politicalite--2020-05-11--COMMENT: The Left Is Pretending ‘Not To Understand Boris’ Lockdown Exit Plan

THE LEFT is playing a simple game of gaslighting to smear Boris Johnson .
The Mainstream Media pundits , leftie MPs and commentators are claiming they don ’ t understand the exit plan put forward by Boris Johnson .
Why ?
So they can point score and use the Coronavirus pandemic to attack the Government .
These supposed smart pundits who bang on about Brexit being a disaster are now claiming not to understand a simple Government plan to get Britain back to work .
Don ’ t be fooled by the wolves in sheep ’ s clothing ; they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of Number Ten and install their leftie in chief , Keir Starmer .
What can I do from Wednesday 13 May that I couldn ’ t do before ?
There will be a limited number of things you can do on Wednesday that you can not do now : • spend time outdoors – for example sitting and enjoying the fresh air , picnicking , or sunbathing • meet one other person from a different household outdoors – following social distancing guidelines • exercise outdoors as often as you wish – following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ courts or facilities , such as a tennis or basketball court , or golf course – with members of your household , or one other person while staying 2 metres apart At all times , should continue to observe social distancing guidelines when you are outside your home , including ensuring you are 2 metres away from anyone outside your household .
As with before , you can not : • visit friends and family in their homes • exercise in an indoor sports court , gym or leisure centre , or go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an outdoor gym or playground • gather in a group of more than two ( excluding members of your own household ) , except for a few specific exceptions set out in law ( for work , funerals , house moves , supporting the vulnerable , in emergencies and to fulfil legal obligations ) If you are showing coronavirus symptoms , or if you or any of your household are self-isolating , you should stay at home – this is critical to staying safe and saving lives .
I don ’ t have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should stay at home as much as possible .
The reasons you may leave home include : • for work , where you can not work from home • going to shops that are permitted to be open – to get things like food and medicine • any medical need , including to donate blood , avoid injury or illness , escape risk of harm , or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person These reasons are exceptions and a fuller list is set out in the regulations .
Even when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minimising time spent away from the home and ensuring that you are two metres apart from anyone outside of your household .
Are you reopening tennis courts / golf courses / basketball courts etc Yes .
Sports courts can re-open , but you should only partake in such activities alone , with members of your household , or with one other person from outside your household , while practising social distancing .
You should take particular care if you need to use any indoor facilities next to these outdoor courts , such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facilities if you are showing coronavirus symptoms , or if you or any of your household are self-isolating .
Can I meet my friends and family in the park ?
You can meet one other person from outside your household if you are outdoors .
Public gatherings of more than 2 people from different households are prohibited in law .
There are no limits on gatherings in the park with members of your household .
The government has asked the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies ( SAGE ) to advise on the concept @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mean allowing people to expand their household group to include one other household .
For the time being , you can not visit friends or family , except to spend time outdoors with up to one person from a different household .
Can I go out to help a vulnerable person ?
You can go out to care for or help a vulnerable person , or to provide other voluntary or charitable services , following the advice set out here .
You should not do so if you have coronavirus symptoms , however @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay at least two metres away from others , and wash your hands for at least 20 seconds ( or use hand sanitiser if soap and water are not available ) .
Are there restrictions on how far I can travel for my exercise or outdoor activity ?
No .
You can travel to outdoor open space irrespective of distance .
You shouldn ’ t travel with someone from outside your household unless you can practise social distancing – for example by cycling .
Leaving your home – the place you live – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowed .
Can I share a private vehicle with someone from another household ?
No .
You can only travel in a private vehicle alone , or with members of your household .
Are day trips and holidays ok ?
Can people stay in second homes ?
Day trips to outdoor open space , in a private vehicle , are permitted .
You should practise social distancing from other people outside your household .
Leaving your home – the place you live – to stay at another home for a holiday or other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ visiting second homes .
Premises such as hotels and bed and breakfasts will remain closed , except where providing accommodation for specific reasons set out in law , such as for critical workers where required for a reason relating to their work .
Can students return to their family home if they ’ ve been in halls all this time ?
In general , leaving your home – the place you live – to stay at another home is not allowed .
If a student is moving permanently to live back at their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Is there a limit on the number of people attending funerals ?
There is no change to the guidance on attending funerals at present .
There ’ s no change at this time , but we have set out our intention to enable small wedding ceremonies from 1 June .
We understand the frustration couples planning a wedding must be feeling at this time .
As with all the necessary coronavirus restrictions on register offices , places of worship and other venues , we will look to ease them as soon as it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will work closely with faith leaders and local government over the coming weeks to go through the practicalities .
Vulnerable groups , shielding , 70 year olds and over , and care homes Does easing restrictions apply to healthy 70 year olds and over ?
The advice for those aged 70 and over continues to be that they should take particular care to minimise contact with others outside their household .
If they do go out more frequently , they should be careful to maintain distance from others .
They and everyone should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ distancing restrictions .
We know that those aged 70 and over can be absolutely fit and healthy and it ’ s not the case that everybody over 70 has a chronic health condition or an underlying disease .
But unfortunately , we also know that as you get older , there is a higher risk of coronavirus having a more serious impact with infection .
Complications and deaths are more common in the elderly , even those without pre-existing conditions .
Anyone who has been advised to shield by the NHS or their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , should continue to do this until at least the end of June .
How long will shielding be in place ?
We ’ ve advised individuals with very specific medical conditions to shield until the end of June and to do everything they can to stay at home .
This is because we believe they are likely to be at the greatest risk of serious complications from coronavirus .
We know this is challenging guidance to follow , which is why we have a support scheme in place to provide help with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care , medicines and social support .
We are keeping the guidance to shielded people under review .
What safety standards will need to be put in place in care homes ?
We have issued detailed guidance about infection control and staff safety in care homes to help admit and care for residents safely and protect care home staff .
This includes isolation procedures , PPE and infection control training for all staff , cleaning and how to provide personal care safely .
As with all of our advice , this guidance is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in line with the latest scientific evidence .
Who is allowed to go to work ?
In the first instance , employers should make every effort to support working from home , including by providing suitable IT and equipment as they have been already .
This will apply to many different types of businesses , particularly those who typically would have worked in offices or online .
Where work can only be done in the workplace , we have set out tailored guidelines for employers to help protect their workforce and customers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or getting their business back up and running .
We will be publishing even more detailed COVID-19 secure guidelines in the coming days , which has been developed in consultation with businesses and trades unions .
These ‘ back to work ’ guidelines apply to those in essential retail like : • those in construction and manufacturing • those working in labs and research facilities • those administering takeaways and deliveries at restaurants and cafes • tradesmen , cleaners and others who work in people ’ s homes • those who are facilitating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Non-essential retail , restaurants , pubs , bars , gyms and leisure centres will remain closed .
They will reopen in a phased manner provided it is safe to do so .
There are specific guidelines for those who are vulnerable , shielding , or showing symptoms .
Critical workers are those working in health and care and other essential services , who can still take their children to school or childcare and can use hotels and other accommodation services for work related purposes – for example if they can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to isolate from their families .
This critical worker definition does not affect whether or not you can travel to work – if you are not a critical worker , you may still travel to work provided if you can not reasonably work from home .
What is meant by the phased approach ?
Not all forms of work will return to normal at once .
People will have to prepare for a new type of normal .
We need to make sure that any changes we do make are carefully monitored and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to increase the risk of infection and push the Reproductive value ( R0 ) above 1 .
R0 describes how many people on average will be infected for every one person who has COVID-19 .
We will ensure that businesses have time to prepare their premises to operate as safely as possible .
We will set out more detail about the phasing in due course .
Will you open pubs / cinemas / hairdressers in July ?
The roadmap sets out that some businesses ( like pubs , cinemas or hairdressers ) will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The government ’ s current planning assumption is that this step will be no earlier than 4 July and subject to further detailed scientific advice , provided closer to the time , on how far we can go .
When they do reopen , they should also meet the COVID-19 secure guidelines .
What are the ‘ Covid-Secure ’ safety guidelines workplaces have to be put in place ?
We have set out clear , practical steps that businesses should take to ensure their workplaces are safe and give their staff the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We will be publishing even more detailed COVID-19 secure guidelines .
These include how to keep as many people as possible safely apart from those they do not live with in various workplace settings .
Do people need to wear face coverings at work ?
Face coverings are not compulsory .
However , if you can , people are advised to wear face coverings in enclosed public spaces where social distancing is not possible or where you are more likely to come into contact with people you do not normally meet .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some shops .
Face coverings can help us protect each other and reduce the spread of the disease if you are suffering from coronavirus , but not showing symptoms .
A face covering is not the same as the surgical masks or respirators used as part of personal protective equipment by healthcare and other workers ; these should continue to be reserved for those who need them to protect against risks in their workplace such as health and care workers and those in industrial settings like those exposed to dust hazards .
Will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
The evidence suggests that face coverings can help us protect each other and reduce the spread of the disease if you are suffering from coronavirus , but not showing symptoms .
To protect yourself , you should continue to follow social distancing measures and isolation guidance and wash your hands regularly .
My employer is asking me to come to work but I ’ m scared .
Employers and staff should discuss and agree working arrangements .
Employers should make all efforts to help people to work from home where they can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done at home , employers should take clear , practical steps to help protect workers and create safe places to work , such as shift working or staggering processes .
To identify the precautions needed to manage risk , your employer should discuss the workplace risk assessment with you to identify the practical ways of managing those risks .
If you remain concerned that your employer is not taking all practical steps to promote social distancing then you can report this to your local authority or the Health and Safety Executive who can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where appropriate requiring your employer to take additional steps .
We are publishing further specific “ COVID-19 Secure ” guidelines on how to make workplaces safe , which have been developed in consultation with over 200 business leaders and trades union organisations .
What if they try to fire me because I won ’ t go to work but can not work at home ?
We urge employers to take socially responsible decisions and listen to the concerns of their staff .
Employers and employees should come to a pragmatic agreement about their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they should approach ACAS where they can get impartial advice about work disputes .
Who is allowed to travel on public transport ?
If you can not work from home and have to travel to work , or if you must make an essential journey , you should cycle or walk wherever possible .
Before you travel on public transport , consider if your journey is necessary and if you can , stay local .
Try to reduce your travel .
This will help keep the transport network running and allows people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travel .
We ’ ll be setting out further guidance for passengers with more advice on how to stay safe during your journeys later this week .
If you can , wear a face covering in an enclosed space where social distancing isn ’ t possible and where you will come into contact with people you do not normally meet .
This is most relevant for short periods indoors in crowded areas , for example on public transport or in some shops .
The evidence suggests that face coverings can help us protect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the disease if you are suffering from coronavirus , but not showing symptoms .
If people choose to wear them , we are asking people to make their own face coverings at home , using scarves or other textile items .
We are publishing guidance to help illustrate the process .
We urge the public not to purchase medical or surgical masks as these should be reserved for health and social care workers .
Can I use public transport to get to green spaces ?
You should avoid using public transport wherever possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years settings , schools or university ?
We initially urge those who are currently eligible to use school provision ( children of critical workers and vulnerable children ) to attend .
As soon as it is safe to do so we will bring more year groups back to school in a phased way when it is safe to have larger numbers of children within schools , but not before .
Keeping children and staff safe is our utmost priority .
Schools should prepare to begin opening for more children from 1 June .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to return to early years settings , and for Reception , Year 1 and Year 6 to be back in school in smaller class sizes from this point .
Secondary schools and further education colleges should also prepare to begin some face to face contact with Year 10 and 12 pupils who have key exams next year , in support of their continued remote , home learning .
The government ’ s ambition is for all primary school children to return to school before the summer for a month if feasible .
How @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Schools can now operate if they are organised in a way that is compatible with minimising the spread of the virus .
The next phase of measures will require the development of new safety standards to set out how physical spaces , including schools , can be adapted to operate safely .
We will publish guidance advising schools on reopening to ensure schools can adequately prepare for the next phase .
One of the main protective measures we can take to reduce transmission is to have small consistent group and class sizes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face coverings at school ?
No this will not be required .
We will publish further advice on protective measures in schools in the coming weeks .
Are you isolating people at the border now ?
The scientific advice shows that when domestic transmission is high , cases from abroad represent a small amount of the overall total and make no significant difference to the epidemic .
Now that domestic transmission within the UK is coming under control , and other countries begin to lift lockdown measures , it is the right time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
What is self-isolation and which countries will it apply to ?
We will be asking people travelling to the UK to make some sacrifices to stop coronavirus cases from being imported .
In the same way as people in the UK have made large sacrifices to control the spread of coronavirus .
So what we will be asking people to do on entering the UK is supply their contact details and details of their accommodation , and to self-isolate in their accommodation for 14 days , other than those on a short @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out further details shortly .
Is this for foreign travellers only or British people returning home from holiday or living overseas ?
All arrivals including British nationals will be required to provide their contact information and self-isolate upon arrival , other than those on a short list of exemptions .
How will police enforce the new rules ?
The police and local authorities have the powers to enforce the requirements set out in law if people do not comply with them .
The police will act with discretion and common sense in applying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the law , the police may instruct you to go home , leave an area or disperse , and they may instruct you to take steps to stop your children breaking these rules if they have already done so .
The police can also take you home or arrest you where they believe it is necessary .
If the police believe that you have broken the law – or if you refuse to follow their instructions enforcing the law – a police officer may issue you with a fixed penalty notice of £100 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 14 days ) , an increase of £40 from the previous £60 fixed penalty amount .
If you have already received a fixed penalty notice , the amount for further offences will increase in line with the table below .
For both individuals and companies , if you do not pay your fine you could be taken to court , with magistrates able to impose unlimited fines .
Does this guidance apply across the UK ?
This guidance applies in England – people in Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland should follow the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK .
If you live in Scotland , Wales or Northern Ireland additional guidance is available :

