Nicola Sturgeon’s efforts to stem covid with new tighter restrictions than England have been mockingly compared by a top Tory MP to the Japanese Emperor admitting that WWII was not such a success for his country.
17.12.2021 - 21:57 / nme.com
coronavirus variant.On Tuesday (December 14), after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new COVID restrictions for the country, it was voted that COVID passports would be mandatory in gigs and nightclubs.Since then there have been reports of huge numbers of ‘no-shows’ of fans at gigs, club nights and events due to a decline in public confidence, meaning that the entire live events sector is once again “at risk of permanent closure” without “immediate” government support, according to
.Nicola Sturgeon’s efforts to stem covid with new tighter restrictions than England have been mockingly compared by a top Tory MP to the Japanese Emperor admitting that WWII was not such a success for his country.
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