Over this weekend it’s becoming increasingly clear that the 21st June will likely not be the end date for social distancing or mandatory mask wearing. I’ve heard a number of advisors on over the weekend saying that these are likely to be needed for some time (including one on Andrew Marr saying it’ll be a few years until the global vaccine rollout is complete). This is also in-line with the culture secretary saying that he is looking into vaccine passports this week, and Nicola Sturgeon intending to keep going with FACTS advice after 21st June.
I would like to think that, if these don’t end on 21st June, they will end in October when parliament decides not to renew the COVID legislation, but at this point, I think it’s more likely that they’ll renew this for a further 6 months and finally decide not to renew the legislation next March, 2 years after the original legislation came into force.
Of course I hope to be proven wrong, but the government line seems to be changing and the goalposts seem to be moving once again.
I would like to think that, if these don’t end on 21st June, they will end in October when parliament decides not to renew the COVID legislation, but at this point, I think it’s more likely that they’ll renew this for a further 6 months and finally decide not to renew the legislation next March, 2 years after the original legislation came into force.
Of course I hope to be proven wrong, but the government line seems to be changing and the goalposts seem to be moving once again.