Why do the government do this EVERY time.?

[Smallereveryday]

The completely barking habit of introducing a new rule.. 'next week' ..(or whatever date in the future) ..

The virus is ehhh VIRULENT.. it spreads amongst people. We know this. It's one of the few things we actually do know and yet time after time , in an attempt to lessen further spread they introduce a rule IN THE FUTURE .. ! How is that even remotely logical ? Cue a mass rush of people to get to the 'last chance at the pub/seaside/shops (whatever activity that's going to be limited. )

Result ; This madness .. in an area particularly badly affected .

Blackpool crowds ignore Covid 'last blast' warning www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-54224544

If you are going to bring in a restriction .. then just bloody do it. Covidiots have no common sense yet time and time again, a pathetic plea to be sensible is made and predictably ignored. How many times are they going to do this ? The country is being run by utter imbeciles. Meaning this will be going on for months and months ..

they should announce it in a Monday and bring it in on Tuesday or Wednesday.

I agree but I assume businesses need earning of they will be cancelling staff etc?

But if there was zero warning then there would be complaints that people could prepare - childcare arrangements, employers arranging shifts, social events cancelled etc. I don't see that it's the Government's fault that people are a bit stupid and go for a "last fling" before new arrangements come in.

The leadership is weak in this government.

My area is going into a lockdown on Tuesday, announced on Friday afternoon. I’ve had to sort childcare arrangements out for both my children so I can still go to work. If they gave no notice I would be screwed. I certainly haven’t spent this weekend having one last get together, instead I have being stressing trying to make sure I can still get to work.

It’s a fine line. We went into mini lockdown in July and were told at 9pm to come in at midnight. It was rediculous. & people broke the rules rather than cancelling travelling relatives, family childcare, planned events etc. My in-laws were already up visiting us & suddenly it was illegal the next morning!

But I do agree leaving it a week is too long. Maybe 24-48 hours notice would suffice. I must admit, we are going back into local lockdown on Tuesday & we’ve bolted to our in-laws this weekend before it becomes illegal to do so again! I think it’s pretty likely my kids won’t see their Grandparents again this year 😭

They get slated for not giving notice too. They can’t do a thing right!

@Sunsetjoy

My area is going into a lockdown on Tuesday, announced on Friday afternoon. I’ve had to sort childcare arrangements out for both my children so I can still go to work. If they gave no notice I would be screwed. I certainly haven’t spent this weekend having one last get together, instead I have being stressing trying to make sure I can still get to work.

If only everybody were that sensible. We were concerned about an imminent lockdown so we met up with family today but did it in the park with camping chairs all spread out.

Oh, they should give some notice, but not when it means that a rule comes in just after a sunny weekend. It's asking for trouble

Point to bear in mind, the opposition have objected to this happening, and are arguing that they have no right to do this without it going through parliament.

Apparently they say that if it continues to happen then they will push for a complete revision of the covid emergency measures in parliament in 10 days time. It was on radio 4 news this a.m.

I had wondered myself how Boris and co could keep pushing stuff through that wasn't agreed by parliament...

They announce it beforehand to cope with the backlash and then temper the rules accordingly. Announcement, backlash, etc

the mainstream press are being used as some kind of dysfuncational focus group to judge public opinion.

If it's a legal restriction they need time to draft the laws.

exactly cologne, so how is it acceptable to anyone to be announcing it in the press before they have drafted the laws and put them through parliament...

using the general public as a focus group, if there is outcry and protest they will change it...so really misleading for everyone...but a smoke screen helps them, and keeping us in a state of misinformation, anxiety and confusion is surely what they want...

that way we are less likely to protest, even if we had the time, money and energy...

@greengreengrass14

Point to bear in mind, the opposition have objected to this happening, and are arguing that they have no right to do this without it going through parliament.

Apparently they say that if it continues to happen then they will push for a complete revision of the covid emergency measures in parliament in 10 days time. It was on radio 4 news this a.m.

I had wondered myself how Boris and co could keep pushing stuff through that wasn't agreed by parliament...

I think it's predominantly the Conservative back bench that have been twitchy about this, and rightly so. The measures need more parliamentary scrutiny.

Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 committee is meant to be tabling an amendment forcing any government expansion of the coronavirus bill to a vote in the commons.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/coronavirus-uk-rules-conservative-boris-johnson-graham-brady-1922-committee-b505017.html

cathyandclaire

you are probably right candc was suffering from news fatigue when I heard it. To be honest don't care who or which party raises the point, as long as someone does...

Because the numbers requiring hospitalisation are still very low, there's a bit of wriggle room for last minute hurrahs and goodbyes and I kind of hope that the government has built this into their plan.l, as they will have known that numbers rise as soon as businesses and schools start opening up.

That's assuming there is a plan of course .

Was a Prof on radio this morning saying that timing matters less than duration.