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1/9 Just how did Lancashire end up accepting T3 lockdown?
Just how after they looked at the furlough replacement scheme and saw it would ruin many lives, cause hunger and evictions.
After Jenny Harries (Deputy Chief Medical Officer) told them T3 will not work.
Just how after they looked at the furlough replacement scheme and saw it would ruin many lives, cause hunger and evictions.
After Jenny Harries (Deputy Chief Medical Officer) told them T3 will not work.
2/9 And the Circuit Breaker scandal had broken.
Just how to you get 13 northern councils to accept T3 lockdown?
Just How did the Government get them to quietly accept it?
This is how.
Just how to you get 13 northern councils to accept T3 lockdown?
Just How did the Government get them to quietly accept it?
This is how.
3/9 Johnson sent his enforcer, a man called Sir Edward Lister went separately to each council leader and threatened them.
Helped by Tory Lancashire County Council leader @LancashireCC Geoff Driver CBE
With these threats.
Helped by Tory Lancashire County Council leader @LancashireCC Geoff Driver CBE
With these threats.
4/9 And I paraphrase here
If you do not go into T3 lock down willingly, we will give you nothing & then inflict a hasher lockdown so you will be worse off than those who willingly accepted T3 lockdown around you, you have been warned, comply or else!
If you do not go into T3 lock down willingly, we will give you nothing & then inflict a hasher lockdown so you will be worse off than those who willingly accepted T3 lockdown around you, you have been warned, comply or else!
5/9 This is what has happened in Lancashire
This no joke!
This is not a parody!
This no joke!
This is not a parody!
6/9 Johnson's enforcer, backed up by @LancashireCC boss Geoff Driver CBE went & separately to each Council & threatened and all 13 councils of Lancashire elected leaders with threats of no money and even harsher draconian lock down if they did not comply.
7/9 If this feels like the Mafia, you would be right, this is not a Gov, it’s an Organised Crime Syndicate using threats.
Sir Lister, Johnson's enforcer, aided by @LancashireCC Geoff Driver CBE has screwed utterly Lancashire, 1.5m people totally & completely boned by the Tories
Sir Lister, Johnson's enforcer, aided by @LancashireCC Geoff Driver CBE has screwed utterly Lancashire, 1.5m people totally & completely boned by the Tories
8/9Their sweetener?
Was just £42m, that’s just £28 per person, @LancashireCC's Geoff Driver sold out Lancashire.
Where are @AndyBurnhamGM is fighting for March's 80% furlough rates to be reinstated.
Sources in next tweet
Was just £42m, that’s just £28 per person, @LancashireCC's Geoff Driver sold out Lancashire.
Where are @AndyBurnhamGM is fighting for March's 80% furlough rates to be reinstated.
Sources in next tweet
9/9 Sources
Screen shots from Manchester Evening News and twitter thread by Lewis Goodall
https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall/status/1317112943260160000
Screen shots from Manchester Evening News and twitter thread by Lewis Goodall
https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall/status/1317112943260160000
