'Social bubbles'

[Disneylover4321]

Am I right in thinking that this would be more to help people who need childcare or are struggling in lockdown and lonely more so than people who want a nice social life?

Anyone?

I think it’s probably because people will start doing it anyway and it’s a way of encouraging containment of a degree.

@incrediblytired
Fair enough.

I think it'd be better to just say you can see 1-2 other households, as I'd imagine that would limit social contact more than a 'bubble' of 10 who could all potentially be from other households. It'd help parents who need help with childcare and alleviate loneliness, bfs and gfs able to meet etc. Realistically this will all happen eventually anyway. It's unrealistic to expect people who live alone to not see anyone until there's a vaccine.

I don’t think I get the difference between “struggling in lockdown” and “wanting a nice social life”...social life seems to be a negative thing on Mumsnet but missing socialising with human’s would be a key reason that people are struggling in lockdown countrywide I would have thought and yes finding a way to help people with that in a way which is safe should be part of how we ease lockdown as much as trying to ensure workplaces can operate safely. I do not think it’s about “childcare” specifically given the vulnerabilities of the older population there will be more risk of my kids seeing either grandparents than us as a family meeting another local family with young children..even if that is just about a “nice social life” it would help members of my family better cope at the moment and if outside and at least the adults social distance could below risk?

All the social bubble talk in the media has made my dm and dm in law decide that they WILL be coming to our house and sitting with us when they want etc etc and we will nominate them as the people to come

Had a few days of constant comments about it etc etc until yesterday when I finally got firm and told them both that nobody knows anything until Sunday and even then the first people to come here will be our dd and her bf as we have seen them briefly only twice since 20 March.

Our dd is a key worker and amongst other people daily and so is my dad.

They also all go out more than they need to.

Like I explained yet again yesterday to my dm this weeks infection rate haven't lowered as yet but more places are opening and more people are mingling.
What a waste of all these weeks of isolation,lack of education and finance let alone what it's doing to the economy if everyone just jumps straight In when the figures are already high

Both mine and dh parents are in the categories whereby financially it doesn't affect them and on a day to day basis being they are either retired or very part time anyway it's not that different so totally don't get it.

We are 40 % down on income,have two dc to help through home learning and the worry my small business won't make it if it goes on too long.

Pressure from them finally got to me

This idea won't happen - there is little point, it is unenforceable and any "guidelines" would be massively open to interpretation and what people believe, so it is pointless.

I don't think it will happen. Too complicated and difficult to enforce.