Imposing lockdown sooner could have prevented 2,000 coronavirus deaths in Scotland, study finds

Tens of thousands of coronavirus deaths in Britain may have been avoided if officials imposed the lockdown a fortnight earlier, a study has claimed. University of Edinburgh researchers said at least 2,000 lives would have been saved in Scotland, if the measures were brought in on March 9 instead of March 23. The official COVID-19 … Read more

Woodford management firm ‘let savers down’ by not raising alarm sooner

Woodford management firm ‘let savers down’ by failing to raise alarm earlier, says former City minister By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 13 January 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 January 2020 The fund services business which oversaw Neil Woodford’s doomed investment empire is under fire for failing to adequately protect … Read more

Oxford professor blasts the Government’s failure to introduce a lockdown sooner

A leading Oxford professor has blasted the Government’s failure to introduce a lockdown sooner and says it was ‘completely out of step with almost all other European countries’. David Hunter condemned the ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ attitude among ministers, while scientists have repeatedly pressed the ‘panic button’. When EU neighbours Spain, the Netherlands, France … Read more