What concerns me is that the 21st June easing goes ahead on schedule, but it only involves the removal of gathering restrictions and the reopening of the few remaining sectors of the economy that are still closed such as nightclubs. Test and trace, social distancing, pubs being table service only, working from home advice, masks, etc therefore all remain after the 21st June effectively meaning nothing very much changes.
I would actually prefer it if step four of the roadmap got delayed if it meant step four involved some more significant changes.
Some papers are reporting that the government is considering which restrictions should be lifted first, in the event that data shows that Stage 4 cannot go ahead as planned. (See my post in the support conversation thread)
The good news is that the government is prioritising the scrapping of social distancing and the "rule of six" indoors, in order to help the hospitality sector get back to normal. This would also enable families to meet up more widely, and enable festivals and events to go ahead in the summer. I would imagine that test & trace for pubs will remain, but the rule about table service only is scrapped.
The bad news is that compulsory masks on public transport and in shops may stay for a little while longer, although as I said compliance and enforcement of the rules is dropping to such an extent that they are effectively optional in some settings.
This might not be what some people want to hear, but personally I would much rather that there is some easing of restrictions on 21st June than nothing at all.
A lot depends on whether the current increase in cases nationally has started to plateau by 14th June, when a final decision regarding what happens on the 21st has to be made. If cases have started to come down again, and hospitalisations are at manageable levels, I think it will mean that more restrictions can be lifted.
The good news is that the government doesn't appear to be listening to the locktivists at Fake SAGE who are calling for everything to be postponed for a couple of months.