Western Morning News (Saturday)
The things they say
■ “The resurgence of the virus, and the measures we need to take in response, pose a threat to our fragile economic recovery,”
– Chancellor Rishi Sunak explains why he is introducing a new financial winter plan.
■ “The hopes of our sector have been crushed. Rishi Sunak hasn’t come close,”
– David McDowall, chief operating officer of Brewdog, says the measures are not enough.
■ “This is the highest number recorded and a stark warning for us all. The signals are clear,”
– Public Health England medical director Yvonne Doyle on 6,634 lab-confirmed cases of Covid-19 being recorded in the UK on Thursday, the highest single-day figure since the beginning of the outbreak.
■ “If we give an award to someone, we give that performance or film or piece of content value, so if we ignore people from sections of society, whether that be people of colour, whether that be females, whether that be disabled filmmakers, that means we don’t value them and we realised there was something fundamentally that needed to change to remove those barriers to diversity,”
– Bafta chairman Krish Majumdar on a raft of changes to the film awards in response to criticism over a lack of diversity.
■ “Thank you for all the beautiful tributes to the most magical of men,”
– Tina Brown, widow of the late Sir Harold Evans, thanks well-wishers for the outpouring of support following the death of the former Sunday Times editor, aged 92.
■ “It’s surprising how you think you’ve got a grip on everything and suddenly your head takes you to dark and scary places,”
– This Morning host Phillip Schofield opens up about his mental health struggles.