraph
Hundreds of blue plaques checked for slavery links – Times
Schools obesity timebomb: Child health experts warn of devastating long-term effects on pupils who face six months off due to coronavirus pandemic – Mail
Boris Johnson must provide clarity on two-metre rule by next Tuesday or jobs will go, warn hospitality chiefs – Telegraph
Horrifying moment machete-wielding thugs fight at huge ‘Quarantine rave’ – as it’s revealed teenager was raped, a man, 20, died of ‘drug overdose’ and three more were stabbed at weekend festivities – Mail
State pension warning as triple lock could be abolished as economy crashes – Express
£13 billion green ‘mistake’: Dirty secret of subsidised wood-fired power stations – Times
COMMENT
Culture warriors want control, not equality – Trevor Phillips, Times
It will take more beef and less fudge for this Government to survive the multiple crises it faces – Nick Timothy, Telegraph
Let’s not expand ‘hate crime’ even further – Clare Foges, Times
