Lockdown easing in England

[Maiden Stone]

Probably we'll 'mumble and bumble' our way along the bottom

 

The ball might roll along instead of bouncing. A bounce also has a downward trajectory.
My nearest little shop - groceries and newspapers - closed 2 months ago.

[Gadget]

Margaret~

As well as the Guardian's excellent updates, you can get the  map and data on a daily basis from:

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/?_ga=2.268921969.1240859137.1591980393-977526689.1584549676

Scroll down to the map and select LTLA (Lower Tier LAs).  If you select the arrows you can get the info in alpha order, highest to lowest, etc.

MS - I fear that the studio where I had my glass art fired  will have closed down. I've not heard from them for a while. It's in a large converted flour mill and there are many really good artists and makers with studios there 

[Roobarb]

The Guardian diagram notes state "Increased testing also means that more cases may be being detected than previously, although the impact of this between one week and the next is likely to be slight."
The diagram shows a massive decrease in the number of cases for my area and I still think that's probably because the first week reflects the new mobile testing station in the area.

[Llwyd]

It is up to us, the purchasing public, to help the country to get out of the economic slump by getting out there and, if you are able, to start buying and, where possible, buy British.
It seems that you will shortly be able to do this in England but, here in Wales, I am now starting to feel that we are experiencing state control dressed up as paternalistic concern. Our tourist industry, which, by the way, I support by having at least one holiday in Wales every year, is set to be destroyed if there is no relaxing of the "lockdown".
I am an adult, I am reasonably certain I am able to look after myself and not take unnecessary risks with my safety. I can make my own decisions as to what I or what I don't do, when allowed, but I am being treated like a five year old who cannot look after himself and I am not being given a chance to do anything.
Today's First Minister Q and A was more like a headmaster scolding naughty children. I felt he was patronising and talking down to us, as though we are incapable of looking after ourselves.
This isn't a case of "the man in Whitehall knows best", it is a case of "the man in Cardiff Bay knows best". He say he will not give in to more and more calls for relaxation of the rules. It's for our own good, you see. It's time to worry when loss of liberty is for your own good because that liberty rarely returns as it previously was.
I am faced with a ban on travel of more than five miles, really?.
I am an angler. I travel roughly between 20 and 30 miles to my fishing in Wales. I generally go by myself, I park in the middle of nowhere, I wander off down the river in the middle of nowhere by myself and throughout the day I rarely, if ever, see another human being and if I do, it is always at a distance well in excess of the much vaunted two metres.
Give us a chance Mr Drakeford, I'm sure the good people of Wales, me included, are much more responsible than you give them credit for.
Cymru am byth.
 

[Greensleeves]

Well Llwyd, your opinions aren't shared by everyone.  Here in the Brecon area, people have been refusing to sign a petition asking for relaxation of the lockdown, because we are pleased that (a) Senedd Cymru actually seems to care about the Welsh people and (b) most people round here are doing everything they can to follow the rules so as not to spread the virus.  We are fortunate here, as our infection rate is considerably lower than those of the valleys.  So most of us are  making sacrifices to protect each other, by sticking to the 5 mile rule (which is not writ in stone for those of us out in the sticks - we are told the distance we can travel for leisure is 5 miles or the distance from our homes to the supermarket where we would normally shop).   

And as far as us all rushing out to spend money - what money is that?  So many people have lost their jobs, or are self-employed and have lost their incomes, that I don't think there's going to be much partying imminently.  Even the Welsh who own holiday cottages are being cautious and saying they're happy to remain closed rather than risk bringing in infection.

[Crumblie]

I am all for doing my bit to get the country out of the economic slump but I have no intention of doing that by queueing outside shops and shopping centres especially in rain like we have today. My purchases will be made online and I will not venture into the majority of shops until we get back to something like normal, if that ever happens.

[Llwyd]

Greensleeves - beth bynnag.
 

[Viktoria]

Crumblie, I totally agree.
Viktoria

[guest189040]

Lockdown will not be easing for my Wife and I.

We will be avoiding crowds for the foreseeable future or until we are vaccinated.

In fact in town shopping is the furthest thing on our mind, whatever we want will be online.

In fact an in person Supermarket shop is a thing of the past, so no more add hoc buys, only the essentials.  As it is instead of doing all our shop at Sainsbury’s we are spreading out our grocery spend to all the Supermarkets.