Rules of the Roadmap
Boris Johnson has outlined his four-step plan to bring the UK out of lockdown. The Prime Minister announced pupils will return to schools on 8 March, with rules relaxing in phases thereafter. If strict criteria are met, all restrictions on soc...
February 23, 2021
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February 23, 2021
Rules of the Roadmap
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<p>Boris Johnson has outlined his four-step plan to bring the UK out of lockdown. The Prime Minister announced pupils will return to schools on 8 March, with rules relaxing in phases thereafter. If strict criteria are met, all restrictions on social contact could be lifted by 21 June. </p><br /><p>On this episode of the <em>New Statesman</em> podcast, Stephen Bush and Anoosh Chakelian look at the plan and read between the lines of Boris Johnson's choice of language. Then, in You Ask Us, they tackle your questions on the seeming mismatch between the drugs policies of major parties and public positioning on that issue.</p><br /><p><strong>More from the New Statesman:</strong></p><p>Stephen explains why new <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2021/02/why-new-covid-19-variants-are-biggest-threat-boris-johnson-s-lockdown-roadmap" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Covid-19 variants</a> are the greatest threat to Boris Johnson's lockdown roadmap.</p><p>Martin Fletcher writes that Boris Johnson must now announce a <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2021/02/why-boris-johnson-must-now-announce-public-inquiry-uk-s-covid-19-catastrophe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">public inquiry</a> into the UK’s Covid-19 catastrophe.</p><p>Martha Gill asks: how did the government get duped by the myth of "<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2021/02/how-government-got-duped-myth-freedom-loving-britain" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">freedom loving</a>" Britain?</p><br /><p><strong>Subscribing</strong> to the New Statesman helps us keep producing this podcast. You can now subscribe for 12 weeks for just £12. Visit <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/subscribe12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/subscribe12</a>.</p><br /><p><strong>We'd love to hear from you.</strong></p><p>Send us your You Ask Us questions at <a href="http://youaskus.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youaskus.co.uk</a>.</p><br /><p>You can follow Stephen Bush on twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/stephenkb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@stephenkb</a>. Anoosh Chakelian is <a href="https://twitter.com/Anoosh_C" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Anoosh_C</a> and Ailbhe Rea is <a href="https://twitter.com/PronouncedAlva" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@PronouncedAlva</a>.</p><br /><p><strong>More audio</strong> from the New Statesman: listen to our weekly global affairs show <a href="https://play.acast.com/s/world-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>World Review</em></a></p><br /><p>If you are a New Statesman digital subscriber you can get ad-free access to this podcast by visiting <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/nssubscribers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/nssubscribers</a>.</p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>