The government was doing one thing right, concise, clear messaging. They’ve managed to go and f00k that up as well.
I bet there were some interesting conversations between employees and their managers this morning.
Looking on the local highstreet, it seems to me that the public have decided that the lock-down is all but over. With this return to work instruction, you and your employer are allowed to use your own common sense. Unless you want a member of the Gov to be in attendance to show you where to stand, how to get there and exactly what to do? One problem I can see for the future is for restaurants, cafe's etc. With the limited amount of punters they will be able to serve due to social distancing, will it even be viable for them to re-open?
I think the lockdown was effectively over when the government briefed the press on Wednesday it was effectively over.
Right before a sunny bank holiday. Hence the congas.
No, the leisure, travel and tourism industries are going to be disproportionately affected, sporting clubs are part of it.
Over time I think the Swedes with their acceptance of unavoidable mortality and personal responsibility, treating adults as sentient along with light touch regulation will prove the most realistic and effective way of dealing with all this. It seems to be where we're heading.
The bit that stuck out to me last night was the increase in fines for transgressors. I thought it was all about consent for the greater good, we've had massive compliance, the young have been brilliant to their elders but now we're going down the line of more severe punishments while asking more of us to take some risk in our working lives.
So now the government are telling people in certain situations to go back to work on Wednesday. Couldn't Boris have mentioned that particular day last night in his address so people were more aware of what the situation was?
'Clear and succinct' my arse.