Christmas IS going to be cancelled - last minute.

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Isn't it?

www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/18/boris-johnson-calls-crisis-meeting-to-discuss-response-to-new-covid-strain

They're panicking now.

I think it should be.

It has been. While you've allowed to do it, you've been told not to. They won't make it law as they need the votes

I hope so

It’s in a few newspapers now. We will see tomorrow I suppose.

Ah have just started a thread about this..... apologies for duplicating but I'm quite WTAF right now......

Christmas isn’t cancelled though is it.
People can still celebrate, just keep to your own households or pay the price in January. Quite simple really.

The moment they let it leak they guaranteed cars are going to be on the motorway tomorrow trying to leave the South East before restrictions come in.

I bloody hope so tbh. Too hard to try to fit in with the rules, without offending anyone, when the whole thing seems wrong anyway

Hope not. We've been isolating for a fortnight to meet. Far riskier to be in supermarket or gp surgery then in ours on Christmas day.

They're talking about restricting travel. There's an emergency meeting tomorrow to tighten/bring in travel restrictions.

I'm not bothered either way. My dad will be though. But people will have to know soon. I think there's likely to be a mad panic in supermarkets.

And what about those who've prepared to have family over and bought their shopping already?

I hope so. The whole idea was utterly batshit in the first place.

Oh god - I get that it might be needed but we’ve isolated for two weeks and have presents spread across the households and food order ditto. Would be sad not to see elderly family and one set of people will end up with just huge turkey but no stuffing, veg or wine etc etc

@Velvian

I bloody hope so tbh. Too hard to try to fit in with the rules, without offending anyone, when the whole thing seems wrong anyway

Yes this !

Too late now. We’ll be travelling to family regardless

I wish they would just call it

Anyone with an ounce of sense would have seen this coming.

@Thedarknightsaredrawingin

I wish they would just call it

They did, they had opportunity to cancel it this week and they didn’t. Too late for them to do it now no one will comply.

Yep I wish they'd cancel. Its too risky and feels wrong. My hubby thinks its fine and I'm so sick of being the bad guy.

I wish they'd cancel it too. Just not worth it for the majority. I realise that there are exceptions and they should crack on.

I'd like to cancel our plans but would be extremely unpopular...

People have to take individual responsibility and call it themselves. It will just be the four of us this Christmas.

Im going to my mums. Its a half hour walk so local. If they try and stop me from doing this i wont comply with a Jan lockdown. And i will also expect all non essential flights to stop.

And i will bump the Eid threads and tag in everyone who swore blind they wouldnt do this at Christmas.

They can cancel other religious festivals the night before and expect those people to abide by the ‘rules’

But this ‘religious’ festival they cant cancel....
Bullocks!!!!

I find this hyperbole irritating. Christmas is not cancelled. Christmas Day is on the 25th December, the same as every year. They cannot cancel Christmas. Your plans may be curtailed somewhat, but Christmas itself really is not cancelled as a general premise.

I hope whatever they decide it gets announced tomorrow. It’s too late to expect everyone to comply but some people will.

People won’t comply and it’s not policeable.