HolgateCorner
Well-known member
It’s like saying Middlesbrough has a drugs problem so I’m closing the town until further notice.Of course he should, that's the first duty of the council he leads.
Closing the parks is detrimental to the physical and mental health of the majority and it’s in direct contravention of central government policy.
Those who won’t observe social distancing won’t suddenly comply because the parks are shut.
I know there are arguments that if It saves just one life then it is worth it but I think there is something fundamentally wrong about closing public open spaces particularly during this lockdown (which is only a partial lockdown anyway).