How can Britain move on from quarantine measures?

Simon Calder answers your questions on the developing quarantine situation, plus Veterans Railcards and Berlin’s new airport

Heathrow airport: Britain has a way to go before it becomes a ‘trailblazer’ in quarantine-free travel (Simon Calder)

Q I read that the transport secretary has promised Britain will be a trailblazer in a new travel system to allow people to escape quarantine. How is it going to work?

John K

A In June, just as barriers elsewhere in the world were coming down, and British holidaymakers and the travel industry felt hopeful about the prospects for the summer, the government took a trailblazing step: imposing mandatory self-isolation for travellers arriving from anywhere, regardless of how low infections were in a particular location.