Editorial: We must protect the people and businesses hit hardest by Omicron

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Editorial: We must protect the people and businesses hit hardest by Omicron
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Editorial: The approach taken earlier in the pandemic was the right one – slow the spread of the virus and flatten the peaks of infection to protect the NHS, and support the parts of the economy and the families who need it

ne of the more obvious and offensive evasions the government is presently engaged in is to engineer a sort of informal policy of reducing social interactions, but without ever authorising any specific regulations that would trigger a legal or moral obligation to provide further financial support for business.

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