Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
I think backing down over being able to buy tea lights and new crockery for the next 2 weeks would hav had a much more damaging effect on the public's adherence to the lockdown
Yeah, coz it's all about tea lights, innit....?

That's an opinion and you're fully entitled to it. But the problem as I see it is the fact that the WAG thought this was a good idea in the first place. If they were genuinely competent and were following the scientific advice they were being given, the suggestion would have been kicked into the long grass during the first meeting in which it was proposed. They should instead have concentrated their efforts on clear and unequivocal messaging that once again underlined the basics and the importance of keeping social interaction with friends and family to as close to zero levels as possible during the period concerned.

The WAG have unwittingly created a sideshow by introducing a petty, pointless measure that, based on the scientific evidence they were given, was never likely to do anything other than cause irritation and confusion. It's a situation that was completely avoidable.