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11 Jan, 6 tweets, 1 min read

WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT EVEN MEAN

The guidelines for exercise have been consistently terrible. In seeking to be less complex, they've created confusion and loopholes. It's also clear they didn't even vaguely try to focus group the recommendations.

A single website location with a decision tree would sort this.
The overarching message should be "do the absolute minimum possible to achieve your exercise aim".
i.e. if you've got a fucking park two streets away, don't drive to the Peak District.

But if you live in somewhere really built up, is ok to drive/ tube / bus to your nearest park etc. Tell people what they need to do. Compliance data shows that people want to follow the guidance.

But here we have people saying that Johnson cycling to the Olympic Park is ok. But he lives closer to Hyde Park, no? Why is he excused? This is the same as Cummings going to Barnard Castle. Bad bad messaging.

Stay at home unless you can't.
Stay local unless you're seven miles away.
Work from home unless you can't.
Obey the rules unless you're Tory.
Lockdown unless you work for a garden centre.
Fuck these people. Honestly; fuck them into the bin.

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