Think someone at Tory Party HQ is a feeling a bit “triggered” right now.

Can’t think why? [thread]
Imagine voting for a #BrexitDeal that isn’t just worse than the one we already had, but which will be a near permanent drag anchor on the U.K. economy.

ukandeu.ac.uk/british-sovere…
Imagine voting for a #BrexitDeal that delivers “mountains of new red tape” and new £ overheads for British businesses:
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
Imagine voting for a #BrexitDeal that leaves the U.K. more insecure than we were within the EU:
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
Imagine voting for a “deal” that cuts off our own Overseas Territories and leaves them diplomatically exposed and subject to the geopolitical whims of others: english.elpais.com/brexit/2020-12…
In summary, this is a duff deal that fails on “sovereignty” and leaves the U.K. less secure, more divided, and increasingly subject to powerful external forces beyond our control. There was only one way to vote today - and that was ‘against’.

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Spent the morning thinking about schools returning on Monday and looking at #Covid rates in Surrey Heath*.

*Tier 4, but primary schools are due to return on Monday 4th. Image
I can see that it’s possible to find, in the numbers, a justification for treating boroughs like Surrey Heath differently from London (where Primary Schools won’t reopen on Monday), especially when looking at Borough-wide aggregate figures (see above).
But digging deeper, there are some really concerning trends. Over the past seven days, every postcode area in Surrey Heath bar 1 (Camberley Parkside) has experienced rising #Covid numbers, with some particularly rapid:

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