National Lockdown to be announced next week?

I’m in the South West, I work in a school and a close member of my family works in the local main hospital.

There aren’t many cases here, possibly because a high proportion of the population is elderly and they haven’t resumed a full life post lockdown e.g. lots still shielding and no large gatherings.

At my school 1000 students, 3 cases. All bubbles isolated and no further cases.

I’m happy to reveal this because I’m leaving education as of Monday (after half term)

If there is another lockdown I think that local compliance will be high because things never really went back to normal.

That's good Mamie.

No more £10 meals this time. What an insane idea that was !!

Jaxjacky

I find the continuous ‘point scoring’ between parts of the UK and other countries rather wearing. I’ve see expats in France, earlier this year smugly congratulating the French government and pitying those in the UK. There are no ‘winners’ I don’t believe any head of state/government gets up every day planning death, I imagine many have trouble sleeping at all. They are all human beings, most with families, many personally touched by this horrendous virus, ‘be kind’ seems to have got lost.

Well said Jaxjacky.

Happy retirement alltheglitterglue. No doubt you are relieved.
I'm happy to go into a nationwide lockdown even though the South West doesn't have many cases compared with other areas. It is hopefully for the good of the whole country. What I would object to is closing the schools in our area when things are under control. That would be unfair to our local children.

Sadgrandma, wouldn't it be a good idea to send all students home 24 hours before this lockdown ends (Dec 2nd?). Then the rest of us can go about our lives safely in preparation for Christmas. I have just seen Liverpool on skynews and there were 100s of students queueing outside a fancy dress shop to get their Halloween costumes for this weekend's parties. I despair.

"Boris Johnson isn't God!"
Really? I would like to know how much members of SAGE are getting paid to give expert advice which has continually being ignored by the man who isn't God.
I would like to know why one of them doesn't put there reputation before the money and say I'm not advising this Government when they refuse to listen. Instead they stand next to him not agreeing but not making a stand.
How many lives would have been saved had we locked down before Mother's Day. And again they may decide to go into lockdown sometime but first we will let people enjoy Halloween.

Probably leaked so people who want can get to their second homes away from busy cities .

They want a national lockdown as the regional ones don’t work- despite the poodles in the cabinet up until yesterday swearing blind that they do- parroting the Cummings line no doubt, Such a shame we have this bunch of muppets who were chosen for their willingness to chant Brexit means Brexit like a class of infants rather than any discernible talent.

maddyone, dead right! The way this has been handled between England, Scotland and Wales has been divisive to say the least. It’s supposed to be the UNITED Kingdom. And BoJo is supposed to be the PM of the U.K. Why didn’t he have the balls to say to Sturgeon “Hang on, I’m the boss, Mrs”?

whatdayisit Yep! This! Exactly!

Why didn’t he have the balls to say to Sturgeon “Hang on, I’m the boss, Mrs”?

Cause she would have told him where to get off?

I suppose the little woman should have done what she was told......

I saw an appalling interview on tv yesterday The middle aged man had gone "over the border" to avoid local regulations as he wanted to visit a bookies and have a drink. The interviewer told him it was against the rules to which he replied "Rules are made to be broken" In the same news item younger people were saying we need a complete lockdown.
Who is getting the bad press now?

I think I'll put the Christmas tree up tonight ...

I hope there will be some announcement for help for businesses.

Not going to start until Thursday. Never really understand these long delays in announcing an action, and taking it.

Whitewavemark2

I hope there will be some announcement for help for businesses.

So do I, we were allowed to stay open in a limited form last lockdown as we were supplying critical construction .

Will have to wait and dissect the information on the Government Website.

I'm amazed that the news is reporting how the lockdown will be played out, before the PM has officially said anything.

Looks like we already know what our esteemed leader will say as it’s all been said.
Best batten down the hatches. Ouch!

‘It’s supposed to be the UNITED Kingdom. And BoJo is supposed to be the PM of the U.K. Why didn’t he have the balls to say to Sturgeon “Hang on, I’m the boss, Mrs”?’

Devolution devolution devolution

EllanVannin

No more £10 meals this time. What an insane idea that was !!

There was quite a lot of criticising on GN in August of those of us who didn’t feel comfortable or safe going out to eat - implying we didn’t want to help local businesses. I got quite fed up with it.

Tier 4 for Liverpool ? It's in a bad way

What's more important suziewoozie, other people's businesses or your own and family's personal health ?

EllanVannin

What's more important suziewoozie, other people's businesses or your own and family's personal health ?

Exactly

The only thing I will say, before we know the details, is that schools must not close. Children need their education and their social and emotional needs met.