THE LEFT is playing a simple game of gaslighting to smear Boris Johnson.
The Mainstream Media pundits, leftie MPs and commentators are claiming they don’t understand the exit plan put forward by Boris Johnson.
Why? So they can point score and use the Coronavirus pandemic to attack the Government.
These supposed smart pundits who bang on about Brexit being a disaster are now claiming not to understand a simple Government plan to get Britain back to work.
Don’t be fooled by the wolves in sheep’s clothing; they’ll do anything to get Boris out of Number Ten and install their leftie in chief, Keir Starmer.
BORIS’ LOCKDOWN PLAN EXPLAINED
1. Public spaces / outdoor activities / exercise
1.1 What can I do from Wednesday 13 May that I couldn’t do before?
There will be a limited number of things you can do on Wednesday that you cannot do now:
spend time outdoors – for example sitting and enjoying the fresh air, picnicking, or sunbathing
meet one other person from a different household outdoors – following social distancing guidelines
exercise outdoors as often as you wish – following social distancing guidelines
use outdoor sports courts or facilities, such as a tennis or basketball court, or golf course – with members of your household, or one other person while staying 2 metres apart
go to a garden centre
At all times, should continue to observe social distancing guidelines when you are outside your home, including ensuring you are 2 metres away from anyone outside your household. As with before, you cannot:
visit friends and family in their homes
exercise in an indoor sports court, gym or leisure centre, or go swimming in a public pool
use an outdoor gym or playground
visit a private or ticketed attraction
gather in a group of more than two (excluding members of your own household), except for a few specific exceptions set out in law (for work, funerals, house moves, supporting the vulnerable, in emergencies and to fulfil legal obligations)
If you are showing coronavirus symptoms, or if you or any of your household are self-isolating, you should stay at home – this is critical to staying safe and saving lives.
1.2 I don’t have to stay at home anymore?
You should stay at home as much as possible. The reasons you may leave home include:
for work, where you cannot work from home
going to shops that are permitted to be open – to get things like food and medicine
to exercise or spend time outdoors
any medical need, including to donate blood, avoid injury or illness, escape risk of harm, or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person
These reasons are exceptions and a fuller list is set out in the regulations. Even when doing these activities, you should be minimising time spent away from the home and ensuring that you are two metres apart from anyone outside of your household.
1.3 Are you reopening tennis courts / golf courses / basketball courts etc
Yes. Sports courts can re-open, but you should only partake in such activities alone, with members of your household, or with one other person from outside your household, while practising social distancing. You should take particular care if you need to use any indoor facilities next to these outdoor courts, such as toilets.
You should not use these facilities if you are showing coronavirus symptoms, or if you or any of your household are self-isolating.
1.4 Can I meet my friends and family in the park?
You can meet one other person from outside your household if you are outdoors. Public gatherings of more than 2 people from different households are prohibited in law. There are no limits on gatherings in the park with members of your household.
The government has asked the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) to advise on the concept of “bubbles”, which would mean allowing people to expand their household group to include one other household. For the time being, you cannot visit friends or family, except to spend time outdoors with up to one person from a different household.
1.6 Can I go out to help a vulnerable person?
You can go out to care for or help a vulnerable person, or to provide other voluntary or charitable services, following the advice set out here. You should not do so if you have coronavirus symptoms, however mild.
Wherever possible, you should stay at least two metres away from others, and wash your hands for at least 20 seconds (or use hand sanitiser if soap and water are not available).
1.7 Are there restrictions on how far I can travel for my exercise or outdoor activity?
No. You can travel to outdoor open space irrespective of distance. You shouldn’t travel with someone from outside your household unless you can practise social distancing – for example by cycling. Leaving your home – the place you live – to stay at another home is not allowed.
1.8 Can I share a private vehicle with someone from another household?
No. You can only travel in a private vehicle alone, or with members of your household.
1.9 Are day trips and holidays ok? Can people stay in second homes?
Day trips to outdoor open space, in a private vehicle, are permitted. You should practise social distancing from other people outside your household.
Leaving your home – the place you live – to stay at another home for a holiday or other purpose is not allowed. This includes visiting second homes.
Premises such as hotels and bed and breakfasts will remain closed, except where providing accommodation for specific reasons set out in law, such as for critical workers where required for a reason relating to their work.
1.10 Can students return to their family home if they’ve been in halls all this time?
In general, leaving your home – the place you live – to stay at another home is not allowed.
If a student is moving permanently to live back at their family home, this is permitted.
1.11 Is there a limit on the number of people attending funerals?
There is no change to the guidance on attending funerals at present.
1.12 Can weddings go ahead?
There’s no change at this time, but we have set out our intention to enable small wedding ceremonies from 1 June. We understand the frustration couples planning a wedding must be feeling at this time. As with all the necessary coronavirus restrictions on register offices, places of worship and other venues, we will look to ease them as soon as it is safe to do so. We will work closely with faith leaders and local government over the coming weeks to go through the practicalities.
2. Vulnerable groups, shielding, 70 year olds and over, and care homes
2.1 Does easing restrictions apply to healthy 70 year olds and over?
The advice for those aged 70 and over continues to be that they should take particular care to minimise contact with others outside their household.
If they do go out more frequently, they should be careful to maintain distance from others. They and everyone should continue to comply with any general social distancing restrictions.
We know that those aged 70 and over can be absolutely fit and healthy and it’s not the case that everybody over 70 has a chronic health condition or an underlying disease.
But unfortunately, we also know that as you get older, there is a higher risk of coronavirus having a more serious impact with infection. Complications and deaths are more common in the elderly, even those without pre-existing conditions.
Anyone who has been advised to shield by the NHS or their GP, including those 70 and over, should continue to do this until at least the end of June.
2.2 How long will shielding be in place?
We’ve advised individuals with very specific medical conditions to shield until the end of June and to do everything they can to stay at home. This is because we believe they are likely to be at the greatest risk of serious complications from coronavirus.
We know this is challenging guidance to follow, which is why we have a support scheme in place to provide help with access to food and basic supplies, care, medicines and social support.
We are keeping the guidance to shielded people under review.
2.3 What safety standards will need to be put in place in care homes?
We have issued detailed guidance about infection control and staff safety in care homes to help admit and care for residents safely and protect care home staff.
This includes isolation procedures, PPE and infection control training for all staff, cleaning and how to provide personal care safely.
As with all of our advice, this guidance is kept under constant review and updated frequently, in line with the latest scientific evidence.
3. Going to work / Safer spaces
3.1 Who is allowed to go to work?
In the first instance, employers should make every effort to support working from home, including by providing suitable IT and equipment as they have been already. This will apply to many different types of businesses, particularly those who typically would have worked in offices or online.
Where work can only be done in the workplace, we have set out tailored guidelines for employers to help protect their workforce and customers from coronavirus while still continuing to trade or getting their business back up and running. We will be publishing even more detailed COVID-19 secure guidelines in the coming days, which has been developed in consultation with businesses and trades unions.
These ‘back to work’ guidelines apply to those in essential retail like:
supermarkets
those in construction and manufacturing
those working in labs and research facilities
those administering takeaways and deliveries at restaurants and cafes
tradesmen, cleaners and others who work in people’s homes
those who are facilitating trade or transport goods
and so on
Non-essential retail, restaurants, pubs, bars, gyms and leisure centres will remain closed. They will reopen in a phased manner provided it is safe to do so.
There are specific guidelines for those who are vulnerable, shielding, or showing symptoms.
3.2 What is a critical worker?
Critical workers are those working in health and care and other essential services, who can still take their children to school or childcare and can use hotels and other accommodation services for work related purposes – for example if they can’t get home after a shift or need to isolate from their families. This critical worker definition does not affect whether or not you can travel to work – if you are not a critical worker, you may still travel to work provided if you cannot reasonably work from home.
3.3 What is meant by the phased approach?
