Christmas and Covid - shameful vote grabbing

HundredRoom

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We are in the middle of a pandemic that has killed 10s of thousands of people and all that the MSM media is on about is Christmas.
We are adults and AFAIK the virus has no respect for some arbitrary day in Winter.

The government proposes a 5 day Christmas holiday when basicly you can do what you like.
They just do not want to be seen as the government that cancelled Christmas for fear of creating a cheap stick that they will beaten with in future years.

Isn't Christmas the time when families get together to promote love between members, not endanger their lives.

I can see the headlines now come Jan 2 when people will be blaming government and anyone but themselves for the deaths of close relatives because they were not told to lockdown for 5 days.


Bah humbug
 
Not sure it’s vote grabbing 4 years before a election. I think they probably just realise people are going to do as they please anyway and are going to see their families over Xmas. At least this way they can put on a illusion of still being in control when in reality a lot of people aren’t interested, aren’t listening any more or are just confused with what they can and can’t do. All these current restrictions rely on the good will of the public, they are completely unenforceable, if the people decide to ignore them it will just end in humiliation for the government if they try to crack down hard. What could they honestly do? Have the police going door to door or looking though peoples windows?

I’m bubbled up with my girlfriend and I’m stopping at hers for 3 days with my son just as I’m allowed to do now. There’s no way I wouldn’t be seeing my son on Xmas day even if the government said I wasn’t allowed to, even at his age he will wonder why I haven’t seen him and I don’t want that when I’m already a part time dad.
 
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If your relatives are at risk then I suggest not meeting with them. Simple as that.
It is the possibility for people to exercise their own judgement. It is not mandated. No one is making you breathe all over granny for 5 days straight.
Ive got family I haven’t seen since Spring, and therefore appreciate the opportunity to spend, what will be, a single day in their company. After which I’ll return to living alone hundreds of miles away from them in almost total isolation.

And my plans will not change if they are subsequently rendered illegal
 
Yep, it's about common sense and trust. The new rules work fine for my family, so I can seem smug, but we wouldn't bend or break the rules anyway

Most importantly it's about care - for your older generations. Let's have a great Xmas where possible, but don't put those at risk, at risk (even if they say they dont care)
 
My brother and my partners brother have not been able to meet our daughter born in September, so Christmas will be the first chance they have to meet her.
Obviously if anyone is unwell we won’t but none of us are in an at risk category or would potentially be seeing anyone deemed at risk around that time anyway.
 
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