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I’m afraid it isn’t as clear cut as you appear to believe. Health and safety from a public health perspective is devolved yet health and safety from an employment perspective is reserved to the Government in Westminster and to the Health and Safety Executive in particular. The devolved administrations do not have total competency on these matters. Competency is shared, and in some instances, reserved.
Again, it isn't as clear cut as this. I agree that the administrations in Cardiff and Edinburgh had already committed to extending the scheme, as is their prerogative. However, the management and oversight of such schemes is reserved to the Government at Westminster. It is - in part - for that reason that the Scottish Government has already asked the UK Government what finances and measures will be in place if it needs to prolong the furlough scheme to specific sectors of the economy within Scotland or adjust (in other words subsidise) benefits.
For the record, your comments that "The report only applied to England, this was never mentioned or pointed out" and "...not once was it mentioned that Scotland and Wales had already confirmed they would extend the FSM vouchers over the summer, and Marcus Rashford's campaign only applied to England" do not hold water. It as mentioned specifically in most (I won't say all) reports that discussed these topics. Indeed, when Scottish and Welsh politicians were interviewed they explicitly referred to these differences.
To go one stage further... you've said "if England relaxes the 2m rule and Scotland & Wales don't, it will be crucial that this is made crystal clear it only applies to England". That was made perfectly clear. When changes to the transport rules were introduced - such as wearing face masks - it was made clear that people getting on a train in Edinburgh would not be required to wear a face mask but once they crossed the border into England, they would be required to do so (and vice versa). Indeed, the reports about a relaxation of the lockdown rules (barbecues and what not) referred to places such as Chester, where you could visit friends and family, but would be unable to do so if they lived on the far side of the North Wales Expressway.
I don't think there's been anything wrong with the BBC's coverage. It's fulfilled the remit of the national broadcaster in a time of national crisis.
And super kudos to you for turning what is hopefully the end of this this thread into the Sesame Street of explanations for all.
Last week there was a report on the potential relaxing of the 2m social distancing rule and re-opening the hospitality industry. The devolved governments have total competency over if they want to relax the 2m rule and when they re-open hospitality. The report only applied to England, this was never mentioned or pointed out, and it was presented as a UK wide report.
I’m afraid it isn’t as clear cut as you appear to believe. Health and safety from a public health perspective is devolved yet health and safety from an employment perspective is reserved to the Government in Westminster and to the Health and Safety Executive in particular. The devolved administrations do not have total competency on these matters. Competency is shared, and in some instances, reserved.
Same with the free school meals summer vouchers campaign earlier this week. In all of the national TV news coverage I saw of it, not once was it mentioned that Scotland and Wales had already confirmed they would extend the FSM vouchers over the summer, and Marcus Rashford's campaign only applied to England.
Again, it isn't as clear cut as this. I agree that the administrations in Cardiff and Edinburgh had already committed to extending the scheme, as is their prerogative. However, the management and oversight of such schemes is reserved to the Government at Westminster. It is - in part - for that reason that the Scottish Government has already asked the UK Government what finances and measures will be in place if it needs to prolong the furlough scheme to specific sectors of the economy within Scotland or adjust (in other words subsidise) benefits.
For the record, your comments that "The report only applied to England, this was never mentioned or pointed out" and "...not once was it mentioned that Scotland and Wales had already confirmed they would extend the FSM vouchers over the summer, and Marcus Rashford's campaign only applied to England" do not hold water. It as mentioned specifically in most (I won't say all) reports that discussed these topics. Indeed, when Scottish and Welsh politicians were interviewed they explicitly referred to these differences.
To go one stage further... you've said "if England relaxes the 2m rule and Scotland & Wales don't, it will be crucial that this is made crystal clear it only applies to England". That was made perfectly clear. When changes to the transport rules were introduced - such as wearing face masks - it was made clear that people getting on a train in Edinburgh would not be required to wear a face mask but once they crossed the border into England, they would be required to do so (and vice versa). Indeed, the reports about a relaxation of the lockdown rules (barbecues and what not) referred to places such as Chester, where you could visit friends and family, but would be unable to do so if they lived on the far side of the North Wales Expressway.
I don't think there's been anything wrong with the BBC's coverage. It's fulfilled the remit of the national broadcaster in a time of national crisis.
And super kudos to you for turning what is hopefully the end of this this thread into the Sesame Street of explanations for all.
So we're not going to get much further here.