London and some nearby areas are going into Tier 3. Pubs, cafes, restaurants etc. must close except for take-aways, and hotels and B&Bs must shut too.
This will be devastating at the most valuable time of year. But it's the direct consequence of too-weak restrictions earlier.
This will be devastating at the most valuable time of year. But it's the direct consequence of too-weak restrictions earlier.
https://twitter.com/PickardJE/status/1338510076429168644
Because he's announced it today but it's only coming into effect on Wednesday, you can expect the usual wild excesses tonight and tomorrow from the subset of people who always seem to treat this sort of thing as the last day before the asteroid hits.
Oddity: London is so dangerous now that it requires Tier 3 restrictions, but from 23-27 December it will be perfectly fine for Londoners to spread their wings all over the UK (and for people to flock to London to visit people there).
And then the virus comes off its Xmas break.
And then the virus comes off its Xmas break.
If you rewind to September, when the scientists (and Labour) were calling for decisive action... Had such action been taken then, rather than almost a month later, none of this would have been necessary.
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