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The summer is officially over, ladies and gentlemen.

The autumn equinox has come and gone, and there are cold northerly winds sweeping through the nation.

And as if to hammer home the change of season, the Prime Minister yesterday plunged a dagger into the heart of the economy

as he announced a series of measures ranging from killing off late- night eating and drinking to bringing the army out onto the streets to ensure

everyone is wearing a mask. If you never thought it would come to this and I must admit

I was one of those people then you should have seen it coming. The government is now

more scared to admit that the virus is beating all their lockdown measures no matter

what they do than to accept that the economy could be wrecked forever measures no matter what they do, than to

accept that the economy could be wrecked forever. Even as Boris Johnson was announcing the 10pm curfew

on the hospitality business yesterday in the House of Commons, he hinted that it might not even

work. Meanwhile, MPs continue to agitate for proper debated discussion in Parliament about

any new restrictions and impositions on our nation's liberty. We will speak to Tory MP Steve Bryan. This morning, 0344491,000 is the number

business leaders. Our warning of economic collapse and mass unemployment, if the furlough system

is universally ended, cities remain deserted and are unlikely to become any busier now that

everyone's being urged to work from home once more.

But the statistics tell a different story.

Under 55s are more likely to die in an accident on the roads than from COVID-19.

And in August, the virus did not even feature as one of the top 10 causes of death in England and Wales.

So I'm afraid you've got to ask the question, haven't you?

Just what exactly is going on?

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