markhonesmagicstuds
Vital Reserves Team
For me, that is exactly why "local" lockdown won't work.
Arbitrary borders for these rules are just ridiculous. My dad lives 1 mile over shire dyke from Newark, in Lincolnshire. If Notts ends up as Tier 3, a place a mile away isn't, yet all of those people will have been heading over the border for shops, work and what bit of leisure is available, and will have to continue to do so.
Borders are arbitrary by their very nature. A line has to be drawn somewhere. No matter where the line is drawn there will still be people who are able to cross the "border". This isn't the DDR. The overall amount of close contact will be reduced. This is the ultimate aim - an attempt to avoid another national lockdown.
Are national lockdowns a good or a bad thing? I'm struggling to keep up.