Will we definitely come out of lockdown on December 2nd?

[mandavilla]

I’m in London and am wondering how likely it is that we will come out of lockdown on 2nd December. What do people think?

[Rosehip10]

So many thread on this already - for example, just below this:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/4080506-December-2nd-thoughts

And the main answer is no-one knows, but everyone will have a speculative opinion, which may, or may not be the answer you are looking for.

[Marcipex]

Nope.
More like this time next year.

[Myusername2015]

Yes so Boris can “save Christmas;” back in it in Jan is my opinion.

[mandavilla]

@Rosehip10 ah, missed that - thanks!

[helloxhristmas]

No one knows. I think we will but will go straight into T4 which is lockdown by another name.

[Aroundtheworldin80moves]

I think the major retail 'non essential' businesses will exert a lot of pressure to be allowed to open.

[KylieKoKo]

I think that we will come out of lockdown but with restrictions on socialising, particularly in our homes. I imagine that shops will open for Christmas shopping and perhaps pubs and restaurants at a limited capacity. Then there will be a last minute announcement for Christmas to allow limited family gatherings (maybe up to 6 people) but it will be last minute as this will mean that a lot of people would have made plans to have a smaller, quieter Christmas.

[kittensarecute]

@Marcipex

Nope.
More like this time next year.

Stop scaremongering.

[SunbathingDragon]

Yes, I think we will come out but I think we will all go into a fairly stringent tier so nobody will be considered medium risk or have the freedoms some had before the lockdown.

[Hayeahnobut]

Stop scaremongering.

Stop burying your head in the sand.

In December we'll go back to a tiered system, which SAGE has said is ineffective and does not reduce transmission. Then Johnson can say he's saved Christmas, only for there to be another peak in January.