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Ian Waine

Lockdown – Reflections at the end of week 37

Ian Waine | 4th December 2020
It became plain at an early stage of the Covid virus having become a dominant part of our lives that its influence would cease only when either enough people had contracted it to build up herd immunity or an effective vaccine was developed. The…
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Ian Waine

Lockdown – Reflections at the end of week 36

Ian Waine | 27th November 2020
This has felt like a busy week. We have seen more detail about the Oxford vaccine, the chancellor’s announcement of the spending review, confirmation of what will happen in England after the current phase of lockdown and the rules around socialising…
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Lockdown – Reflections at the end of week 35

Ian Waine | 20th November 2020
One of the side effects of this year’s restrictions for many people has been a loss of the perception of the passing of time. Many of the regular markers such as school terms (initially), celebrations of birthdays, holidays, social and sporting…
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Sheilah Cummins

The Furlough Famous Five!

Sheilah Cummins | 19th November 2020
It is unlikely to have escaped anyone’s attention that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (aka the Furlough Scheme) has been extended until 31 March 2021. Government guidance in relation to this latest iteration of the scheme is available…
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