Anyone planning an overseas holiday this summer has literally no idea if they are coming or going.
The decision to remove Portugal from the green list of countries will have left tens of thousands of tourists in the lurch.
Many will have to fly back early or will have to cancel planned breaks.
Sun-starved Brits will also be thinking twice about booking a foreign holiday later in the year given the rules can be changed so quickly.
This will be yet another blow for a travel industry trying to get back on its feet.
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While the frustration is understandable, our polls show the majority of the public want the Government to tread carefully.
The vaccine roll-out has given us cause for hope but the new variants mean we are not yet out of the woods.
In such a situation it is better to proceed carefully.
But the public also wants clarity from ministers, not constant changing of advice.
Ditch the peers
There are already good grounds for abolishing the House of Lords.
Boris Johnson today added another reason for getting rid of this bloated, antiquated and undemocratic second chamber.
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Even though the House of Lords Appointments Commission stated that Tory donor Peter Cruddas should not be made a peer, the Prime Minister made him one anyway, claiming the concerns were “historic”.
Lord Cruddas subsequently made a donation of £500,000 to the Conservatives.
Britain likes to boast it is a beacon of democracy. That claim is hard to sustain when it appears the right to make and shape our laws depends on the size of your chequebook.
Classic Becks
David Beckham has taken a stake in a company which installs electric engines in classic cars.
When it comes to keeping a vintage body in good nick you could say he’s an expert.
