Actually we did what other European countries did in June, and allowed people to travel, with restrictions. Unfortunately I think what was missed was that on holiday people engage in activity more li… (View Post)

A year ago was probably the time to close borders. Whether there would have been any appetite for it on 4 February 2020 I don't know. (View Post)

I think the fuss made about someone breaking the rules contributed to the problem. Other politicians did similar without quite the same fuss it was tantamount to shouting at the public "don't bo… (View Post)

Maybe the list of legitimate reason I expect we are not checking that people are leaving the country for legitimate reasons, so have little option but to let them back in. We are locked down and shou… (View Post)

I'm not sure, but apparently if 28 countries join a union then none of them are allowed to leave either. (View Post)