Coronavirus: Grant Shapps explains France quarantine decision

[Borchester]

Yes I concur Posty . I think anyone who has been paying attention would have known a 'second wave' was imminent and travel restrictions would be on the cards .

Which begs the question of why people were allowed to go in the first place . Why put the countries health and our own recovery in jeopardy by allowing those desperate and foolish enough to travel to do so ?

Was it an attempt to save the travel industry , the economies of tourist reliant economies of the med .  Certainly of no benefit to Joe Bloggs ,the NHS or our own economy so what was the short  holiday window all about ?

Probably a bit of PR.

Unless it is about a holiday cottage in Dorset, the travel business is largely about sending Brits abroad to pump their savings into foreign economies. So putting a damper on foreign travel makes good sense to the UK Treasury. That said, since the Brit's favourite occupation is to pee away all the money he has on having a good time (closely followed by peeing away all the money he does not have), the government has to go through the motions and pretend that it actually approves.

[Streetwalker]

Yes I concur Posty . I think anyone who has been paying attention would have known a 'second wave' was imminent and travel restrictions would be on the cards .

Which begs the question of why people were allowed to go in the first place . Why put the countries health and our own recovery in jeopardy by allowing those desperate and foolish enough to travel to do so ?

Was it an attempt to save the travel industry , the economies of tourist reliant economies of the med .  Certainly of no benefit to Joe Bloggs ,the NHS or our own economy so what was the short  holiday window all about ?

[patman post]

I know there's plenty of people complaining they've been sold down the river by the British govt, but they knew the risks when they decided to go on vacation. Tough, if they couldn't get back in time to beat the quarantine. Simple rule of thumb: don't go unless you have to, or can afford the two weeks in quarantine when you get back.

[GBNews]

Coronavirus: Grant Shapps explains France quarantine decision

Grant Shapps says the government has taken a "practical approach" to the France quarantine measures.

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