Inside Politics: Boris Johnson wants industry on war footing for coronavirus
Sign up here to receive this daily briefing in your email inbox every morning
“It’s not very profitable to sit and think nowadays,” wrote the great diarist Nella Last after the outbreak of World War II. “So many problems, and they all seem to have such twists to them – nothing is straight forward.” As the government calls on us to rediscover the Blitz spirit, Boris Johnson may have go back and find Winston Churchill diaries for inspiration on how to manage the coronavirus crisis. The PM has been insisting on following the science, but the politics of the outbreak have overtaken him. Johnson is now ready to begin daily briefings and bring in draconian social distancing measures this week. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s Inside Politics newsletter.
Inside the bubble
Our policy correspondent Jon Stone on what to look out for at Westminster today:
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies