The Death of Rory's Bet

Well – my prediction that today would be the day that restriction lifting would be thrown into reverse doesn’t appear to be coming true. Mind you, the day isn’t over yet, and there’s still the chance that the leaks about the PM’s News Conference later are all wrong and he’s going to announce another lockdown, but I doubt it.
I’m not sure how I feel about it all, really. The number of cases and the advice from the science and medical bods seems to be indicating its too early to throw everybody’s masks in the bin, and I’d hate to see a bright future derailed just to prove a political point. I think most of us would rather put up with a few ongoing curtailments than risk a return to the horrors of the first few months of the year. What’s the rush? We know the vaccines are working, but we’re nowhere near being in control of Covid so why not keep our foot on its throat (as Mr Johnson has said before) until a few more million doses have been dished out? Seems silly to risk developing new variants by allowing the virus to spread among the unvaccinated, rather than hold off for another month or so and really back it into a corner.
But what do I know?
I’ve got enough on my plate gearing up for 19^th July and an onslaught of incoming holidaymakers who are not restricted on arrival times or movements (assuming ‘Freedom Day’ goes ahead), I don’t need to be taking on the government’s role as well.

RC 5-7-21