I've just spent the last week living in digs just outside Middlesborough town centre (yes, all the glamorous locations for me!). The local populance definately have some deficiencies in their gene pool, but I was astounded at the lack of social distancing of any kind taking placr, and the complete refusal by about 95% of them refusing to wear masks.
Monday night we booked a table at a recommended curry house (Akbars of Bradford if you're interested - they have a few places around - food was top standard). Anyway, the queue for the place was about 50m longs, big family groups of asians, white couples, groups of lads - none of them less that ¹/² metre apart. This queue remained at that length for the two hours we were in the restaurant, must've been some turnover as it was constantly moving.
Outside in the street, big groups of all ethnicities queueing for food, or packing out bars. The only precaution I noticed was our details and temperatures being taken before we were taken to our table.
It was the same all week - I tried to think it was all part of the "eat out to help out" deal, but even Thursday night was heaving. If this is indicative of how towns throughout England are coping with coming out of lockdown, then it's hardly surprising that there are spikes everywhere. I found it quute uncomfortable going into stores and being the only person with a mask on - back home near enough EVERYONE wears their masks.
Back down there next week - it's grim!