...I guess it is a numbers game of vaccinations v covid spread (especially the delta variant)..Boris is in a no win situation because if we come out on June 21 and infections do rise tthne more measures will be required...if we don't then economists will rightly be agitated about businesses etc...
I think he will compromise and have a two week delay to see if vaccinations can catch up through the yeargroups and more have their second jabs..not sure its a decision that can be made without the forecast from the viriologists and scientists who have no political standing only to protect human life?
A fair comment and I honestly do get what you say.
I think the issue is.....people feel this Indian variant issue has been vastly overstated, like all the previous scares ...Kent, Brazil, etc etc. We get variants all the time, so the question will be, at what point do they decide to be brave and get life going again?
Also remember Hancock stating clearly that once the vulnerable had been protected - which was weeks ago now - we should 'cry freedom'. And then goalposts keep changing. The other niggle many have, is that SAGE have been wrong so many times along the way, frustration is heightening all the time at how they seem to make the decisions. [ again, we are below their own best case lines and have been for a while ] Especially when we know the death rates are now tiny [ sad for all but tiny ] and that hospitalisations are very stable, even in places such as Bolton, where they had a small rise in cases. Younger people who may end up going in for treatment, are strong enough in the main to come back out again within a few days.
We now have whole industries who are crying out for normal life again, as in, all restrictions going, as they can never survive long term with half capacities. While some may say quite correctly how important saving lives are, we also know that poverty kills in the longer term. Mental health has also crashed and could take years to recover from, if ever. If we really did have to delay [ and I cannot see any reason why we should but.....] at least ending the mask mandate could help mental health instantly. Millions are likely to just refuse to wear them after the 21st anyway so make it official and then let people decide what is best for their own circumstances.