Will the new law on social gatherings make you reconsider your activities?

[Redolent]

Yes or no?

[IceCreamAndCandyfloss]

Sadly, the same can’t be said for cancers and mental health conditions. The treatment of those will be neglected though - we can question the justification for that but it’s fact - until we get on top of this. Which is achievable if everyone who can does pull together a little more

Sadly though many won’t as their wants come before anything else. Given posts on MN, local behaviour and FB pictures SD seems to have vanished for many. Lots refuse to wear masks. Many sending in children ill to schools or refusing to test. Compliance with the rule of six will be low I suspect.

[Xenia]

The English rule of 6 regulations are out although are a bit hard to follow as they amend original regulations. The new set are here

This is a link to the regulations for anyone who wants to read the real law on this
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020

www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/986/pdfs/uksi_20200986_en.pdf

So I think it means you can meet to cut off part of a baby boy's pe nis but if you are atheists a significant event gathering would not include even something basis like a once a year family meal.

Support groups for new parents and for gay people etc can still meet in more than 6 (and the 30 at weddings etc rule remains).

For those into sport

"(a) a “sports gathering” is a gathering which is organised for the purposes for allowing persons who are not elite sportspersons to take part in any sport or other fitness related activity and— (i) which is organised by a business, a charitable, benevolent or philanthropic institution, or a public body, (ii) which takes place on relevant premises or outdoors, and (iii) the manager, if the gathering takes place on relevant premises, or the gathering organiser, in any other case, complies with paragraph (5G); (b) a person taking part in a sports gathering does not include a spectator or a parent of any child who is taking part in the gathering.

[taradiddle]

Thanks Xenia. So, the wording still talks about 'participating in a gathering'. Going back to the 'can I have friends round while the kids are in bed' scenario, I would interpret that to mean that you could have a social gathering of six adults while kids are in bed, as long as the kids do not at any point 'mingle' with the adults present. The children are in no way part of the 'social gathering'. I can't see anything to say how many people can be physically present in a building.

[Pobblebonk]

It's OK, folks, you can gather in groups of up to 30 so long as you're vaguely hoping to shoot something.

[ResIpsaLoquiturInterAlia]

Apparently "after school" chats outside the gates are effectively now banned! Probably suggesting second wave is hard hitting (hence no tests available) that Covid is rapidly becoming form bad to worst. Hopefully if we all do our civic duty we might salvage some Christmas and New Year festivities let alone more school closures etc.

www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/09/15/families-will-breach-rule-six-mingle-street-says-priti-patel/

Priti Patel: Families will breach 'rule of six' if they mingle in the street. Casual chats in the street between families could fall foul of new Rule of Six, says Home Secretary

[Juststopswimming]

@ResIpsaLoquiturInterAlia

Apparently "after school" chats outside the gates are effectively now banned! Probably suggesting second wave is hard hitting (hence no tests available) that Covid is rapidly becoming form bad to worst. Hopefully if we all do our civic duty we might salvage some Christmas and New Year festivities let alone more school closures etc.

www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/09/15/families-will-breach-rule-six-mingle-street-says-priti-patel/

Priti Patel: Families will breach 'rule of six' if they mingle in the street. Casual chats in the street between families could fall foul of new Rule of Six, says Home Secretary

I'm sorry but this made me laugh out loud. The police are going to be very busy arent they?

[Hardbackwriter]

@ResIpsaLoquiturInterAlia

Apparently "after school" chats outside the gates are effectively now banned! Probably suggesting second wave is hard hitting (hence no tests available) that Covid is rapidly becoming form bad to worst. Hopefully if we all do our civic duty we might salvage some Christmas and New Year festivities let alone more school closures etc.

www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/09/15/families-will-breach-rule-six-mingle-street-says-priti-patel/

Priti Patel: Families will breach 'rule of six' if they mingle in the street. Casual chats in the street between families could fall foul of new Rule of Six, says Home Secretary

I heard this interview and it was really fucking scary. She was clearly making it up off the top of her head. She's the home secretary, for god's sake.

[Wonderlust2]

Is it ok that my partner sleeps with his 10 year old son when he Visits?

[alreadytaken]

The economies that are recovering fastest are those that have controlled the virus.

If you want a hospital bed - and staff to treat you - when you have a cancer scare, a heart attack, a stroke, a pregnancy, a drunken fall then you keep away from people as much as you can, wear a mask when you cant and wash/sanitise your hands often.

I have not gone back to living my life as normal because I want the virus controlled to protect jobs and healthcare. Changing the rules makes no difference to me because I'm not taking risks anyway.