Not all forms of work will return to normal at once. People will have to prepare for a new type of normal. We need to make sure that any changes we do make are carefully monitored and that we aren’t doing anything to increase the risk of infection and push the Reproductive value (R0) above 1. R0 describes how many people on average will be infected for every one person who has COVID-19.
We will ensure that businesses have time to prepare their premises to operate as safely as possible.
We will set out more detail about the phasing in due course.
3.4 Will you open pubs / cinemas / hairdressers in July?
The roadmap sets out that some businesses (like pubs, cinemas or hairdressers) will not open until Step 3 is reached.
The government’s current planning assumption is that this step will be no earlier than 4 July and subject to further detailed scientific advice, provided closer to the time, on how far we can go. When they do reopen, they should also meet the COVID-19 secure guidelines.
3.5 What are the ‘Covid-Secure’ safety guidelines workplaces have to be put in place?
We have set out clear, practical steps that businesses should take to ensure their workplaces are safe and give their staff the confidence to return back to work. We will be publishing even more detailed COVID-19 secure guidelines.
These include how to keep as many people as possible safely apart from those they do not live with in various workplace settings.
3.6 Do people need to wear face coverings at work?
Face coverings are not compulsory. However, if you can, people are advised to wear face coverings in enclosed public spaces where social distancing is not possible or where you are more likely to come into contact with people you do not normally meet. For example, on public transport or in some shops. Face coverings can help us protect each other and reduce the spread of the disease if you are suffering from coronavirus, but not showing symptoms.
A face covering is not the same as the surgical masks or respirators used as part of personal protective equipment by healthcare and other workers; these should continue to be reserved for those who need them to protect against risks in their workplace such as health and care workers and those in industrial settings like those exposed to dust hazards.
3.7 Will a face covering stop me getting COVID-19?
The evidence suggests that face coverings can help us protect each other and reduce the spread of the disease if you are suffering from coronavirus, but not showing symptoms.
To protect yourself, you should continue to follow social distancing measures and isolation guidance and wash your hands regularly.
4. Workers’ rights
4.1 My employer is asking me to come to work but I’m scared.
Employers and staff should discuss and agree working arrangements.
Employers should make all efforts to help people to work from home where they can. But where work cannot be done at home, employers should take clear, practical steps to help protect workers and create safe places to work, such as shift working or staggering processes. To identify the precautions needed to manage risk, your employer should discuss the workplace risk assessment with you to identify the practical ways of managing those risks.
If you remain concerned that your employer is not taking all practical steps to promote social distancing then you can report this to your local authority or the Health and Safety Executive who can take a range of action, including where appropriate requiring your employer to take additional steps.
We are publishing further specific “COVID-19 Secure” guidelines on how to make workplaces safe, which have been developed in consultation with over 200 business leaders and trades union organisations.
4.2 What if they try to fire me because I won’t go to work but cannot work at home?
We urge employers to take socially responsible decisions and listen to the concerns of their staff. Employers and employees should come to a pragmatic agreement about their working arrangements.
If individuals need advice, they should approach ACAS where they can get impartial advice about work disputes.
5. Public Transport
5.1 Who is allowed to travel on public transport?
If you cannot work from home and have to travel to work, or if you must make an essential journey, you should cycle or walk wherever possible. Before you travel on public transport, consider if your journey is necessary and if you can, stay local. Try to reduce your travel. This will help keep the transport network running and allows people who need to make essential journeys to travel.
We’ll be setting out further guidance for passengers with more advice on how to stay safe during your journeys later this week.
5.2 Should people wear face coverings on public transport?
If you can, wear a face covering in an enclosed space where social distancing isn’t possible and where you will come into contact with people you do not normally meet. This is most relevant for short periods indoors in crowded areas, for example on public transport or in some shops. The evidence suggests that face coverings can help us protect each other and reduce the spread of the disease if you are suffering from coronavirus, but not showing symptoms.
If people choose to wear them, we are asking people to make their own face coverings at home, using scarves or other textile items. We are publishing guidance to help illustrate the process.
We urge the public not to purchase medical or surgical masks as these should be reserved for health and social care workers.
5.3 Can I use public transport to get to green spaces?
You should avoid using public transport wherever possible.
6. Schools and Childcare
6.1 Can children go back to early years settings, schools or university?
We initially urge those who are currently eligible to use school provision (children of critical workers and vulnerable children) to attend. As soon as it is safe to do so we will bring more year groups back to school in a phased way when it is safe to have larger numbers of children within schools, but not before. Keeping children and staff safe is our utmost priority.
Schools should prepare to begin opening for more children from 1 June. The government expects children to be able to return to early years settings, and for Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 to be back in school in smaller class sizes from this point.
Secondary schools and further education colleges should also prepare to begin some face to face contact with Year 10 and 12 pupils who have key exams next year, in support of their continued remote, home learning.
The government’s ambition is for all primary school children to return to school before the summer for a month if feasible.
6.2 How will you make sure it is safe?
Schools can now operate if they are organised in a way that is compatible with minimising the spread of the virus. The next phase of measures will require the development of new safety standards to set out how physical spaces, including schools, can be adapted to operate safely.
We will publish guidance advising schools on reopening to ensure schools can adequately prepare for the next phase. One of the main protective measures we can take to reduce transmission is to have small consistent group and class sizes.
6.3 Will children be compelled to wear face coverings at school?
No this will not be required. We will publish further advice on protective measures in schools in the coming weeks.
7. Borders / international visitors
Please note – these measures will NOT come into force on Wednesday 13 May. We will set out further detail, including from when these will be in force, in due course.
7.1 Are you isolating people at the border now?
The scientific advice shows that when domestic transmission is high, cases from abroad represent a small amount of the overall total and make no significant difference to the epidemic. Now that domestic transmission within the UK is coming under control, and other countries begin to lift lockdown measures, it is the right time to prepare new measures at the border.
7.2 What is self-isolation and which countries will it apply to?
We will be asking people travelling to the UK to make some sacrifices to stop coronavirus cases from being imported. In the same way as people in the UK have made large sacrifices to control the spread of coronavirus.
So what we will be asking people to do on entering the UK is supply their contact details and details of their accommodation, and to self-isolate in their accommodation for 14 days, other than those on a short list of exemptions.
We will set out further details shortly.
7.3 Is this for foreign travellers only or British people returning home from holiday or living overseas?
All arrivals including British nationals will be required to provide their contact information and self-isolate upon arrival, other than those on a short list of exemptions.
8. Enforcement
8.1 How will police enforce the new rules?
The police and local authorities have the powers to enforce the requirements set out in law if people do not comply with them. The police will act with discretion and common sense in applying these measures, but if you breach the law, the police may instruct you to go home, leave an area or disperse, and they may instruct you to take steps to stop your children breaking these rules if they have already done so. The police can also take you home or arrest you where they believe it is necessary.
If the police believe that you have broken the law – or if you refuse to follow their instructions enforcing the law – a police officer may issue you with a fixed penalty notice of £100 (reduced to £50 if paid within 14 days), an increase of £40 from the previous £60 fixed penalty amount. If you have already received a fixed penalty notice, the amount for further offences will increase in line with the table below.
First offence £100 Second offence £200 Third offence £400 Fourth offence £800 Fifth offence £1600 Maximum penalty £3200
For both individuals and companies, if you do not pay your fine you could be taken to court, with magistrates able to impose unlimited fines.
9. Devolved administrations
9.1 Does this guidance apply across the UK?
This guidance applies in England – people in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland should follow the specific rules in those parts of the UK.
If you live in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland additional guidance is available:


