To wonder what the ‘sweeping new measures’ will be?

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As covered widely in the media, Boris Johnson is now said to be considering ‘sweeping new measures’ for the whole UK, sooner rather than later. What do people think these will be? No mixing between households? Pubs closed at 10pm?

what i think should happen is.....
strict full local lockdowns in areas where the virus is getting out of control

getting test and trace working as needed

make a plan for a decent standard of remote learning from ALL SCHOOLS my daughters secondary didnt provide any work for weeks at the end of the school year and hardly any in general before that most weeks.

i think giving shielders the option to go back to shielding if they wish aswell as anyone who usually has the flu vaccine due to health problems having the option to do it too.

work from home if possible

what i think will happen.....
half assed lockdown same as the local lockdowns we see now

a failing test and trace which will get even worse as autumn/winter goes on

eventually a full lockdown with schools being the last to close but they wont have any real plan for giving the children a real education because they have had their head in the sand instead of letting education settings have the resources and guidance they need to make remote learning work.

i dont believe the only way to educate children is in the classroom (altho that i believe is better) i do think remote learning can work if it is planned for well and schools given what they need. christmas is not a thing that can be cancelled it will likely have to be adapted but i dont think its always a bad thing as another poster says in some aspects it will take the stress out of it a bit. i think it is mainly the vulnerable and high risk people that need to worry. my yougest actually did better at home with his learning.... anyway have brought dd a laptop for her birthday next month as she has been asking for one for ages and now i can see she is going to need one. i have brought more workbooks for the younger 2 ds's and for the last few months i have been stocking up on some of the stuff we found hard to get when the panic buying happened. we dont have a huge amount of anything just a slight overstock so we dont go without..... that being said like last time if a friend needed it i would give them it to help them out.
dh and i are both high risk we are worried about leaving the dc's with nobody to look after them if we get ill or die.
i think on off learning constant swnding bubbles home and not knowing what is going on one day to the next is more damaging to dc's mental health and education than actually closing schools

I don't think they dare shut down schools and businesses again, but they could impose a 10pm curfew on pubs, etc to stop the partying.
Too many restrictions risks civil unrest in my view.
Basically we need to learn to live with the virus and maybe shield the most vulnerable.

They can throw all the restrictions they like at me, I won't be complying. Two cases in my area today. Two. I've sacrificed enough this year.

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They can throw all the restrictions they like at me, I won't be complying. Two cases in my area today. Two. I've sacrificed enough this year.

I feel the same. 2 cases in my area. No deaths since 23rd of August. I stuck to all the rules through lockdown and I was broken. I am not locking myself away again.

It is hard but I am learning that people have such different responses to this pandemic. Some people have tragically lost multiple people in their family and others don't know anyone who has had it, let alone sadly died. Some react to loss of a loved one by feeling the need to grasp life tightly and live it to the full others become overwhelmed by feelings of vulnerability.

I hope we can stay safe, mentally and physically. It is a hard balance.