Looking forward to the restrictions being removed and a sense of normality returning. If people choose to keep wearing a mask, fine with me, I will be glad to ditch mine. If we don't open up fully now with the vulnerable vaccinated we never will. Economic recovery is intertwined with health recovery as the more deprived in society have been the most affected by the restrictions. Time to let the younger generations get back to normal life too as their mental health must be awful after 18 months of disrupted education and social life.

That’s ruined any credibility for honesty comparing me to something our pathological liar of a PM would say. I took my stance from comments from SAGE rather than Johnson who I believe has changed his definition already from Monday to Wednesday to better suit his stance.

Quote ="BarnsleyGull"Really? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... r-nhs-boss'" That quote is a month old. Try this from yesterday:- “Experts break ranks in PM's major ending Lockdown announcement 'Link is NOT broken!' PATRICK VALLANCE has warned that the link between coronavirus cases and deaths is "not broken" but only weakened from the vaccines.”

Quote ="BarnsleyGull"Really? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... r-nhs-boss'" That quote is a month old. Try this from yesterday:- “Experts break ranks in PM's major ending Lockdown announcement 'Link is NOT broken!' PATRICK VALLANCE has warned that the link between coronavirus cases and deaths is "not broken" but only weakened from the vaccines.”

I didn't actually mean Boris said it, I meant it was said at his briefing by Chris Whitty but never mind.
I shouldn't have said anything. My bad.

No I am glad of your support but it was your indication that it was our PM who said it in his announcement and I didn’t want any confusion or for anyone to actually believe he tells the truth.

Working in a school environment the biggest news ATM for me is that at present when one child gets a positive result the whole class has to go home for 10 days even though the rest don’t test positive, shortly the only person to go home is the child sat at the side of them, which will be a godsend for parents ,education and schools alike ,although the kids probably won’t like it . We have to draw the line in the sand and live with this virus like flu with maybe a booster jab every year to up our immunity levels just like the flu jab, and many other ailments that affect humans ,now that the majority of the English vulnerable population has the vaccine the symptoms for most will not be life threatening and will mean a few days at home kicking our heels . Personally I don’t see hospitals been inundated with masses of the population ,we’ve got to approach this new era with the old British stiff upper lip and got on with it ,not gung-ho but with precautions and wear masks where and when it’s sensible for the user to do so .Supermarkets and the like have always been a place teaming with snotty kids and adults spreading their colds n germs ,so wear a mask ,I will even though for the first 10 mins I’m looking through foggy glasses ,but this is a small price to pay in the bigger picture . We as a country have come a long way since those ludicrous queues and shelf stripping of the early pandemic ,we need to keep moving forwards with caution and there is nothing to say don’t take extra precautions if personally required to keep you and your loved ones safe ,but keep moving forwards ,it’s the only way to get our lives back .