politicalite--2020-05-11--TRAVEL CHAOS: Sturgeon Threatens To ‘Close Border’ With England in Lockdown Row

CRANKY Nicola Sturgeon is threatening to ‘ close the border with England ’ if the Government goes ahead with it plans to allow Brits to go on day trips .
Like a North Korean dictator , The SNP boss who is in a devolved power struggle with London wants the border policed to stop English people entering and Scots leaving to England .
Angus MacNeil MP said that Police Scotland would have to take action if there are different rules on movement .
Pro-Independence Scots paper The National revealed that Mr MacNeil wants the Border policed .
He warned : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are heading for another downturn because England , like Scotland , has no idea about the asymptomatic in their midst .
If people move and mix more the virus is going to spread.
” “ On the Irish border the guards are there to make sure people are not moving and it may be the case that we have to do the same at the Scottish border .
Policing the borders would not be impossible to do .
It is already being done for the islands.
” “ On the whole most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make it through on the ferries but are booted back.
” “ That is another risk as they might want to go to England to enjoy the freedom but they could take the virus to England or bring it back with them .
“ “ For the good of both populations , the Scottish Border should be policed for day-trippers or those whose trips are non-essential if the English decide they want to ease up .
Most people use the A1 or the A74 so it would be easy enough to do .
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CRANKY Nicola Sturgeon is threatening to ‘close the border with England’ if the Government goes ahead with it plans to allow Brits to go on day trips.
Like a North Korean dictator, The SNP boss who is in a devolved power struggle with London wants the border policed to stop English people entering and Scots leaving to England.
Angus MacNeil MP said that Police Scotland would have to take action if there are different rules on movement.
Pro-Independence Scots paper The National revealed that Mr MacNeil wants the Border policed.
He warned: “If England opens up too soon they are heading for another downturn because England, like Scotland, has no idea about the asymptomatic in their midst. If people move and mix more the virus is going to spread.”
“On the Irish border the guards are there to make sure people are not moving and it may be the case that we have to do the same at the Scottish border. Policing the borders would not be impossible to do. It is already being done for the islands.”
“On the whole most people are being good. A few make it through on the ferries but are booted back.”
“That is another risk as they might want to go to England to enjoy the freedom but they could take the virus to England or bring it back with them. “
“For the good of both populations, the Scottish Border should be policed for day-trippers or those whose trips are non-essential if the English decide they want to ease up. Most people use the A1 or the A74 so it would be easy enough to do.”


politicalite--2020-05-11--FREE SPEECH: Teenage Crime Forces ‘Hate Crime U-Turn From Crown Prosecution Service’

AN anonymous girl who turns 15-years-old in July has forced the CPS to pull its LGBT “ hate crime ” @ @ @ @ @ ” from schools after a legal challenge , The Times reports .
The schoolgirl took @ @ @ @ @ its poorly structured rules .
She pointed out that under the CPS guidance , she @ @ @ @ @ hate crime if she asked a boy who “ identified ” as a girl to @ @ @ @ @ .
She also claimed that the guidelines could also mean that saying she wouldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ also result in prosecution .
The 184-page guidance was produced by a teachers ’ union @ @ @ @ @ ’ Council and LGBT groups including Stonewall and Gendered Intelligence to guide teachers on issues @ @ @ @ @ as well as bullying against lesbians and gays .

AN anonymous girl who turns 15-years-old in July has forced the CPS to pull its LGBT “hate crime” guidance on “trans bullying” from schools after a legal challenge, The Times reports.
The schoolgirl took on the legal body for its poorly structured rules. She pointed out that under the CPS guidance, she could be arrested for a hate crime if she asked a boy who “identified” as a girl to leave the girls’ toilets. She also claimed that the guidelines could also mean that saying she wouldn’t date a transsexual could also result in prosecution.
The 184-page guidance was produced by a teachers’ union, the National Police Chiefs’ Council and LGBT groups including Stonewall and Gendered Intelligence to guide teachers on issues around “trans bulling” as well as bullying against lesbians and gays.


politicalite--2020-05-11--HE’S GONE NUTS! Raheem Kassam SLAMS Morgan “You’ve got ZERO engagement”

FORMER Breitbart London boss Raheem Kassam tore into moaning Piers Morgan after the GMB host again attacked President Trump , yet again in an interview with The Sunday Times .
In a feature-length interview , Mr Morgan , 58 claimed that Mr Trump did not deserve to be re-elected due to his handling of the Coronavirus , showing his true turn back to his leftist roots .
He told the paper : “ .
“ Right now , I do not think he deserves to be re-elected.
” Morgan claimed that Trump had made the situation “ deliberately worse ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Raheem Kassam , who now lives in Washington and edits The National Pulse , was having none of it .
Defending the President , Mr Kassam tweeted : “ When is @ piersmorgan going to realise he ’ s a washed up old clown who no one serious cares about ?
” Piers failed hit back , touting his 7.2m follows , yet his attack got barley any engagement .
Kassam fired back : “ I reckon I could get to “ within 7.2 million followers ” of @ piersmorgan if I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to media corporates with phone hacking scandals , publishing fake and offensive claims about British troops , and getting hired and fired by CNN… “ He was also attacked by OAN anchor Jack Posobiec who joked : “ Does Piers even realize how bad he owned himself here ?
” Morgan was again slammed today by right-winger and Brexiteers after he returned to Good Morning Britian , and doubled down on his attacks .
The host tore into Tory MP Andrew Bridgen and was applauded by leftwing commentators such as Aaron Bastini and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ host and said he was in “ motor mouth mode ” .
The People ’ s Sugar joked “ @ piersmorgan is back in full ratchet jaws motor mouth mode.
” “ It seems he is hyperactive spewing out Gov criticism .
Looks like he has saved up material he can say in his week off .
A bit like a squirrel in hibernation .
”

