Key worker hit with lockdown fine ’10 times bigger’ than those issued for Partygate [LonEco]

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Key worker hit with lockdown fine '10 times bigger' than those issued for Partygate

A teen - who was caught eating Nando's with other staff members after a shift - is facing a MUCH worse penalty than any Partygate official.

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Key worker hit with lockdown fine ’10 times bigger’ than those issued for Partygate​

A teen - who was "caught" eating Nando's with other staff members after a shift - is facing a MUCH worse penalty than any Partygate official.​

by Tom Head
2022-04-09 11:12
in News

Key worker find £500, Downing Street staff fined £50 – make it make sense!​

The retrospective action now leaves the 19-year-old with a criminal record. It’s understood the young man piled into a car with three others, to enjoy a Nando’s after a long shift at work. The key-worker, employed by Co-Op at the time, was found and reported by police officers.

Expressing his sincere regret over the incident – which seems trivial in comparison to the Downing Street ‘Partygate’ scenes – the store worker explained that he was feeling ‘stressed and miserable’ as a result of increased work demands through lockdown.

A snippet of his statement was shared by court reporter Tristan Kirk:

“I accept full responsibility, and regret this charge. I was under stress and felt misery during my shifts in lockdown. I am filled with shame and I apologise for my actions. I am asking you to take all of this into account.”

Key worker who was fined £500 for a lockdown breach last year

Partygate fines ‘dwarfed’ by Bexley case​

Indeed, Downing Street staff could learn a thing or two from this chap. Alas, the assessment of an arresting officer proved to be damning in this case. The on-duty copper expressed concerns that the teen was ‘working with members of the public’, and could be seen as a ‘super-spreader’.

This influenced the judge to issue the £500 fine for the defendant – a number which can be baulked at, when you consider that the first round of fines handed out to Boris Johnson’s inner circle amount to just £50 each.

So, to recap: In the eyes of the UK justice system, a key worker getting a Nando’s during a time of crippling anxiety and uncertainty is a much worse crime than the actual rule-makers throwing a drunken karaoke bash and inviting dozens of other colleagues round for it.

 

[fozzylegend]

'leveling up'

 

[Ingleby_Flash]

Roofie I just wish this was shocking, or even slightly surprising, but very sadly it isn’t. It’s what we’ve come to expect, and it isn’t even about the money, although that’ll be far more significant for the kid from Nando’s.

 

[Jedi boro]

Meanwhile, let’s waste even more tax payers money

Rishi Sunak demands inquiry into Akshata Murty tax leak https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61055789

 

[Laughing]

He does have recourse through the courts now, to have his fine quashed and he should pursue that.