The new lockdown is madness, utter madness.
I can accept the first lockdown because we didn't know what we were dealing with in March.
But now, we've learnt more about COVID.
The virus is lethal to elderly people, obese people, diabetic people and others with underlying health issues (e.g. HIV+ people, perhaps).
It's not lethal to the rest of us.
The COVID pandemic is a fairly nuanced situation, one that needs a nuanced solution.
A national lockdown to combat COVID is the equivalent of a surgeon performing delicate micro-surgery using a 14lb lump hammer.
Plus, the virus will still be out there, waiting for us after the lockdown.
A better way would be to shield the elderly and vulnerable groups and let the rest of us get on with life.
Boris Johnson is no latter-day Churchill. He probably won't even be remembered for 'getting brexit done' - he'll be remembered as the Prime Minister who totally wrecked the British economy. Shame on him.