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FORMER Breitbart London boss Raheem Kassam tore into moaning Piers Morgan after the GMB host again attacked President Trump, yet again in an interview with The Sunday Times.
In a feature-length interview, Mr Morgan, 58 claimed that Mr Trump did not deserve to be re-elected due to his handling of the Coronavirus, showing his true turn back to his leftist roots.
He told the paper: “. “Right now, I do not think he deserves to be re-elected.”
Morgan claimed that Trump had made the situation “deliberately worse” by touting “stupid, crazy theories”
Raheem Kassam, who now lives in Washington and edits The National Pulse, was having none of it.
Defending the President, Mr Kassam tweeted: “When is @piersmorgan going to realise he’s a washed up old clown who no one serious cares about?”
When is @piersmorgan going to realise he’s a washed up old clown who no one serious cares about? pic.twitter.com/sLDaa63Nre — Raheem J. Kassam (@RaheemKassam) May 10, 2020
Piers failed hit back, touting his 7.2m follows, yet his attack got barley any engagement.
I guess when serious newspapers stop devoting 5 pages of their magazine to me, Raheem. Or when you get within 7.2 million followers of me. Whichever comes first… https://t.co/PXCJGPIp1x — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 10, 2020
Kassam fired back: “I reckon I could get to “within 7.2 million followers” of @piersmorgan if I too were willing to sell my soul to media corporates with phone hacking scandals, publishing fake and offensive claims about British troops, and getting hired and fired by CNN… “
I reckon I could get to “within 7.2 million followers” of @piersmorgan if I too were willing to sell my soul to media corporates with phone hacking scandals, publishing fake and offensive claims about British troops, and getting hired and fired by CNN… ? https://t.co/YAZ02I0zGU — Raheem J. Kassam (@RaheemKassam) May 10, 2020
He was also attacked by OAN anchor Jack Posobiec who joked: “Does Piers even realize how bad he owned himself here?”
Does Piers even realize how bad he owned himself here? pic.twitter.com/xFizdZxSOX — Jack Posobiec ?? (@JackPosobiec) May 10, 2020
Morgan was again slammed today by right-winger and Brexiteers after he returned to Good Morning Britian, and doubled down on his attacks.
The host tore into Tory MP Andrew Bridgen and was applauded by leftwing commentators such as Aaron Bastini and Remainers.
Lord Sugar also slammed the host and said he was in “motor mouth mode”.
The People’s Sugar joked “@piersmorgan is back in full ratchet jaws motor mouth mode.”
“It seems he is hyperactive spewing out Gov criticism. Looks like he has saved up material he can say in his week off. A bit like a squirrel in hibernation.”


politicalite--2020-05-12--MAN OF THE PEOPLE: Plumber Ryan Price Faces WRATH of Dumb Lefties Over Boris’ Corona Exit Plan

A PLUMBER has faced the wrath of lefties after he spoke for the rest of Britain ( that ; s the Britain outside of the M25 ) and told them that Boris ’ exit plan was not hard to understand .
Grafting Ryan Price appeared on Channel 4 News and asked if the morons who did not understand Government advice needed a ‘ full handbook ’ to tell them what to do .
Ryan , who has started his own # besensible hashtag on Twitter as Britain returns to work , went right against the current gaslighting trend of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it alls ) and are now pretending that they don ’ t know what to do , to embarrass the Tory Government .
In the clip that has been seen by over one million Brits at the time of writing , the plumber backed Boris Johnson ’ s new coronavirus advice .
He admitted that the Government was ‘ leaving it up to us a little bit ’ , it wasn ’ t ‘ hard to understand ’ and that if people didn ’ t understand the PPE and social distancing advice of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a ‘ full handbook ’ would be necessary for them instead to ‘ tell you what to do ’ .
This led to massive sneering from the left and the leftie Nottinghill Elite in the comment section .
Retired lawyer Fionna O ’ Leary for example called him an ‘ arrogant little schmuk ’ and felt he didn ’ t know anything about ‘ infection transmission ’ .
User Howard stated that he ’ d ‘ seen ’ people like Ryan ‘ mainly on trolleys being brought into hospital ’ and another user @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ call a f***ing plumber ’ if he wanted advice on the virus .
A Liberal Democrat Parish Councillor went as far as to argue that he would ‘ be sure to avoid Surrey Heat Specialists [ the company Ryan works for ] for the next 50 years ’ .
Brexit was also a stick used to beat the hapless plumber .
User PrimalPolitical moaned about how Ryan ‘ voted leave ’ , and another user in artemis ( with a pro-Remain artemis # FBPE in their username ) stating that ‘ after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are now asking plumbers about COVID strategy ’ , adding that was a reason people ‘ loathe ’ the mainstream media .
Others meanwhile simply exhibited working class snobbery .
User Mark O ’ Neill felt that Ryan wasn ’ t ‘ qualified ’ to advise on government policy and another user in Taru simply told him to ‘ shut up ’ .

A PLUMBER has faced the wrath of lefties after he spoke for the rest of Britain (that;s the Britain outside of the M25) and told them that Boris’ exit plan was not hard to understand.
Grafting Ryan Price appeared on Channel 4 News and asked if the morons who did not understand Government advice needed a ‘full handbook’ to tell them what to do.
Ryan, who has started his own #besensible hashtag on Twitter as Britain returns to work, went right against the current gaslighting trend of the left (who usually act like know it alls) and are now pretending that they don’t know what to do, to embarrass the Tory Government.
In the clip that has been seen by over one million Brits at the time of writing, the plumber backed Boris Johnson’s new coronavirus advice.
"Be sensible… What do you want? A full handbook to tell you what to do?" Plumber Ryan Price says the government guidance on returning to work is clear enough for the public. pic.twitter.com/dlxoGrsog0 — Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) May 11, 2020
He admitted that the Government was ‘leaving it up to us a little bit’, it wasn’t ‘hard to understand’ and that if people didn’t understand the PPE and social distancing advice of the government, he was wondering if a ‘full handbook’ would be necessary for them instead to ‘tell you what to do’.
This led to massive sneering from the left and the leftie Nottinghill Elite in the comment section.
Retired lawyer Fionna O’Leary for example called him an ‘arrogant little schmuk’ and felt he didn’t know anything about ‘infection transmission’.
User Howard stated that he’d ‘seen’ people like Ryan ‘mainly on trolleys being brought into hospital’ and another user McFlav complained that he wouldn’t ‘call a f***ing plumber’ if he wanted advice on the virus.
A Liberal Democrat Parish Councillor went as far as to argue that he would ‘be sure to avoid Surrey Heat Specialists [the company Ryan works for] for the next 50 years’.
Brexit was also a stick used to beat the hapless plumber. User PrimalPolitical moaned about how Ryan ‘voted leave’, and another user in artemis (with a pro-Remain artemis #FBPE in their username) stating that ‘after asking pub bores about Brexit, you are now asking plumbers about COVID strategy’, adding that was a reason people ‘loathe’ the mainstream media.
Others meanwhile simply exhibited working class snobbery. User Mark O’Neill felt that Ryan wasn’t ‘qualified’ to advise on government policy and another user in Taru simply told him to ‘shut up’.
WELL DONE RYAN LAD!


politicalite--2020-05-12--THE GODFATHERS: The Gangsters and Hooligans of the Balkan Coke Wars

