Would you support a new English lockdown?

[demitrimendeleev1]

Just that really
Yabu- I wouldn’t
Yanbu- I would

Mixed feelings so far!

I would, but I am lucky to be in a position where lockdown would not affect me mentally or financially, and I know that is not the case for a lot of people.

Please feel free to say why/ why not?

I’m in tier 3 and a keyworker outside of home so can’t say it would make much difference to me.
Want schools open though.

@Ligglepiggle

I’m in tier 3 and a keyworker outside of home so can’t say it would make much difference to me. Want schools open though.

Would that really be a lockdown though?

I would, I am in tier 2, whilst three miles west and two miles east are both tier 4. My smallish town centre is packed and the traffic is gridlocked. At least if we were the same tier there would no reason to travel to where I live and block the roads.

I wouldn't support primary schools closing, because as a single parent who can't work from home it would leave me unable to work and pay my bills.

No. this has gone on long enough. The country is going to end up in absolute ruin.

No already in tier 4 as it is

No I wouldn't. I can see the advantages of one but this is destroying the economy and it's absolutely terrifying.

I am in Tier 4 and I have never gone out much since the start, so I don’t think it would effect me much personally. But I wouldn’t want it, no.

'Lockdown' as in all schools/dentists/offices/factories/non-essential businesses shut?
Not allowed to go outdoors except to get food/medicine unless an emergency?

@Moonmelodies

'Lockdown' as in all schools/dentists/offices/factories/non-essential businesses shut? Not allowed to go outdoors except to get food/medicine unless an emergency?

By lockdown I mean the rules in March

No!

I don’t care any more. No work until Dec 29. Lot of booze in. Netflix & a stack of DVDs. I’ve only done half the Christmas food shop but I’ll settle for getting pleasantly pissed and playing freezer pot luck for a while.

If schools close we'll have no money because I won't be able to work.

Well lockdowns have failed twice so far so no.

I think money would be better spent on properly securing work places and schools than on UC for the millions of people losing their jobs and homes as a result .

No. I can’t take anymore.

No. What is the point? lockdowns don't work.

Shield the vulnerable and the elderly. The priority is fixing testing, track and trace and speeding up the vaccine delivery.

NHS gets 'overwhelmed' every winter so I am getting a bit sick of healthy people having to stay indoors to 'save the NHS' when frankly the NHS should be here to save us. Most of us won't require hospital treatment if we get the virus. The stats remain that the average age of a person dying of this is 82, higher than the average life expectancy while 90% plus of the people who get infected survive. That's what we need to remember. Not the media-whipped hysteria.

I'm in tier 4 and essentially locked down already.

Whatever it takes to save lives is fine by me. I can't wait for this to be over but don't want to see it get worse before the vaccine (although it inevitably already will)

@Whatwouldscullydo

Well lockdowns have failed twice so far so no.

I think money would be better spent on properly securing work places and schools than on UC for the millions of people losing their jobs and homes as a result .

How did the first lockdown fail? Numbers reduced dramatically.

And the second lockdown seems to have failed due to the new strain which is beyond anyone's control.

No I don’t know how much more I can take tbh I’m very close to the edge , I am a lone parent to 4 and I’m not sure I would cope any longer , this is already hell

Yes because I dont trust people to follow the tiered rules. Lockdown is a clearer message.

I wouldn't, but only because i wouldn't support a blanket closure of schools.

Without school closures another lockdown is pretty pointless, with school closures many families will be put into serious hardship, children's education will suffer and some children will be in danger. I really don't know what the answer is any more..... not sure anybody does.