Today I’ll be setting out a roadmap to bring us out of lockdown cautiously. Our priority has always been getting children back into school which we know is crucial for their education and wellbeing. We'll also be prioritising ways for people to reunite with loved ones safely.
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) February 22, 2021
Boris will set out the roadmap to recovery and unlocking today. Based on press reports, it is likely to be very cautious and will take place in stages, with the priority being on reopening schools and allowing outside meetings.
There will be howls of protest from various backbenchers, and those in the hospitality and travel industry about the slow rate of progress for unlocking those sectors of the economy.
However, this will be the last lockdown. Irrespective of what the future holds (even if the vaccines turn out to be ineffective against new variants), there will be no further lockdowns; we will have to get used to living, and in some cases dying, with Covid.
The last paragraph is important, even though it will be drowned out by the noise of the various groups shouting about the various timings of the roadmap, it is nonetheless the key takeaway from today's roadmap.
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