Holidaymakers who plan to legally fly to Spain for breaks when Boris Johnson has urged them not to is a Covid muddle made in Downing Street.
The confusion created by the PM and a Conservative Government who regularly turn dramas into fatal crises was entirely avoidable if the Tories showed any competency.
When international travel was restricted, the majority obeyed the law and those who exploited loopholes, particularly arrogant celebrities and so-called influencers, brought bucketloads of abuse down on themselves.
Politicians who censure people for heading to amber list countries, which requires self-isolation on return, should blame themselves for creating the system.
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Mr Johnson’s dawdling allowed the Indian variant to spread in the UK.
Should his “yeah but no but” Vicky Pollard law on holidays result in the postponement of the end of restrictions on June 21 in London, he may need a one-way ticket far from Britain.
Argos shame
What Argos dismissively calls “legacy contracts” are the employment terms, including pensions, of loyal workers who’ve stuck with the catalogue retailer.
How depressing the company now owned by Sainsburys is joining a shamefully lengthening list of firms resorting to “fire and rehire” tactics to worsen the lives of dedicated staff.
It is depressing and infuriating when the law often permits this levelling down instead of protecting grafters.
This creeping culture of a race to the bottom harms individuals and the national workforce.
British Airways and British Gas were roundly condemned for their bad behaviour. Argos should withdraw the threats and start treating workers with the respect they deserve.
Mini Mick
Mick Jagger’s youngest son, Deveraux, at the age of four is the double of his dad when the 78-year-old rocker was a lad.
There is a future job with his name on it as frontman in a Rolling Stones tribute band.
