Under normal circumstances you’d say it’s time for a change but the style under Gove would be terrible and Sunak is a big risk. He’s really got to go to Brussels and get something.
Boris looked downbeat tonight. Too soon for an inexperienced Sunak and Gove’s wife won’t let him be leader. Cameron let the side down by resigning.
Five-day relaxation of restrictions over Christmas curtailed to just Christmas Day in Scotland. We're on full lockdown from 0001 on Boxing day "for weeks" except the island communities. Schools closed until 18th Jan, with online learning from 11th Jan. Border with England effectively closed except for key workers. Police to be used to enforce crossing breaches. Pre-emptive action against the new strain even though we only have 20-30 cases at the moment.
They're ****ting themselves over this new strain that's running rampant down your way....it may not be as deadly, but it'll bury the NHS
Not my end. It’s Kent Essex and London. My area is low... although we have had an increase this week.
So, what is the sanction/punishment if I decide that my household has knuckled down over the last couple of weeks to minimise risk, and my mother, who lives alone, has done the same and has essentially been alone since March, so we are safe to pick her up on Christmas Eve and drop her home on Boxing Day or the 27th? Or does that make us the source of all evil and lacking in ‘respect’. Because, as long as we don’t see anyone else, I really can’t see that she or we are at any higher risk with an overnight stay than sitting round for an extended Christmas lunch then going home, and, as we all like a festive drink, somebody’s Christmas Day takes a bit of dent if we drive on that day. When, under these new rules, I expect more driving under the influence than for decades. Am I allowed to make this decision based on my own circumstances or is this forbidden? Because I think essentially criminalising this is a disastrous decision, especially coming after u turn after u turn. Yep, some people did not, and will probably never, follow the rules (I saw a young couple wearing little clothing and lots of fake tan and with face masks on their chins in Marks and Sparks a couple of days ago, paying with cash. They were not evil, they were ignorant idiots), but most of us do, and many, like my family, have bent over backwards to make this Christmas as safe as possible for family members who are vulnerable but also lonely and tired of isolation. In this case, in circumstances largely under our control (unlike in pubs, shops, restaurants etc, where we need rules), Johnson, Hancock, Vallance and Whitty can **** off.
I think you should go ahead with whatever plans you had made, which I'm sure will be safe for all concerned. That's what we'll be doing. How can being with a group of people for five days be less safe than being with the same people for one day?
As long as no one gets ill between now and Thursday, and my mum is still up for it (she will be, she is very tired of the isolation, though she is in touch with loads of people every day it’s not the same as face to face) we will be going ahead as planned.
Do you get on well with your neighbours? Whilst you may have taken every precaution, only takes some annoying curtain-twitcher to dob you in to the feds. Whilst these rules are for everyone, I've no doubt that countless people will ignore them - it's those that don't take every precaution available when flaunting the rules that will cause the virus to spread. As I've said before, we won't be doing anything or seeing anyone as we have vulnerable members of our family who we wouldn't want to put under the slightest risk.
As much as I criticised all the rule breakers, I can't argue with any of that. We have a similar decision to make.
