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06-04-2021, 12:51 PM
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Re: Matt Hancock summoned to the High Court to justify why non-essential shops can open

Originally Posted by Bathsheba ->
Absolutely spot on, and I do not for one minute believe that those bringing this action are not capable of reasoning this out for themselves. Of course they know why, it's all about scoring political points.
Don't forget elected officials who don't want to lose their seats if they support popular demand.
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06-04-2021, 07:39 PM
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Matt Hancock's 'stalling tactics' rejected as Sacha Lord's legal battle to reopen pubs and restaurants is fast-tracked through the High Court

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co...ected-20331420

Lord's case will progress and reach its next phase as soon as April 19.

Although Lord's legal challenge - which he is working on with Punch Taverns founder and entrepreneur Hugh Osmond - had initially hoped to see indoor spaces open at the same time as beer gardens on April 12, they're now battling to have them reopened as soon as possible.

The High Court today has ruled against the Government and agreed to expedite the case against Matt Hancock, after Mrs Justice Eady said: "There is a need to expedite consideration of this matter if the challenge is not to be rendered academic by passage of time."

Hancock had been given until 10am today to file a response. He stated that the Department of Health and Social Care 'opposes the case' and noted: "the Court is asked to refuse the Claimants’ request for expedition and to allow the claim to proceed on the normal timetable for judicial review."

Sacha Lord said: "We are pleased with the Judge's decision today to expedite the case and believe the Government's response this morning was yet another stalling tactic to divert attention away from the lack of scientific data to justify the ongoing closures. With non-essential retail opening on Monday, there is clearly a firm basis for the case to be heard immediately. The Government has continuously failed to introduce any new evidence as to why indoor hospitality cannot open on 12 April alongside non-essential retail, or any justification for their prioritisation of retail over hospitality."
To be continued .....
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06-04-2021, 09:07 PM
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Re: Matt Hancock summoned to the High Court to justify why non-essential shops can open

Originally Posted by Meg ->
I would have thought 'why' was obvious.
Pubs may have large numbers of people sitting together for long periods of time spreading the virus , shops have smaller numbers of people going in and out quickly,
Pubs have people who may have too much to drink and forget about social distancing, shops do not.

I wish some people would stop and think rather that suggesting things that might risk negating the measures we have all had to put up with for a year. We are only talking a matter of a couple more weeks before pubs open anyway .


Good post Meg.
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Hero to Zero, sounds about right.
 
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