Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
The line that such things have always gone on in the past does not work here. There has never been a time in my lifetime (and most people on here’s lifetime) when edicts from Government have applied to every person in the country when it comes to health matters to the extent that what are considered to be normal Christmas related events could not take place. We’re in unchartered water here and, given the losses, and the way people were banned from seeing their mortally ili friends and relatives, any instances of “one rule for us and another for them” in such circumstances is bound to be very badly received.
Got it in one Bob. I keep thinking of is how much stick Dianne Abbott got for drinking on the tube

Red in the face about that but breaking lockdown rules while we can't see dying family members is fine

Just shows how dense, biased and short sighted people are.