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- Scottish Highlands
I sympathise. But let's be clear that the ones going to India to visit relatives are breaking the law doing so. Do you also have a gripe that some are doing 90 on the A9 whilst you're stuck to 60?
What the hell is going on?
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I sympathise. But let's be clear that the ones going to India to visit relatives are breaking the law doing so. Do you also have a gripe that some are doing 90 on the A9 whilst you're stuck to 60?
Hindsight
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- Lincolnshire
Why is it illegal for me to go to my friends house 2 miles away yet you can visit family in India? Or go there to get married?
Over a year of restrictions the government expects us to live by yet they let people travel round the world and threaten us with new variants which could put us back to square one.
Coronavirus: 'We want to get home, but there aren't any tickets'
Demand for flights from India to the UK has soared as travellers rush to beat Friday's quarantine deadline.www.bbc.com
You are possibly of the wrong ethnic group. One of those things. Hey ho.
As far as I know I could be fined for visiting a relative or friends house 2 miles away. Numerous businesses remain closed and some may never open again.
Yet boder patrol or what ever they are called aka the government are allowing people to board a plane to fly to India to get married.
Yes, white and male and don't identify as a cabbage so of no importance to society
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- LINCOLNSHIRE/KENYA
When I have travelled my passport has been checked for a residency permit. They really aren’t allowing people willy nilly onto planes. You have to have a valid reason eg work etc or be a resident/passport holder of the country you are travelling to. There are plenty delays at Airports as all your paperwork is checked I doubt many people are travelling for fun these days. It’s all a bit of a red herring whilst they see if the vaccines work remember the variant that’s causing trouble in Europe is the Kent one.
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ollie989898
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People are still flying and allowed to do so for work reasons, I know that much. Guy in the village works offshore and flew out recently, not sure where he is joining his ship but he is headed to the South Atlantic.
I'm only going on that bbc article where a couple went to India to get married in March. Another man is stuck because he was visiting family. Have seen other sources suggesting there is still a fair bit of unnecessary travel. I don't know the truth but seems to still be people moving about without legitimate reasons
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- LINCOLNSHIRE/KENYA
Obviously people lie but they may have Indian passports and UK residency but as you said as a white male I was questioned on my reason for leaving, my wife an Indian with a Kenyan passport was allowed out no problem maybe there’s a plan.
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As have virtually every voter in every country in the world for at least 30 years.
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- Scottish Highlands
As @Lowland1 wrote, plenty getting stopped and having travel curtailed for not having a legitimate reason, just as plenty are getting away with visiting friends' houses 2 miles away without being caught. I read that some London hotels are getting their check in records inspected by police to confirm that guests have legitimate reasons for staying.
I heard an anecdotal tale of a very large funeral on Skye recently, but wouldn't dare suggest that it means all west coasters are law breaking. But yes, plenty seem to be moving around without legitimate reasons.
I know of 2 lots of people coming from London area to their scottish estates/ retreat before Easter before the travel restrictions eased. Seems to be a case of I've got money so to hell with everyone else
Anyone would be better.
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- Scottish Highlands
Did you report them? No point on whinging on here if it’s bothering you.
Not really my style reporting people but others did. Heard police gave them a "warning".
If you can find an independent candidate with more than two brain cells it's got to be an improvement!
Tarw Coch
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- Bottom of Wats Dyke
Why would the Kent variant be causing trouble in Europe but not here where cases seem to be dropping rapidly.
Maybe it’s a benefit of Brexit
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- LINCOLNSHIRE/KENYA
It’s passed through the UK .Europe was fine and now it’s notWhy would the Kent variant be causing trouble in Europe but not here where cases seem to be dropping rapidly.
Maybe it’s a benefit of Brexit
Europe Covid wave largely due to Kent variant
The surge of Covid-19 cases in Europe is primarily due to the Kent variant of the virus which is already commonplace in the UK, meaning any attempts to blame this third wave on a delay to the UK lockdown roadmap is a “scapegoat,” says Professor Christina Pagel (UCL Mathematics).
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essex man
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Thinking that the prevalence of one variant or another does not affect case or death numbers.
There is no hard evidence that one variant or another is more infectious or deadly.
There is no hard evidence that one variant or another is more infectious or deadly.