diver
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She’s back, we don’t Fu&@ about guys?
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kimajy
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Back in Manchester ?
Probably 70% of the country think the Government should have gone for this right after Christmas. It was an inevitable consequence of massive socializing indoors, pre-Christmas shopping and a load of people mixing on Christmas Day. What's frustrating is simply that the Government didn't act and have allowed it to spiral for 10 days more than it should have. Which will likely cost us another 4 weeks of lockdown beyond Boris's current highly ambitious targets of an initial 6-weeks. I doubt things will open up again before Easter.
claretclubber
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Absolutely f***s us over with childcare again. Parents who provide childcare, understandably worried about the massive surge in numbers and expected increase now the new variant has reached the North West, do not feel they can have him as normal.
Ibizapaul
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So relieved that pre-schools and nurseries can stay open, my little one was so excited about going back yesterday, it would have been heart-breaking to tell her she couldn't see her friends for another 6 weeks.
That is what the government don't understand, all this messing about is affecting kids mental health. What was the point in that one day yesterday? I'm lucky mine is only 3 and she probably won't remember much of this, but I really feel for the older kids.
That is what the government don't understand, all this messing about is affecting kids mental health. What was the point in that one day yesterday? I'm lucky mine is only 3 and she probably won't remember much of this, but I really feel for the older kids.
Same here mate.
Sunday 'Schools are safe!'
Monday 'No their not were closing them for two months!'
claretclubber
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Monday morning* 'schools are safe!'
diver
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London. The accommodation costs too much to leave empty and she works much harder in that environment
diver
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Our friends have the same problem. Brainwashed parents who won’t look after their lad
diver
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I never plan any changes or put pressure on myself the first few weeks of January.
Lockdown 100% backed... pain in the bum....were both key workers two older kids 17 + 18 coping well concideringg....12 yr old key work place at school keeping him some sort of routine 15 yr old due to do gcse's ....not coping well , home learning ..no adults at home ...all very difficult do feel for the ones due to sit A level's , gcse's , driving tests ect ect ....do you force your child to school (key worker place ) where there at risk of covid ??? where they dont want to go as non of there mates are ther ???....or leave them home where you know they dont learn well / cope mentaly .....tuff times
claretclubber
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Good luck ?
claretclubber
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All situations are different but to be honest we support their decision and probably would have made it for them. Father in law is not in best shape at the minute and my mother honestly believes she wouldn't make it through a heavy dose of covid.
As the little lad goes nursery some days, it is the mixing they/we are concerned about.
4tothefloor
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Good luck mate. Similar here. I’m full time working from home and my wife is a nurse. The 12 year old has dyslexia and requires a lot of support so he’s staying home with me while the 7 year old is able to go to school from tomorrow. It’s a village school so there will only be two other kids in. I don’t know how we would function otherwise.
The lockdown is necessary, it should have started pre Christmas imo and I think it will continue until Easter. Hopefully by then the vaccination logistical issues are resolved and the government target of vaccinating the top four most at risk groups will be met. I think mid February is pie in the sky as there are a lot of issues to resolve. Early April should enable the rest of us to start getting on with our lives and start getting vaccinated, hopefully. The ongoing worry has to be how the virus mutates.
Digital2013
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The other factor is the British weather, last year Spring was really warm and people seemed content with sitting in other peoples gardens, walking in the countryside and parks, loads took up Cycling etc.
I think relaxing those sort of rules when the Sun hopefully comes would be a big help. But of course you can never predict the British weather!
eclipse15
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Yeah, no firm plans or resolutions or anything. Just after a decent break, I felt ready to go again and it disappeared pretty quickly
kimajy
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Thing is that there's poor compliance and enforcement in UK so unless they criminalize breaches as a deterrent and make things draconian nobody will take any notice (i.e. the reason we are where we are right now). You can't roll out a vaccine drive effectively with the Health Service at 100% capacity dealing with high-maintenance cases and the army distracted testing school kids instead of helping with logistics.
diver
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Theres no one really to enforce it, 20,000 less Police than a few years ago.
When they do actually enforce, its the last stage of 4 that the officer will use.
Then theres the issue of chasing up the fines.
The only good that comes out of it for the Police is that they will use it to disrupt other volume criminality.
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