KRIK – FOR YEARS Jovan Vukotić was a leader of a criminal gang that carved a bloody trail through the Balkans .
But as he sat in a Serbian detention centre in late 2019 , he was so afraid of being murdered he had his girlfriend bring his meals to him from outside .
His caution may have saved his life : In December , four men were arrested and are now under investigation for allegedly impersonating police officers in order to poison the food she was bringing him .
The men were hired by a rival gang , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the case .
Vukotić is one of two leaders of the Škaljari , which is embroiled in a bloody feud with the Kavač .
The rivalry between these two Montenegrin clans has given rise to at least 41 deaths since 2015 .
Vukotić could have been one of them , had he not taken extreme precautions with the help of his girlfriend , Maša Mišić .
“ That food was gathered from different restaurants , or Maša was preparing it at home , because I had information that my life was at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement to Serbian prosecutors .
But his enemies got creative .
The alleged assassins , dressed as police officers , stopped a taxi transporting Mišić and spent 20 minutes rifling through her things , apparently in the hope of poisoning the food she was carrying .
Fortunately for Vukotić , they found only empty containers , since she was still on her way to pick it up .
A forensic report obtained by KRIK , an OCCRP member center in Serbia , said the would-be assassins were carrying cyanide .
Vukotić has since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but the deadly rivalry between the Škaljari and Kavač is still being played out across Europe .
Both gangs originated in Kotor , on Montenegro ’ s Adriatic coast , and members used to work together smuggling cocaine from South America into Europe .
But they fell out over a bad deal in 2014 , and the ensuing conflict has ruptured the criminal underworld in Serbia and Montenegro , prompting other crime groups , and even some police and politicians , to pick sides .
Below are short profiles of key players in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the borders of the former Yugoslavia to claim lives in other European countries .
Born in 1980 in Kotor , Jovan Vukotić graduated from Maritime High School as a nautical technician , though it is unclear if he ever actually worked at sea .
In a 2018 statement to prosecutors , Vukotić said he was unemployed and earned less than 2,000 euros a month by renting out apartments owned by his family .
His rap sheet , however , hints at his true profession : head of an organized crime group .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ murder after he and a friend entered a Kotor nightclub in 2002 and opened fire on the owners , wounding one .
After 12 years , the verdict was finalized in 2014 and Vukotić was arrested and thrown in jail while trying to flee the country in a Mercedes .
He served one year for that crime and got out in 2015 .
Vukotić was convicted the following year of possessing an illegal weapon , but he never served any time .
Vukotić was also accused of taking part in another nightclub attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coco in the Montenegrin coastal town of Tivat .
In 2017 his brother Igor and another Škaljari member , Jovan Jovanović , were convicted over the shooting , which wounded a security guard .
Vukotić , however , was found not guilty .
The following year , Vukotić was arrested in Turkey for reasons that remain unclear — although it has emerged that Greek authorities were investigating him at the time for allegedly smuggling 135 kilograms of cocaine into the country .
Turkey deported him to Serbia , where he also holds citizenship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ separate charges of travelling on a false passport .
Greek authorities asked a Serbian prosecutor to also take over the drug smuggling investigation , but he refused , claiming that there was not enough evidence to pursue the case .
Vukotić was extradited in February this year to Montenegro , where he is now in prison awaiting trial for the attempted murder of two members of the Kavač clan and the wife of one of the Kavač ’ s leaders , Radoje Zvicer .
Vukotić ’ s brother Igor , meanwhile , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ membership in an organized crime group .
Their father , Veselin , was shot and killed in front of the family home in Kotor in April last year .
The murder remains unsolved .
“ We will preserve our honor as you have taught us all our lives , ” Jovan Vukotić wrote in an obituary for his father .
“ Life is transient.
” Igor Dedović was killed by gunmen in January this year while eating dinner with his wife and children in a restaurant in Athens .
He was 43 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ an address for him in Kotor , Dedović had not lived in Montenegro for years before his death .
The report said he had split his time between Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , and Brazil .
In 2018 , a Montenegrin court sentenced Dedović to two years and two months in prison for possession of illegal weapons , after police found a small arsenal buried in the ground with his DNA on the wrapping .
Dedović was also under investigation in Montenegro for attempted murder .
Police say that he and Vukotić @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clan in a March 2016 gun attack in a parking lot in Kotor that left one man badly injured .
Vukotić wrote an obituary for Dedović , referring to him as “ kum , ” a term that can refer to the best man at one ’ s wedding , someone who has been involved in a family baptism , or simply a very close friend .
It read : “ It is difficult , kum , to fight against human downfall , against informants , false accusations and rigged warrants.
” At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the four leaders of the two clans .
He was born in Kotor , where he lives today on probation .
His biography is a litany of violence .
In 2016 he was attacked by a gunman on a motorcycle who fired at his car in Novi Sad , Serbia ’ s second-largest city .
In May the following year , Montenegrin prosecutors issued an indictment for Kašćelan for “ organizing ” a criminal gang .
Prosecutors also indicted 14 Kavač members , who they said were involved in crimes including drug @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and usury .
Their trial is ongoing .
Kašćelan was finally arrested in Prague by a special unit of Czech police in December 2018 .
Police said he had spent time in 10 European countries under several false identities .
He was extradited to Montenegro , but instead of being jailed was given probation after pledging 500,000 euros worth of property as bail .
Kašćelan was already on the run when he was indicted for his role in the Kavač gang .
The charges stemmed from a 2010 shootout , when he and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a restaurant parking lot in Prčanj , a small tourist town on the Bay of Kotor .
Neither man was injured , but both were charged over the incident , and Kašćelan was sentenced in October 2019 to two years and four months in prison .
The verdict is now being appealed .
Radoje Zvicer is the most mysterious leader of the two clans .
Reporters have only been able to unearth one photograph of him , and there is little extant information about his criminal or personal life .
He was born @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not lived there for many years , preferring to spend his time in Belgrade , according to Serbian intelligence .
In 2016 , his wife , Tamara , nearly became a victim of the rivalry between the Kavač and Škaljari clans .
She was driving in Kotor with their young daughter when another car blocked her way .
Vukotić , the Škaljari leader , fired several shots towards her vehicle , though all of them missed .
Zvicer has written several obituaries for murdered Kavač members that have been published in Montenegrin newspapers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who was shot dead in Vienna in December 2018 .
“ Nobody was like you .
Your brother loves you , ” Zvicer wrote .
Despite being considered one of Serbia ’ s most powerful organized crime leaders , Filip Korać has never been convicted of a major offense in the country and has no outstanding charges against him .
In January 2019 , Serbian police issued an arrest warrant for Korać for his alleged involvement in the murder of another gangster .
During a press conference to announce the arrests of 150 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nebojša Stefanović told reporters that Korać was now officially a wanted man .
But by the end of last year , the case against Korać had fallen apart .
Prosecutors dropped the charges for lack of evidence , enraging officials including Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić .
“ I ’ m so angry .
And as a president , but above all as an ordinary man with three children , [ I ’ m ] worried , ” said Vučić in January 2020 , accusing Korać of dealing drugs to children and calling him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the country .
Serbian intelligence agreed with that assessment .
“ The Škaljari clan enjoys the support of Filip Korać , leader of one of the most powerful groups that operates internationally , ” the agency said in its classified report .
Korać was the right-hand man of the notorious Serbian criminal Luka Bojović .
After Bojović was arrested in Spain in 2012 and sent to prison on charges including participating in a criminal group and possessing illegal weapons , Korać inherited leadership of his crime group .
It has no name @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drug dealing .
Aleksandar Stanković , known as “ Sale the Mute ” , was killed in a barrage of machine-gun fire while getting into his Audi A6 on an autumn night in Belgrade in 2016 .
Until then he had been leader of the football hooligan group known as the Janissaries , which is named after the elite military corps who were recruited mostly from the Balkans and served Ottoman sultans .
The group rallies in support of Belgrade ’ s Partizan football club , and it is closely associated with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ match , the Janissaries engaged in a bloody clash with thugs who intelligence officers say were sent from neighboring Croatia by Korać .
The match was stopped and police stormed into the stands and arrested several men .
“ Those riots were allegedly motivated by Filip Korać ’ s intention to take over the narcotics trade , which is being carried out by certain supporters groups close to FC Partizan , ” according to Serbian intelligence .
In 2013 , a Serbian court convicted Stanković of dealing drugs and sentenced him to five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ However , he was never locked up as the courts delayed his sentence 12 times , mainly for health issues .
Photos show , however , that Stanković ’ s condition did not stop him from attending football matches .
Stanković was also closely linked to high-level Serbian politicians and law enforcement , including high-ranking police officer Nenad Vučković .
Members of his gang even provided security for the 2017 inauguration of President Vučić after his death , where they assaulted protesters and journalists .
Vučić ’ s son , Danilo , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most powerful members of the Janissaries .
The day after Stanković was murdered the Serbian Minister of Police , Stefanović , declared war on the mafia .
But KRIK ’ s investigation shows that police have mainly targeted the Škaljari , who are enemies of the Janissaries and the Kavač clan .

