All restrictions to be gone by May?

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Anyone else see this?
I would be really pleased if this happened and we could return to normal life.

Me too, but darednt verbalise it in case I get burned at the stake as some kind of heretic.

Your obviously not a regular on this topic

Be prepared for 'not this again' and 'let's get our crystal ball out' comments.

Fact is, no one knows. It should be, but fuck knows.

Where did you see it?

Also didn't jvt say months ago that non pharmaceutical intervention such as sd and masks would be a matter of personal choice either by or through spring?

I haven’t and I’d love that but that doesn’t fit with the current narrative

@DuchessofHastings1

Your obviously not a regular on this topic

Be prepared for 'not this again' and 'let's get our crystal ball out' comments.

Fact is, no one knows. It should be, but fuck knows.

This! Speculation klaxon.

Daily Mail.
I know, not a reliable source but it's very promising. The vaccinations are going so well and the hospital rates are falling fast. I think this all in turn will help life get back to normal a lot quicker than planned and also help people get back into jobs.

@Sparklingbrook people just want some hope. They're frustrated, fed up..I think they just want people to say "yes it will be" even though no one knows. Sad really

These topics don’t go down well on MM where the prevailing view seems to be restrictions for ever and zero covid. Risk assessment no longer happens

I would LOVE that OP but yeah, the doonmongers don’t like it.

*DOOMmongers

I think that’s wishful thinking by the Daily Fail.

[quote DuchessofHastings1]@Sparklingbrook people just want some hope. They're frustrated, fed up..I think they just want people to say "yes it will be" even though no one knows. Sad really [/quote]
I get that. But posters on MN saying 'yes it will be' won't magically make it happen will it?

@Calledyoulastnightfromglasgow

These topics don’t go down well on MM where the prevailing view seems to be restrictions for ever and zero covid. Risk assessment no longer happens

My 'prevailing view' is wait and see what's announced...

There’s a group of Tory backbenchers calling for all restrictions to be lifted by May.....

While it would be lovely, I’m not holding my breath.

Ever stop to think the Daily Mail are pushing this for their own government bashing agenda? Kinda works into their favour to build everyone’s hopes up only to rip them apart when heir predictions don’t come true. Let’s wait and see. I’d love to go on my Easter staycation so I’m in the hopeful category but realistic too.

To be fair, the Daily Mail write whatever they think will get the most clicks in that second. They go between 'Expert says lockdown could last for YEARS' to 'All restrictions to be lifted by MAY' pretty frequently.

I think it’s possible, everything is going in the right direction.

Guardian article yesterday

I really hope so. But I think social distancing will be around for ages yet.

I hope so. I haven’t been able to go to my 2nd home in the Cotswalds for MONTHS. The flat down by the coast doesn’t count.

Of course they should be where's the justification to deny our rights and civil liberties?

That sounds a bit like the original ‘we’ll all have a normal Christmas’ claims.

And we all know what happened there..........

Yup. May is equivalent to July last year.

We could have rubbed ourselves up against one another last summer (a lot of people did that on the beaches on the south coast) and there were no serious outbreaks until the Autumn.

Summer is a different ball game. Autumn 2021 is the next hurdle.

I get that. But posters on MN saying 'yes it will be' won't magically make it happen will it?

No it won't but it does help them feel better. It makes me feel a little better when I hear people say it will be, although I know really they don't have a clue.