Ten days before he was made a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Tony Blair issued a characteristically sweeping verdict: “If you’re not vaccinated and you’re eligible … you’re not just irresponsible, you’re an idiot”. According to the latest numbers published by the UK Health Security Agency, 30% of eligible people in Liverpool are yet to receive their first jab. In Birmingham, the figure is 33%; in the London boroughs of Newham and Tower Hamlets, about 38% and 34% respectively. “The majority of the city is hugely deprived, and lives in very small communities defined by culture, identity and geography. It demands not judgment, but a level of understanding we have yet to get near.

Source: The Guardian January 03, 2022 05:26 UTC