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KRIK – FOR YEARS Jovan Vukotić was a leader of a criminal gang that carved a bloody trail through the Balkans. But as he sat in a Serbian detention centre in late 2019, he was so afraid of being murdered he had his girlfriend bring his meals to him from outside.
His caution may have saved his life: In December, four men were arrested and are now under investigation for allegedly impersonating police officers in order to poison the food she was bringing him. The men were hired by a rival gang, the Kavač, according to sources with knowledge of the case.
Vukotić is one of two leaders of the Škaljari, which is embroiled in a bloody feud with the Kavač. The rivalry between these two Montenegrin clans has given rise to at least 41 deaths since 2015.
Vukotić could have been one of them, had he not taken extreme precautions with the help of his girlfriend, Maša Mišić.
“That food was gathered from different restaurants, or Maša was preparing it at home, because I had information that my life was at risk,” he said in a statement to Serbian prosecutors.
But his enemies got creative. The alleged assassins, dressed as police officers, stopped a taxi transporting Mišić and spent 20 minutes rifling through her things, apparently in the hope of poisoning the food she was carrying. Fortunately for Vukotić, they found only empty containers, since she was still on her way to pick it up.
A forensic report obtained by KRIK, an OCCRP member center in Serbia, said the would-be assassins were carrying cyanide.
Vukotić has since been extradited to his native Montenegro, but the deadly rivalry between the Škaljari and Kavač is still being played out across Europe.
Both gangs originated in Kotor, on Montenegro’s Adriatic coast, and members used to work together smuggling cocaine from South America into Europe. But they fell out over a bad deal in 2014, and the ensuing conflict has ruptured the criminal underworld in Serbia and Montenegro, prompting other crime groups, and even some police and politicians, to pick sides.
Below are short profiles of key players in their drug war, which has spilled over the borders of the former Yugoslavia to claim lives in other European countries.
Jovan Vukotić, Škaljari leader
Born in 1980 in Kotor, Jovan Vukotić graduated from Maritime High School as a nautical technician, though it is unclear if he ever actually worked at sea.
In a 2018 statement to prosecutors, Vukotić said he was unemployed and earned less than 2,000 euros a month by renting out apartments owned by his family. His rap sheet, however, hints at his true profession: head of an organized crime group.
Vukotić was convicted of abetting an attempted murder after he and a friend entered a Kotor nightclub in 2002 and opened fire on the owners, wounding one. After 12 years, the verdict was finalized in 2014 and Vukotić was arrested and thrown in jail while trying to flee the country in a Mercedes.
He served one year for that crime and got out in 2015. Vukotić was convicted the following year of possessing an illegal weapon, but he never served any time.
Vukotić was also accused of taking part in another nightclub attack in 2012, this time at Madame Coco in the Montenegrin coastal town of Tivat. In 2017 his brother Igor and another Škaljari member, Jovan Jovanović, were convicted over the shooting, which wounded a security guard. Vukotić, however, was found not guilty.
The following year, Vukotić was arrested in Turkey for reasons that remain unclear — although it has emerged that Greek authorities were investigating him at the time for allegedly smuggling 135 kilograms of cocaine into the country. Turkey deported him to Serbia, where he also holds citizenship, and where he was sentenced on separate charges of travelling on a false passport.
Greek authorities asked a Serbian prosecutor to also take over the drug smuggling investigation, but he refused, claiming that there was not enough evidence to pursue the case.
Vukotić was extradited in February this year to Montenegro, where he is now in prison awaiting trial for the attempted murder of two members of the Kavač clan and the wife of one of the Kavač’s leaders, Radoje Zvicer.
Vukotić’s brother Igor, meanwhile, is on the run after being charged with membership in an organized crime group. Their father, Veselin, was shot and killed in front of the family home in Kotor in April last year. The murder remains unsolved. “We will preserve our honor as you have taught us all our lives,” Jovan Vukotić wrote in an obituary for his father. “Life is transient.”
Igor Dedović, Škaljari leader
Igor Dedović was killed by gunmen in January this year while eating dinner with his wife and children in a restaurant in Athens. He was 43.
While a classified Serbian intelligence report listed an address for him in Kotor, Dedović had not lived in Montenegro for years before his death. The report said he had split his time between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Brazil.
In 2018, a Montenegrin court sentenced Dedović to two years and two months in prison for possession of illegal weapons, after police found a small arsenal buried in the ground with his DNA on the wrapping.
Dedović was also under investigation in Montenegro for attempted murder. Police say that he and Vukotić tried to kill members of the Kavač clan in a March 2016 gun attack in a parking lot in Kotor that left one man badly injured.
Vukotić wrote an obituary for Dedović, referring to him as “kum,” a term that can refer to the best man at one’s wedding, someone who has been involved in a family baptism, or simply a very close friend.
It read: “It is difficult, kum, to fight against human downfall, against informants, false accusations and rigged warrants.”
Slobodan Kašćelan, Kavač leader
At 57, Slobodan Kašćelan is the oldest of the four leaders of the two clans. He was born in Kotor, where he lives today on probation.
His biography is a litany of violence. In 2016 he was attacked by a gunman on a motorcycle who fired at his car in Novi Sad, Serbia’s second-largest city.
In May the following year, Montenegrin prosecutors issued an indictment for Kašćelan for “organizing” a criminal gang. Prosecutors also indicted 14 Kavač members, who they said were involved in crimes including drug trafficking, money laundering, extortion, and usury. Their trial is ongoing.
Kašćelan was finally arrested in Prague by a special unit of Czech police in December 2018. Police said he had spent time in 10 European countries under several false identities. He was extradited to Montenegro, but instead of being jailed was given probation after pledging 500,000 euros worth of property as bail.
Kašćelan was already on the run when he was indicted for his role in the Kavač gang. The charges stemmed from a 2010 shootout, when he and another man got into a dispute in a restaurant parking lot in Prčanj, a small tourist town on the Bay of Kotor.
Neither man was injured, but both were charged over the incident, and Kašćelan was sentenced in October 2019 to two years and four months in prison. The verdict is now being appealed.
Radoje Zvicer, Kavač leader
Radoje Zvicer is the most mysterious leader of the two clans. Reporters have only been able to unearth one photograph of him, and there is little extant information about his criminal or personal life.
He was born in Kotor 37 years ago but has not lived there for many years, preferring to spend his time in Belgrade, according to Serbian intelligence.
In 2016, his wife, Tamara, nearly became a victim of the rivalry between the Kavač and Škaljari clans. She was driving in Kotor with their young daughter when another car blocked her way. Vukotić, the Škaljari leader, fired several shots towards her vehicle, though all of them missed.
Zvicer has written several obituaries for murdered Kavač members that have been published in Montenegrin newspapers, including one for Vladimir Roganović, who was shot dead in Vienna in December 2018.
“Nobody was like you. Your brother loves you,” Zvicer wrote.
Filip Korać, organized crime leader
Despite being considered one of Serbia’s most powerful organized crime leaders, Filip Korać has never been convicted of a major offense in the country and has no outstanding charges against him.
In January 2019, Serbian police issued an arrest warrant for Korać for his alleged involvement in the murder of another gangster. During a press conference to announce the arrests of 150 crime group members, Minister of Police Nebojša Stefanović told reporters that Korać was now officially a wanted man.
But by the end of last year, the case against Korać had fallen apart. Prosecutors dropped the charges for lack of evidence, enraging officials including Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.
“I’m so angry. And as a president, but above all as an ordinary man with three children, [I’m] worried,” said Vučić in January 2020, accusing Korać of dealing drugs to children and calling him one of the “most dangerous people in the country.
Serbian intelligence agreed with that assessment. “The Škaljari clan enjoys the support of Filip Korać, leader of one of the most powerful groups that operates internationally,” the agency said in its classified report.
Korać was the right-hand man of the notorious Serbian criminal Luka Bojović. After Bojović was arrested in Spain in 2012 and sent to prison on charges including participating in a criminal group and possessing illegal weapons, Korać inherited leadership of his crime group.
It has no name, but is notorious for murder and drug dealing.
Aleksandar Stanković, “Janissaries” hooligan group leader
Aleksandar Stanković, known as “Sale the Mute”, was killed in a barrage of machine-gun fire while getting into his Audi A6 on an autumn night in Belgrade in 2016.
Until then he had been leader of the football hooligan group known as the Janissaries, which is named after the elite military corps who were recruited mostly from the Balkans and served Ottoman sultans. The group rallies in support of Belgrade’s Partizan football club, and it is closely associated with the Kavač gang.
During a December 2017 match, the Janissaries engaged in a bloody clash with thugs who intelligence officers say were sent from neighboring Croatia by Korać. The match was stopped and police stormed into the stands and arrested several men.
“Those riots were allegedly motivated by Filip Korać’s intention to take over the narcotics trade, which is being carried out by certain supporters groups close to FC Partizan,” according to Serbian intelligence.
In 2013, a Serbian court convicted Stanković of dealing drugs and sentenced him to five years and 10 months in prison. However, he was never locked up as the courts delayed his sentence 12 times, mainly for health issues. Photos show, however, that Stanković’s condition did not stop him from attending football matches.
Stanković was also closely linked to high-level Serbian politicians and law enforcement, including high-ranking police officer Nenad Vučković. Members of his gang even provided security for the 2017 inauguration of President Vučić after his death, where they assaulted protesters and journalists. Vučić’s son, Danilo, is friends with Aleksandar Vidojević, one of the most powerful members of the Janissaries.
The day after Stanković was murdered the Serbian Minister of Police, Stefanović, declared war on the mafia. But KRIK’s investigation shows that police have mainly targeted the Škaljari, who are enemies of the Janissaries and the Kavač clan.
Slobodan Kašćelan, Kavač leader
At 57, Slobodan Kašćelan is the oldest of the four leaders of the two clans. He was born in Kotor, where he lives today on probation.
His biography is a litany of violence. In 2016, before contacting a motorcycle accident attorney, he was attacked by a gunman on a motorcycle who fired at his car in Novi Sad, Serbia’s second-largest city.
ARTICLE COURTESY OF KRIK


politicalite--2020-05-12--IT’S OFFICIAL: Politicalite Has Been NewsGuard Approved with a GREEN Rating

POLITICALITE – Britain ’ s Number 1 Populist News Outlet – is now News Guard approved , and the left is about to get seriously triggered .
The New York based news rating tool ranks global news outlets judging them trustworthy or not and gives outlets a red ( bad ) or green ( good ) “ nutrition label ” .
The service made headlines at the start of the year when it gave Mail Online in the US a red rating , claiming it failed to uphold “ basic standards of accuracy or accountability ” , but later went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Politicalite was slapped with a red rating for not handling news and information responsibly , but over the past twelve months our outlet has spent a ton of money investing in exclusive original content have now been given a green rating .
These outlets include all news and information websites that account for 90 per cent of online engagement in the country in terms of both traffic and social media stats .
All websites are ranked based on nine factors , which are : • None Regular corrections and clarifications ( where necessary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news and opinion responsibly .
• None Reveals who is in charge and any conflicts of interest • None Provides name of content creators with either contact or biographical information .
Outlets are ranked on a scale of 0 to 100 points , with each of the nine factors being weighted differently based on importance .
A website needs 60 points to be given a green label .
NewsGuard praised Politicalite for its original reporting and the handling of information and transparency and gave us a score of 67.5 out of 100 .

