Boris to address the nation tonight

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There's speculation that he will implement a full lockdown.

How will this differ from what we're doing now?

@saveahorserideacowboy yes we have lots of current farm workers who are really busy putting crops in and dealing with lambing and animal husbandry. Its the harvesting that will be coming up later that has to be done by hand rather than mechanised thats going to be the issue.
Sorry, should have been more specific. Especially as Ive been discussing drilling this week.

Also hoping for a german style lockdown rather than french/Italian one.

I want to be able to take my dcs for a walk and get exercise and fresh air in a responsible way which we have been doing for the last 10 days, I pulled them out of school a week before closures. I want to be safe and am quite happy to stick to the strict advice.

If we lose the right to go for a walk locally or go to our allotment I will be fucking furious with the absolute cunts that have had a busy weekend not socially distancing at all.

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Definitely seems like a lockdown or closing all nonessential stores at least

@Throughabushbackwards - this is hilarious

Tbh lockdown by Friday wouldn't be a bad thing. I will need to go to the supermarket then so it might be quieter and distances enforced.

I think a lot of people would like that @Frouby but as a huge amount of people have shown they are too selfish or stupid to adhere to social distancing guidelines I don’t see it happening. I can’t see anything but a Spain/France style lockdown.

@HeleneDove I am also a teacher and have been in work today. My other son is in the armed forces and I worry what he may ne asked to do.

Because it then means those fucking twats that aren't following the rules will have to.

It's because of these dicks we are likely to have it imposed

Ignorant arsehoes

Also heard reports of police at some airports since late afternoon but unsure of reliability

Boots here has shut off the main floor with cosmetics etc as of today, top floor open with pharmacy, and essentials have been moved up there. (I know someone who works there. She said people were still milking about browsing while they shifted stuff!)

I reckon all parks and recreation areas and non-vital shops will be asked to shut. Then lockdown to follow. If the lockdown happens people will still be allowed out but only for specific reasons, like they have in some other European countries - the key is going out alone and maintaining distance. I hope they implement fines.

Fingers crossed it is a lockdown.

@IsAnybodyListening my DH is in finance too. I'm worried about him

I don't think they'll lock us down to the extent of preventing us from going to work, just insisting that we work from home where possible. I think they will order closure of all shops, hotels, holiday and caravan parks, public parks - things like that.

Oh and close the underground.

and hopefully the garden centres so that my in laws finally get the message!

How will a total lockdown differ from what we are doing now, are you for real! People keep saying we are in lockdown, no we are not, you are advised to go out only if neccessary, ie food ,medicine, GP , where there are other people, excerise if you can do so without coming into direct contact. Total lockdown means just that, worst case scenario Martial Law do you know what that means!

FCO advise all UK citizens to return to the UK now as the option may not be available in future

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I suspect they would try more of a German style lockdown first rather than go straight to a France style -- in most countries, they are gradually increasing the restrictions and seeing how people react.

Here in Germany this is what lockdown means:

All non-essential shops are closed. Essential shops include all food shops, pharmacies, bike repair, newstands, laundromats. Food markets can stay open but not other kinds of markets.

Cafes and restaurants were allowed to stay open during the day but now they are also closed. They can do takeaway but cannot allow big queues or gatherings.

Amazon and the post can still deliver.

All non-essential workers are supposed to stay home. The list of essential workers is rather limited.

You can go out alone or with your immediate family members in order to: buy food or medicine, go to the doctor, visit elderly family or pick up your child from the other parent's house, help vulnerable neighbours, exercise, a few other things.

Parks and pools are closed. They would never allow the scenes from the weekend here.

The rules are very clear and people are actually following them well, that's why we don't have a nationwide total lockdown yet.

I don't know how they would enforce all this in the UK though without legally requiring people to carry ID.

Closing borders. Closing non essential shops - clothing/cafes. Closing any drive throughs. That would be my guess

A lot of people - still need to be able to get to work. Closing public transport fully will affect key workers

February08baby - in France garden centres that sell animal supplies have been able to stay open (they don't have to but can).

If it is a lockdown I hope they break into other programmes & show the announcement so more people get the message. Can imagine loads don't bother watching the briefings or news especially if they're sick of hearing about it.

I am in a country which is in lockdown for over a week now.

Supermarkets and food shops can stay open. But they restrict the entrance so you have to queue a certain distance apart and only a limited amount of people are allowed in the shop at one time.

Pharmacies are open - but again entrance restricted.

Petrol stations are also open.

Public transport restricted to essential workers only.

One parent can stay home on full pay but the vast majority of people are working from home.

All pubs and restaurants closed.

You can only go walking with people you live with and must stay 2 mètres apart.

All cinemas, museums, parks and playgrounds closed.

You can ONLY go out of your home for a short walk or pick up food or medicine or visit a vulnerable relative.

Police patrol the streets and you are checked and can be fined.

And the list goes on and on.

A lockdown won’t even stop my boss from having us in the office. We’re not organised to WFH and he won’t want us not working.

Shit I'm driving 4 hours to bring my DD home from uni tomorrow - will I be allowed to under lockdown??

German style sounds good to me. I really want to be able to go out for walks (at leat 6 feet from everyone else). But it would stop my 84 year old mother with her heart condition going to the hairdresser.

I hope it’s not you can’t leave the house at all.... having just set up a network of people to deliver newsletters to church members without email, to share news, keep in touch, and reduce isolation.

I suppose if we are banned from that, we could ring them up and read it to them down the phone. And have a chat at the same time.