Law against having anyone in your house

[ky07]

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-sex-lockdown-law-couples-indoors-england-a9542171.html

Sorry, but as restrictions are easing, how is it possible that they want to criminalise people in their own homes. So if you have a partner or family member who is wfh but lives separately you cannot invite them even if you have both been isolating and the risk is zero. Fuck this useless government.

Friend is mine is normally very straight laced. He’s recently started dating someone and they’ve spent every weekend in either his or her flat having loads of sex! Seeing as he’s a civil servant in a Covid19 role...I’m presuming it’s okay.

@ky07 I totally agree. And im sure that the localised lockdowns they are talking about will be more likely to involve housing estates.

Ky07 of course they do, and MN is a echo chamber for that demographic, hence why the majority in here want lockdown to go on for ever....

Rich middle class people in a conventional family, without furlough are really enjoying lockdown.

Meanwhile me and my working class lot have worked all through the pandemic without support, or have been furloughed on 80% of NMW. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Seems bizarre that some people are allowed to socially distance whilst working with multiple people in an office, yet cannot invite someone into their home at that same distance?! Totally crazy!! Surely some common sense needs applying here?

I think everyone's personal circumstances are different and people should use common sense.

Our house has been on lockdown since the end of Feb, as my husband is vulnerable and so is my mum in law, who lives locally, but is also self isolating due to cancer.

We have been adding her to our online shop and so I have visited her every week to deliver her food. Still maintaining safe distancing and giving her some much needed human interaction in her garden.

My parents are very much older, they really need my help, but I am more than more than 9 hours away. I could drive there without any human interaction, but the care home will not allow me me in.

Wonder how Neil Ferguson will get on.

@ky07

If were being less generous I might go as far as to say the current 'rules' cater to the married 2.4 children middle class families with lovely gardens who can work from home. They can get their cleaner back in to assist them and have a nice trip out to the shops to help the economy as they have a lower chance of being furloughed and follow it up with a garden party. The rest of us can just be grateful we still exist.

so well put OP. so well put.

well, I am still going over to ex's to take the children, sit in his garden and use the loo as we are allowed to do that. even allowed to walk through his house to get to the garden according ot one report...

flat dwelling family with two disabled children. it is not going so well.

I am in the vulnerable group but still have to let the gas man in to do my servicing, its the law! Great

This has always been the case partner or not. You aren’t allowed anyone else in your home. I’m trying to figure out today why everyone is up in arms about it!

@sotiredofthislonelylife- exactly. There is little to no risk in your situation. I I suppose they can’t put guidelines in place for every single scenario. Some people seem to have little common sense though to assess risk for themselves.