I worry about people's mental health on here if the government fuck it up as usual

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Just back from work, shocked at what 'Boris' is doing regards lockdown lifting

Posters here seem to totally believe everything is going to be fine, the relief is tangible

I know I'm wary, but jesus , all schools back etc, mutations rampant, yet 'Boris' says it's fine so waaayyyhaaayyyy

If/when things go haywire, I worry for posters mental health, I dont think so many in here can take another disappointment

@GiveMeNovocain

It is a difficult balancing act but I think a full school reopening is not advisable at all and England have got it wrong.

We can't keep variants completely out but we can try not to create perfect environments for them to spread and mutate further.

I guess time will tell, but my view is the English are most at risk of all four nations as they have the least cautious reopening.

I also think the MH impact of returning to school and having yet more closures/isolation will be harder on English pupils.

[quote PracticingPerson]@GiveMeNovocain

It is a difficult balancing act but I think a full school reopening is not advisable at all and England have got it wrong.

We can't keep variants completely out but we can try not to create perfect environments for them to spread and mutate further.

I guess time will tell, but my view is the English are most at risk of all four nations as they have the least cautious reopening.

I also think the MH impact of returning to school and having yet more closures/isolation will be harder on English pupils.[/quote]
We'd better close the borders between England and Wales then... oh. Our children are being disadvantaged with no benefit. I repeat I can get a haircut before year 7-10 are back. Prolonged close contact with another adult. If you think that's a fair balancing act it's on your conscience.

@CaughtInTheCovid

I find it odd that so many posters here think they know better than everyone involved in the decision making. You know it’s not just Boris right? Or Boris, Gove and Rishi rubbing their hands together wanting to make money? It’s the government, economists, social and behavioural scientists, medics, epidemiologists working together trying to create a balance. You don’t have the abundance of information or the wide scope of knowledge the the government (not just Boris) has. Those who agree with lockdown will continue to comply long term. But that won’t happen for everyone you can see compliance slipping. Young people won’t do it. If you then have mass disobedience under restrictions with no repercussion as it can’t be enforced then everyone will have no fear and stop caring. If you allow freedoms but are able to maintain a sense of control ie people sticking to the rules compliance is likely to be significantly higher if there was another period of lockdown. It’s not just Boris on his own cobbling it together.

Surely this is nonsense though....as pretty much every other decision the government has taken has been ‘wrong’. So they may have scientists, advisors etc. But they obviously didn’t listen to them before and maybe they aren’t now either. No one knows.