Has England dodged lockdown?

<div>The government has delayed making any announcements about further Covid restrictions in the face of Omicron for weeks. But with more data coming in every day about this new variant, seemingly showing it leads to a lot less hospitalisations than previous waves, will there even be any new measures at all? </div> <div><br> </div> <div> <em>'The science and the vaccines have created the situation where Britain doesn't have to lockdown.'</em> - Fraser Nelson</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Cindy Yu talks to Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth about the UK's response to Covid at the beginning of 2022.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Subscribe to <em>The Spectator</em>'s Evening Blend email, from Isabel Hardman and Katy Balls, for analysis of the day's political news and a summary of the best pieces from our website. Go to <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/sign-up-for-the-evening-blend-britain-s-no-1-politics-email-test-ro-">www.spectator.co.uk/blend</a> to sign up.</div>