After my meltdown decided to go sit on the boat with OH and a book this afternoon so missed the shit show. Reading that link again I reckon Sarah Vine is on mumsnet, loved what she said here.
"Right from the start of the pandemic, it has been this erosion of the everyday that I’ve found so hard to come to terms with.
The vice-like grip of the virus on our freedoms, the way it has made us feel guilty for craving the most basic human interactions: a glass of wine with a friend, a trip to the shops — once normal pastimes, now viewed with the same horror as a Cardinal stumbling across a pagan orgy in full flow.There is more than a whiff of religious zealotry in the way some seem to have revelled in the more draconian aspects of lockdown.
In some cases, it borders on the cultish. They pursue obeisance to the virus at the expense of all else: our children’s education, the economy, jobs, treatment of other illnesses. And anyone who dares question their logic is quickly shut down, accused of being a heartless granny killer.
Indeed, anyone who challenges the wisdom of lockdown risks being branded a virus-denier, in much the same way as anyone questioning the actions of Extinction Rebellion is labelled a climate-change denier — even though both stances, in most cases, simply represent a more moderate point of view."