To ask if you see your neighbours having too many people over at christmas will you report them?

[ShesMadeATwatOfMePam]

Just that really. Will you actually report your neighbours if you see they have over 6 people at christmas, if the rule of 6 is still in place?

Yabu: yes i will report them
Yanbu: i wouldn't report

From my point of view, i wouldn't report.

Like majority....parents+couple of offspring, partners and kids, no.

Housesharers having party....possibly

I work in a hospital, fore cast for January, exceptionally busy.

Certainty not!

The reason we've had such an awful year is because everyone keeps finding reasons to flout the rules: every person who has flouted the rules is directly responsible for the continuation of this pandemic.

I don’t agree. We had excellent compliance at the start and it didn’t get rid of the virus.

Why- As if the police haven't got enough to deal with in the huge rise in domestic violence incidents at that time of year, without checking the numbers around xmas dinner tables. I despair at the small mindedness of some of the twats who even consider this. Have your own fucking Xmas and let others alone.

The odd one or two? No. If there was a mega party then yes.

Absolutely not, well unless they've got 100 people crammed up in there!
The government doesn't feed my cat when I'm away, doesn't watch my kid play in the street, does pop over to tell me I've left my car window open, the government doesn't take in a parcel while I'm working- my neighbours do that. I'll let them have their Christmas as they please and be grateful we are more human than our government at the moment

No

All I want for Christmas is for my girls and I to have a big hug but I know one of them is overprotective as I am 65. Maybe one day soon this will seem like a really bad dream.

No. Maybe on Boxing Day, but on Christmas Day, would be worried that I was maybe seeing double and therefore calling police out unnecessarily 😂

Nope. We'll be breaking the rule anyway.

We’ve had people stay from lockdown areas and had people staying in them during the national lockdown too and to be frank I’ve had enough of other peoples selfishness putting my family and local area at risk.

Unless you are in Wales there are no restrictions on travel from lockdown areas. People won't get refunds on their accommodation and the economy needs people to spend money.

Even the bold Nicola wasn't brave enough to tell the central belt not to go on holiday. Although she did give the mixed message of not to travel unnecessarily but you could go on holiday if you had a holiday booked.

Again another kick in the teeth to the less well off who might have liked a day trip but who can't really afford an overnight stay.

Nope. We'll be breaking the rule anyway.

And right there is the reason restrictions will just go on and on.

No No No

really don’t think the police will be wanting to be knocking on people doors on Christmas Day to count how many people are round your table, can you imagine all the social media coverage of that !!

My friends in the police are already worried that the public are beginning to think that we are turning into a police state.

I also feel very sorry for people who find great pleasure in sitting behind there nets watching there neighbours, and phoning the police!! I have not got a clue who come and goes at my neighbours house because I have my a life!!

No definitely not. Don’t want to have that kind of society. Ever.

Are all those who will report following every single guideline every single day with no exceptions

I would hope so if you feel it’s your place to report on others

I've already said I wouldn't report. But yes, I have followed and am following every single rule/law/guideline.

No I won't. We have big families and even without partners and gc, many will be over the 6 just from getting together.
During the week before one of my dc's will drive across the country to get 2 siblings.

tbh though none of us are looking forward to it this year. Normally we have other people here as well including friends who have no-one, although tempted to still say to alone mates to come.

@MadameBlobby

The reason we've had such an awful year is because everyone keeps finding reasons to flout the rules: every person who has flouted the rules is directly responsible for the continuation of this pandemic.

I don’t agree. We had excellent compliance at the start and it didn’t get rid of the virus.

Yes, frankly I'm over this level of naivete. We are now long past the point where compliance with all the rules, or even just the ones that weren't more risky than flouting then would be, would prevent the continuation of the pandemic. The reason we've had such an awful year is because our government have fucked it up.

Because they’ve said so. One family even said they’d come away because their area was in a local lockdown and they felt safer here.

I really think the rule of 6 will be relaxed at Christmas. My dd, sil and 2 dgc will not come Xmas day but one day over Christmas. That means there will be 9 in total but 2 are under 6. I would report a loud party with over 30 or so people if it went on for a long time or spilled into Street, otherwise no a few extra family members quietly enjoying a meal with family at Xmas time I would not report.

I could see rules being relaxed temporarily on Christmas Day, whether that is an objectively sensible idea or not, simply because they're going to be very widely ignored. There is no possibility of enforcing the regulations on millions of people who don't want to observe them and it will only make the government look (more) impotent if they try and fail.

I suspect restrictions will be lifted in the week leading up to Christmas. This will allow pubs/shops etc to get some much need trade in their busiest period of the year.
I suspect they'll lift the restrictions on family members because very few people are not going to break that rule let's be honest so they might as well allow it and make themselves look like they care and they can say oh we have looked after mental health by allowing family to see each other at Xmas etc.
They'll do this with the anticipation of another spike in January and then probably lockdown or something again.

Maybe I'm wishful thinking though.

@KitMarlowesCodpiece

No. I'm not the fucking Stasi.

What a depressing time to be alive.

Exactly this.