We are looking at covid on top of flu which is back with a vengance and the NHS nor any healthcare system will not be able to cope with that unless precautions are taken
Dont forget that the world health organization consider the pandemic ongoing and continue to advice basic precautions like masks, physical distancing, venitlation, avoiding travel and of course test test test.
none of us want a lock down this winter and a lock down would be very bad for bills but to avoid one we need to take these steps, basic steps in the summer like Germany are taking and stricter steps in the winter, balance the economy with health. if we have to lock down those who are not following basic precautions must take the blame
That's effectively it. We've got precariously close to restrictions during a bad flu seasons.
As you say, nobody wants a lockdown, but people still don't seem to get one thing. It's not whether anyone wants restrictions, this isn't what will make them happen, it's purely a metric of the NHS's ability not be overwhelmed as there is little spare capacity.
Some will be triggered by any mention of restrictions, but - to be clear - i'm not advocating that, i don't want that, nobody wants that.
But it's not a case of "it will never happen", nobody can ever say that, especially people like us on a rail message board, we don't matter. We all lost our freedom of movement and i expect many of us thought that would never happen.
And the bidding process for Charter Cities has already started - where there's no obligation for human and worker's rights at all. We can all say "that will never happen", but it's already being embarked on.
The "will of the people " doesn't actually mean anything. Unless we do a "France" and take to the streets, but that's been made much harder with the policing bill passed recently.