Press Conference at 8

[Beebityboo]

Says Peston. Predictions?

“I deeply regret having to do this …”
“I do this with a heavy heart …”
"I’m fully, fully reconciled to that"

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/01/boris-johnson-victim-emotions

@BarbaraofSeville presumably he can scribble "And all the other areas" at the end of Little Gav's holiday 'Contingency Framework' homework assignment.

When do you think the lockdown will start?

Tier 4 for all would also mean shielding would be nationwide again.

Imagine being asked by a neighbour to go on furlough 😂😂

@Jourdain11

It needs to be properly enforced- army on the streets issuing £500 fines for non key workers, supermarket bags searched for non-essential items.

Oh, honestly! Who the hell gets to decide what's essential anyway?

Quite. I brought a bottle of coke on my last supermarket trip along with my bread, milk, eggs etc. Flog me.

@LoudTree

Hopefully he will announce a real lockdown for the first time- no one leaves home until April 1st unless a genuine key worker.

A neighbour in my street is a (totally non-essential) construction worker and has been asked repeatedly by myself, DH and several neighbours to go on furlough to reduce the risk of transmission to the area. He has refused

No exercise, no popping to the shops for a bottle of wine

It needs to be properly enforced- army on the streets issuing £500 fines for non key workers, supermarket bags searched for non-essential items.

Oh, you made me laugh with this, thanks.

I feel sorry for your neighbour, though.

Alas..

I'm following what Nicola did.

@LoudTree

Hopefully he will announce a real lockdown for the first time- no one leaves home until April 1st unless a genuine key worker.

A neighbour in my street is a (totally non-essential) construction worker and has been asked repeatedly by myself, DH and several neighbours to go on furlough to reduce the risk of transmission to the area. He has refused

No exercise, no popping to the shops for a bottle of wine

It needs to be properly enforced- army on the streets issuing £500 fines for non key workers, supermarket bags searched for non-essential items.

Hmm I think you need to read that back and have a long hard think about what you are really saying.

@LoudTree

Hopefully he will announce a real lockdown for the first time- no one leaves home until April 1st unless a genuine key worker.

A neighbour in my street is a (totally non-essential) construction worker and has been asked repeatedly by myself, DH and several neighbours to go on furlough to reduce the risk of transmission to the area. He has refused

No exercise, no popping to the shops for a bottle of wine

It needs to be properly enforced- army on the streets issuing £500 fines for non key workers, supermarket bags searched for non-essential items.

Oh you are back with a new name to wind people up

A neighbour in my street is a (totally non-essential) construction worker and has been asked repeatedly by myself, DH and several neighbours to go on furlough to reduce the risk of transmission to the area. He has refused

Do you SERIOUSLY imagine that people can 'go on furlough' just because they want to??

@LoudTree I don’t know where to start with your post (assuming it’s not satirical) but you thinking that someone can get themselves furloughed shows how out of touch you are with reality

@TammyHullfigure

Who would you like instead?

Mr Blobby?

This has just really made me laugh

@Ohchristmastreeohchristmastree

They sent schools back today!!!!! WTAF!

It’s almost like they want to see if it can get worse. It’s like they have stuck a fork in a plug socket just to see what happens!

Fork in socket would explain the hair?

@LoudTree

Hopefully he will announce a real lockdown for the first time- no one leaves home until April 1st unless a genuine key worker.

A neighbour in my street is a (totally non-essential) construction worker and has been asked repeatedly by myself, DH and several neighbours to go on furlough to reduce the risk of transmission to the area. He has refused

No exercise, no popping to the shops for a bottle of wine

It needs to be properly enforced- army on the streets issuing £500 fines for non key workers, supermarket bags searched for non-essential items.

You've asked your neighbour to go on furlough and you want the army patrolling the streets?!

Come on.

Me neither.

@MaudesMum

With the exception of school closures, there's no real difference between Tier 4 and lockdown, is there?

Also no outdoor activities for kids.

@Eileithyiaa

Imagine being asked by a neighbour to go on furlough 😂😂

I can't stop laughing at this. Think I've lost the plot 😂

8pm on a Monday night (before most schools reopen on Tuesday) is apoplectically last minute even for Boris Johnson.

What a fuckwit.

I'm expecting full lockdown.

Personally I can cope with that better than my daughter working (she's in nonessential retail), schools closed and us doing childcare. However I'm very sorry for those who will be so stressed trying to work and having children in lockdown.

@TammyHullfigure

Who would you like instead?

Mr Blobby?

I’m not sure he would be any worse. They do look similar so we may not notice.

Oh you are back with a new name to wind people up

Oh yes, but reduced the fine this time and now telling neighbours to stop work.

Please note that whatever he announces (and knowing his record so far, it will not be as much as is needed) won't come into effect until at the earliest one minute into Thursday -because Parliament have not been recalled until Wednesday and they will have to vote on any new measures.

Oh no, DD had such a nice day at school today and has excitedly been telling me what they've got coming up.

@LoudTree oh ffs 🙄