Quarantine exemptions for the elites
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wrote on 8 Dec 2020, 17:08 last edited by
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55162318
“Quarantine rules to be relaxed for business travellers
The rules will be relaxed for top bosses of foreign multinational firms visiting English branches and bosses at firms planning to invest.
Returning executives will also be exempt from quarantine.
In each case, the business trips must result in a deal which creates or preserves 50 jobs or leads to a £100m investment or order, according to the Department for Transport.
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Performing arts workers, TV production staff, journalists and recently signed sports professionals will also be exempt, the government said.
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wrote on 8 Dec 2020, 18:05 last edited by jon-nyc 12 Aug 2020, 18:05
If quarantines are about balancing epidemiological risk with economic cost, then these are the types of decisions that will emerge.
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wrote on 8 Dec 2020, 18:16 last edited by
I'm all for it!
Hopefully these top bosses will be regularly meeting with Conservative cabinet members to discuss the lucrative deals.
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wrote on 8 Dec 2020, 20:54 last edited by
Glenn Reynolds: "It's good to be in the nomenklatura."
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wrote on 8 Dec 2020, 21:15 last edited by