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on Talk Radio.

Good morning and welcome to the Independent Republic of Mike Graham right here on Talk of Radio.

And so, ladies and gentlemen, we have turned our existence into a numbers game have

we not looking at the front pages this morning you can see that we have 13 days until the schools

and colleges are reopened 34 days until you can have a picnic with six friends if you've got any

left 48 days until you can have a drink outside or go to the gym or get a haircut or possibly do all three in the same day.

83 days until you can actually get inside a pub or a restaurant and 118 days until everything disappears.

Possibly including the economy. We'll be talking to William Clouston, leader of the Social Democratic Party,

with his take on Boris Johnson's plan for recovery.

I mean, I actually think it's a massive step in the right direction.

I know Julia is concerned that we're not getting this done quickly enough,

and I share her disenthusiasm, shall we say, for the speed of what we're doing.

However, I believe, very firmly, as I said, that I will be standing in the middle

of March, maybe before the middle of March, March the 10th, I'm going to say, in Burrow Market

with a pint of beer in my hand, watching the world go by. Because I think things are going

to move much faster than they expect. Even Neil Ferguson, Professor Pantsdown, has said that they could be going a bit quicker. 03444-49-1,000 is the number.

As ever, of course, we need to hear from you.

Are you feeling good this morning, or do you think your hopes of freedom have been dashed yet again?

What are you hearing?

What are you doing?

And what are your plans?

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