Haha, it wasn’t quite like that, more of a group chat as we all made our way out of the small, family restaurant. I was thanking the people who worked there for one of the nicest Italian meals I’d had in a long time and one of them was struggling with his mask, saying he’s getting a headache ever night since wearing it. I made a comment about the absurdity of 10pm, noticed a woman in an adjacent table listening in and laughing, asked if she laughed because she agreed or not, she said she did and it developed from there.Not worried per se, but then again I think parliamentary democracy is not all it’s made out to be anyway, it’s just the beautifully painted modesty screen of capitalism, so I’m not expecting much in the first place. Even if Parliament has a say in policy, it doesn’t mean you do. In current circumstances I see a bunch of ****wits panicking and clutching at straws to try and save their reputations which will be even further ruined if hospitals get flooded with ill people. No sinister attack on our ‘rights’. You were still able to stand up in a restaurant and address a bunch of people quietly trying to enjoy their evenings without the secret police whisking you away, weren’t you?
There is certainly no science behind the 10 pm closing time, and precious little logic, but I can see the PR attractions of it -‘let’s get those super spreading kids off the streets early’. Daft of course.
I get what you’re saying about the parliamentary democracy, but there were many who I believe wanted to argue against the extension of the bill, but ultimately weren’t present and were fobbed off with hancock’s, “we’ll consult you on the main points.....where possible”
So I wondered how people felt, because perhaps with enough pressure on our individual MP’s, they might continue to speak up, knowing that their seats are valuable to them.