Grant Shapps has tweeted that "high value" business travel will be exempt from Covid travel restrictions from the weekend. No doubt Infosys, Cognizant, Tata, etc are happy and will be booking the flights for all their "high value" IT workers.
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It's a marvellous idea. I'd love to see what the definition of 'high-value' is wrt business travel.
I see also TV stars and elite sportspersons are also allowed to travel without restriction
Business travellers, journalists and others exempt from England quarantine restrictions | The Independent -
Not ITOriginally posted by CoolCat View PostGrant Shapps has tweeted that "high value" business travel will be exempt from Covid travel restrictions from the weekend. No doubt Infosys, Cognizant, Tata, etc are happy and will be booking the flights for all their "high value" IT workers.
TV production staff, journalists and recently signed elite sportspeople would also be able to avoid self-isolating, regardless of where they had travelled from."A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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Two separate groups, two different tweets. One is what you quoted and another is 'high-value' biznisOriginally posted by Paddy View PostNot ITComment
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