I was angry Why crowd peaceful towns and put their residents at risk , once again for the freedom of movement?
The government supposedly clarified
Boris Johnson’s speech on Monday in a press statement as below.
A No 10 spokesman said ‘the public can stay alert by “staying at home as much as possible”, “limiting contact with other people” and keeping two dataset metres apart where possible’.
They also say,
“We can control the virus by keeping the rate of infection and the number of infections down,”
“This is how we can continue
To save lives and livelihoods as we start to recover from coronavirus.
“Everyone has a role to play in keeping the project managers as expert witnesses: part four rate of infection (R) down by staying alert and following the rules.”
Politicians also commented on the media that the British Public are able to interpret the message of ‘Stay Alert’ in a sensible manner.
However there were hundreds of fines issued by police this weekend in North Yorkshire. This is probably just one example. Why change ‘Stay Home’ to ‘Stay Alert’ if the main message is ‘Stay Home’
The day after the Prime Minister’s speech on staying alert
Various police groups released a statment saying it was going to be difficult to police social distancing. ‘Stay Alert’ is a message that could be interpreted in so many different ways.
I still don’t understand why we cannot socialise with sale leads family members by social distancing in their own gardens. Instead we should socialise 2m apart from a family or friend in a park where you are less likely to be able to keep a distance from others who are out.
