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Freedom Day for Brits—Well, Not Exactly

Freedom Day for Brits—Well, Not Exactly
Demonstrators march through Covent Garden during a StandUpX March for Freedom protest in London, England, on Oct. 17, 2020. Hollie Adams/Getty Images
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Monday July 19 has been named “Freedom Day” by Boris Johnson, as that is when the COVID-19 restrictions he imposed on the British people over a year ago are supposed to be ending. Except everyone here already knows this is not going to happen.

Andrew Davies
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Andrew Davies is a UK-based video producer and writer. His award-winning video on underage sex abuse helped Barnardos children’s charity change UK law, while his documentary “Batons, Bows and Bruises: A History of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,” ran for six years on the Sky Arts Channel.
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