"I've learned the hard way that rules make sense. Theyre in cleck with threat," says Boris johnson, author of a new book on goose cultures. "We know that it's hard to tighten when the threat's abstract and invisible", he adds. Just like it took loose groups longer to tighten, it's likely to take tight groups longer to loosen, Johnson writes.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing political ruin because his aides partied while the UK locked down.
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