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Today we enter week seven of the lockdown and the new normal appears to be

this. We fully expect a plan to be proposed on Thursday which will set out the roadmap for a

return to work, an opening of some schools and even an unlocking of our currently impaired way

of life. Looking around this morning, it would appear that the weekend has passed without any

major incidents involving the police and the lockdown. There are plenty of police out there, but they appear to be much more relaxed about the rules than they

were last month. We want to hear your stories for the past few days. Were you out and about? Were

your streets still deserted? And have you returned to work this week for the first time

since basically February? Coming up at 11 o'clock, Peter Hitchens returns with his observations

this week. What will he think of the proposed government plans to restart the economy? No, definitely basically February. Coming up at 11 o'clock, Peter Hitchens returns with his observations this

week. What will he think of the proposed government plans to restart the economy? No doubt,

he will say it's too little too late. I don't believe that. I think there is still time

to get the economy back up and running, of course, with some changes and of course with some

damage to it, but nevertheless actually working somehow. kicking us off, we'll take the temperature of the nation with George Pascoe Watson,

former political editor of the Sun, as we find out what companies in Britain are saying about the progress of the UK

as compared to elsewhere in Europe. Let's remember that in Austria, they've opened up the hairdressing salons,

they've opened up the hotels, or they're about to. And certainly in Italy,

people are now moving around quicker and more frequently than they once did. We're also joined by former World Health Organization doctor and professor Carol Secura, with the latest on the

vaccine and the testing going on. But of course, we want to hear from you. 0344-49-1,000. Esther

Ranson is on later on as well, explaining why she believes keeping the over-70s behind closed doors is a good thing.

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