POLITICALITE – Britain’s Number 1 Populist News Outlet – is now News Guard approved, and the left is about to get seriously triggered.
The New York based news rating tool ranks global news outlets judging them trustworthy or not and gives outlets a red (bad) or green (good) “nutrition label”.
The service made headlines at the start of the year when it gave Mail Online in the US a red rating, claiming it failed to uphold “basic standards of accuracy or accountability”, but later went back on this.
Last year, Politicalite was slapped with a red rating for not handling news and information responsibly, but over the past twelve months our outlet has spent a ton of money investing in exclusive original content have now been given a green rating.
These outlets include all news and information websites that account for 90 per cent of online engagement in the country in terms of both traffic and social media stats.
All websites are ranked based on nine factors, which are:
Not repeatedly publishing false content
Gathering and presenting information responsibly
Regular corrections and clarifications (where necessary)
Handling the difference between news and opinion responsibly.
Avoiding deceptive headlines
Disclosing ownership and source(s) of financing
Clearly labels advertising
Reveals who is in charge and any conflicts of interest
Provides name of content creators with either contact or biographical information.
Outlets are ranked on a scale of 0 to 100 points, with each of the nine factors being weighted differently based on importance. A website needs 60 points to be given a green label.
NewsGuard praised Politicalite for its original reporting and the handling of information and transparency and gave us a score of 67.5 out of 100.


politicalite--2020-05-14--MOGRAN OWNED: Nice Man Dan TROUNCES Moaning Morgan In Breakfast Ratings WAR

BBC BREAKFAST has been named Britain ’ s most-watched news programme , thanks to the king of fake news , Piers Morgan .
The BBC One programme was watched by a total of 11.2m people on average every week , trouncing its embattled rival over at ITV .
41 % of people watching TV between the hours of 6-9am are watching BBC One with its star presenters Dan Walker , Louise Minchin , Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt .
The morning show may be getting higher ratings thanks to Piers Morgan who has been blasted for his ‘ bully boy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ main anchor , the lovely , and very handsome Dan Walker also received praise for his impartial and fair interview techniques .
Dan threw shade at Piers Morgan too , taking to Twitter to say : “ Thanks for all your kind comments about our # BBCBreakfast interviews this morning.
” ” It is possible to challenge politicians & and ask difficult questions without… Telling everyone you ’ re brilliant at holding them to account Motormouth Morgan wasn ’ t happy though who branded him the “ softest touch in the world ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Teletubbies .
“ The reason they all go on your show Dan is because you ’ re known as the softest touch in world political interviewing… or as the Guardian called you recently ‘ LaLa from the Telletubbies… most at home asking unthreatening lifestyle questions.
’ ” Number Ten has kept up its boycott of Good Morning Britain over its shoddy journalism and “ shocking ” amount of sensationalism over the Coronavirus Pandemic .
Morgan was accused of “ misjudging the mood of the nation ” after attacks on Tory Ministers , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Government amid the pandemic .

BBC BREAKFAST has been named Britain’s most-watched news programme, thanks to the king of fake news, Piers Morgan.
The BBC One programme was watched by a total of 11.2m people on average every week, trouncing its embattled rival over at ITV.
41% of people watching TV between the hours of 6-9am are watching BBC One with its star presenters Dan Walker, Louise Minchin, Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt.
The morning show may be getting higher ratings thanks to Piers Morgan who has been blasted for his ‘bully boy’ journalism.
BBC Breakfast’s main anchor, the lovely, and very handsome Dan Walker also received praise for his impartial and fair interview techniques.
Dan threw shade at Piers Morgan too, taking to Twitter to say: “Thanks for all your kind comments about our #BBCBreakfast interviews this morning.”
” It is possible to challenge politicians & and ask difficult questions without…
Shouting
Interrupting
Telling everyone you’re brilliant at holding them to account
Thanks for watching.”
Thanks for all your kind comments about our #BBCBreakfast interviews this morning. It is possible to challenge politicians & and ask difficult questions without… Shouting
Interrupting
Telling everyone you’re brilliant at holding them to account Thanks for watching. — Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) May 11, 2020
Motormouth Morgan wasn’t happy though who branded him the “softest touch in the world” and compared him to one of the Teletubbies.
“The reason they all go on your show Dan is because you’re known as the softest touch in world political interviewing… or as the Guardian called you recently ‘LaLa from the Telletubbies… most at home asking unthreatening lifestyle questions.’”
Number Ten has kept up its boycott of Good Morning Britain over its shoddy journalism and “shocking” amount of sensationalism over the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Morgan was accused of “misjudging the mood of the nation” after attacks on Tory Ministers, the Sick Prime Minister and the hugely popular Government amid the pandemic.


politicalite--2020-05-15--DIVIDED STREET: A Walk Across This UK Street Changes Lockdown Experience

RESIDENTS living along Boundary Lane , dividing the Welsh town of Saltney and that of Chester in England , are coping with different lockdown conditions just a few metres apart .
As England starts to lift its restrictions , residents of Wales are still mainly confined to their homes , allowed to be outside for just one hour a day .
“ I ’ m in furlough at the moment .
I live in England , but at the minute I work for a company that ’ s in Wales , so I can ’ t go to work because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” said one resident who lives just on the border .
“ If I was standing or living on the other side of the road I could be going out more than once a day and doing several bits of exercise and mixing with my family and friends which I can ’ t do here , ” said a Wales resident on Wednesday .
Each of the different kingdoms in Great Britain have imposed different restrictions and guidelines , causing confusion for those whose lives spill over to various parts of the island @

RESIDENTS living along Boundary Lane, dividing the Welsh town of Saltney and that of Chester in England, are coping with different lockdown conditions just a few metres apart.
As England starts to lift its restrictions, residents of Wales are still mainly confined to their homes, allowed to be outside for just one hour a day.
“I’m in furlough at the moment. I live in England, but at the minute I work for a company that’s in Wales, so I can’t go to work because it’s still shut anyway,” said one resident who lives just on the border.
“If I was standing or living on the other side of the road I could be going out more than once a day and doing several bits of exercise and mixing with my family and friends which I can’t do here,” said a Wales resident on Wednesday.
Each of the different kingdoms in Great Britain have imposed different restrictions and guidelines, causing confusion for those whose lives spill over to various parts of the island.
COURTESY OF RUPTLY


politicalite--2020-05-14--CORONA COKE BUST:  Albanians CHARGED in £1m NCA Drug Bust at Brit Port

TWO ALBANIANS have been charged with allegedly breaking into the London Container Terminal in Tilbury to retrieve packages of drugs .
Britain ’ s National Crime Agency were called in on Tuesday 5 May after port workers spotted suspicious activity and reported it to port police .
Two men were later arrested by Border Force officers , who recovered around 16 kilos of cocaine from a refrigerated container which had arrived from Belize on 1 May .
The drugs would likely have had a potential street value in excess of £1 million .
After being interviewed by NCA officers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Romario Vukzaj , aged 23 , both of no fixed abode , were charged with the possession and importation of a class A drugs .
They went before Chelmsford Magistrates today ( 6 May ) and were remanded in custody until their next appearance at Basildon Crown Court on 3 June .
“ We always encourage port workers to alert us to any suspicious activity that they see in the course of their duties .
“ I ’ m delighted that on this occasion their vigilance has led to the seizure of @ @ @ @ @ @ @

TWO ALBANIANS have been charged with allegedly breaking into the London Container Terminal in Tilbury to retrieve packages of drugs.
Britain’s National Crime Agency were called in on Tuesday 5 May after port workers spotted suspicious activity and reported it to port police.
Two men were later arrested by Border Force officers, who recovered around 16 kilos of cocaine from a refrigerated container which had arrived from Belize on 1 May.
The drugs would likely have had a potential street value in excess of £1 million.
After being interviewed by NCA officers, Albanian nationals Mariglen Bajraktari, aged 20 and Romario Vukzaj, aged 23,both of no fixed abode, were charged with the possession and importation of a class A drugs.
They went before Chelmsford Magistrates today (6 May) and were remanded in custody until their next appearance at Basildon Crown Court on 3 June.
NCA Branch Commander Jacque Beer said:
“We always encourage port workers to alert us to any suspicious activity that they see in the course of their duties.
“I’m delighted that on this occasion their vigilance has led to the seizure of a substantial amount of cocaine.”