Westminster and a country in tiers
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 19 October 2020
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
England's new tiered lockdown system has been in the making for months. How did we get here and what does it mean for the future?
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| 0:00.0 | Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating five feet above ground, sun on your face as you |
| 0:08.3 | slide by on track to your |
| 0:15.0 | there, |
| 0:20.0 | to care in the world as you simply lean back. |
| 0:17.0 | And before you know it, you're there. |
| 0:20.0 | This is how travels should feel, |
| 0:22.0 | and on our trains it does. |
| 0:25.0 | Avanti West Coast feel good travel. With coronavirus infection numbers shooting up, the government is battling to regain some level of control. |
| 0:41.0 | The exponential growth has absolutely kicked in. I think |
| 0:44.0 | scientists now are extremely worried about where this all goes. |
| 0:48.0 | Last week the government introduced a new three-tiered system in England to simplify its messaging and impose new |
| 0:55.2 | local lockdowns. It hasn't gone down well. |
| 0:59.3 | Everyone who has a problem with what the Prime Minister wants to do, has had a chance to think about it, |
| 1:04.7 | talk to their allies, mobilising. They have somehow all come together to pose what the government wants to do |
| 1:10.7 | and lay down their own terms. |
| 1:12.6 | As coronavirus grips the country again, what is going on in the corridors of power? |
| 1:19.2 | Can Britain avert another disaster this winter? You're listening to stories of our times |
| 1:24.5 | from the Times and the Sunday Times. I'm Manveen Rana. Today, Westminster and a country in tears. Good evening everyone. Thank you for joining us. |
| 1:45.0 | Last Monday the Prime Minister addressed the nation. |
| 1:48.3 | We're entering a new and crucial phase in a fight against coronavirus. |
| 1:53.0 | Medium, high and very high. |
| 1:56.0 | Tears 1, 2 and 3. |
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