The Spectator magazine combines incisive political analysis with books and arts reviews of unrivaled authority. Absolutely free. Go to spectator.com.uk forward slash voucher.

Hello and welcome to Coffee House Shots as Spectator's Daily Politics Podcast.

I'm Katie Balls and I'm joined by James Forsyfe and Isabel Hardbin.

There are signs that the threat of Omicron is decreasing and I'm Katie Balls and I'm joined by James Forsyfe and Isabel Hardman.

There are signs that the threat of Omicron is decreasing

and ministers have started talking about

how to learn to live with COVID.

James, over the weekend there have been reports

that there could be an end to free

lateral flow tests for all

and also talk about reducing the isolation

period from seven days to five days

pending a negative test result. Is there a debating government on this, or does some want to

move faster than others? I think as always, there are those who are more cautious than those

are less cautious. So I think what there is nearly everywhere is a broad sense that the government

has got away with its

decision not to impose more restrictions. There is much greater confidence that the NHS is going

to kind of hold up. And then I think the kind of what I think they're kind of unsaid bit of this

debate about whether three lateral flow tests end or not, you know, in say March or April, is I think there are lots

people who think that by March or April, isolation for COVID will have gone. That we won't be in a

world where people are testing and people are forced to isolate for even, let alone for any days,

let alone five days if they have it. I think there will be advice that people should stay at home if

...