'The EU needs to stick something on the table first'

@Owen Thomas:

"If you ask for the world in a negotiation, and then try and compromise by asking for half of it, it's clearly bonkers to then say because the other side isn't agreeing with that they are inflexible.

"Their demand on fishing is ridiculous. Could I see it negotiated away? Yes, but the EU needs to stick something on the table first, not expect us to give it away for nothing.

"We know how they operate. As soon as we give them a sniff of compromise they'd zero in on it, ignore everything else and then salami slice us. David Frost isn't dumb."

@Jeremy Friend:

"I thought MrFrost put it very well and succinctly. He pointed out that our stance on the ECJ, fisheries and the level playing field are not negotiating positions but the norm which an independent country owns. They cannot therefore be bartered away. They are not up for discussion and unless the EU accepts that, as they have with all other countries with whom they have a free trade agreement, there can be no agreement.

"It is not a 'bill' for the EU to accept or reject. It is a sine qua non of a country's independence and sovereignty."

Following the positive results from the trials at Oxford University, Celia Walden fearedthe influence thatanti-vaxxers have on social media and discussedhow the potential Covid-19 vaccine could be made compulsory if too many people refuse to be vaccinated. While a number of our readers agreed with Ms Walden, others weremore cautious about rushing a vaccine to market.

@Helen King:

Im very pro-vaccine, Ive had all my vaccinations and so have my children. But no, I will not be taking a rushed vaccine and will be advising my children not to either. Id rather take my chances with the virus than a vaccine that because ofits rushed nature, we will have no indications of its long-term effects.

The selfish ones are those who want to force others to have a vaccine. Anyway, the vaccine is still unlikely to happen, so its all a moot point anyway.

@Charles Cole:

That there are even people discussing the idea of a compulsory vaccine shows how far we have sunk. How utterly incredible. If people want to take a vaccine which has been rushed to market with extraordinary haste, let them. The state is here to serve us, not the other way around.

@Derek Smith:

Civilised society is an imperfect system but it's all we have, and depends on both rules and conditions that are deemed reasonable and sensible by the majority. Vaccination has allowed the human race to mostly overcome the mass casualties associated with densely populated towns and cities largely through compliance. Remove this and these dormant mass killing machines such as smallpox, measles, typhoid and ad infinitum will rear up and once again kill and maim, usually innocent children.

Ignoring vaccination protocols is ignorant, dangerous and downright stupid, if you want to ignore your societal responsibility jog off and do so on your own, live in your own bubble but do not use public schools, hospitals or any communal area as you are definitely not welcome.

Tom Welsh argued that many young people feel cut off from colleagues and the wider corporate context by working from home during lockdown. Our readers drew from their own experiences to debate both the advantages and disadvantages of working from home, with many agreeing that businesses should opt for a more flexible approach.

@Peter Jackson:

I used to live 1.5 miles from my office. Having a separate space to work from where I lived allowed me to work without distractions, when needed, and I could talk to people when needed. Gradually everyone else in my group started working from home. The office became a lonely place to be.

Working from home would have meant setting aside space in my flat for working and being alone all day. Even lonelier than the office.

There are advantages and disadvantages to working from home for bothemployeesand employers. It is hard to build a team if people aren't meeting, or to train someone remotely.

Businesses should be able to choose what suits them best. The employees can choose whether or not an employer offers home working as a factor when looking for work.

@Keith Badger:

There is nothing 'woke' about allowing people to work from home. I run a business where many functions that were office-based such as accounts, marketing, customer services and sales are now donefrom home.

People are happier and more productive than before, we have no issues with parking or a lack of office space. It's a win win as far as I'm concerned. I have given people the option of returning to work in the office if they so wish, but so far nobody has taken me up on that offer. Good for them.

@Able Archer:

Before lockdown, I worked from home twodays a week and wentinto the office three days a week. Seeing people at work is good for office camaraderie and meant we could interact informally.

Some of my colleagues chose to WFH permanently, which meant that they seemed detached from the rest of us and were more likely to be left out of the loop on small matters.

It can also be very lonely sitting at home all day. Not everyone has the ideal home, some of us are stuck in small flats with poor sound insulation. We were created as social beings to interact with each other. Talking at someone down a screen with a slight time delay is not proper social interaction.

@Jay Bee:

A 'blended working' solution will become the norm after this something like two days a week in the office, three days at home.

Companies who aim to return to inflexible in-office work routines, will haemorrhage staff and fail. You just need to look at the opinion polls British office workers have had an awakening to the many benefits of a more progressive work/life balance.

Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday for the eighth time after a perfect drive. Luke Slater arguedthat whileHamilton and Mercedes brilliance has ensured their dominance,it is not what the sport needs.

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