Lock it down

The Government has been very clear.  For the past week, minimum, they’ve been saying keep your distance, do not go out unless there is absolute need to.

However, as Agent K once said, people are dumb.  Such as flocking to public places en mass at the weekend.

So today, instead of the daily press briefing, Boris Johnson put out a pre-recorded message.

As of tonight, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is on lockdown.

What does this mean?  No gatherings of more than two people, with the exception of funerals and where the group is people who live in the same house.  Any shop not selling essential goods is closed.

And we are only allowed to leave the house under certain conditions.  Those are:

• Shopping for essential supplies
• If there is a medical need
• For one period a day of exercise
• To go to and from work if it is not possible for you to work from home.

Now, there are some bemoaning our loss of liberty.  But, you know what?  We fucking deserve it.  If idiots aren’t able to follow simple instructions, we all need to be ordered to follow them.  It’s that simple.  In fact, I should have been writing this entry a week ago.

What does this mean for me personally?  Not much.  The only reason I had to leave the house which wasn’t shopping was to sign on or for my appointments for Working Links and they’ve both been cancelled.  I don’t even need to go far to pick up my meds, as the chemist is right across the street.

Will