London | Boris Johnson is not a man who likes to deliver bad news. In announcing the national lockdown in a televised address on Monday night (Tuesday AEDT), he buried the lead in a way that should shame the former journalist.
It wasn't until paragraph 42 of a 50-paragraph statement that he quietly let slip just how long he expects England's new lockdown to last: at least seven weeks. Until then, the public might have assumed he was talking only of another short, sharp stint.
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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com
