‘Christmas Is Going To Be Different This Year’: Boris Johnson Orders England Back Into Lockdown

Just days after France, Italy, and Germany implemented strict new containment protocols amid an aggressive second wave of COVID-19, Boris Johnson ordered England back into lockdown. The UK has lost more people to the virus than any other European nation, and has the fifth highest death toll globally. Johnson, who was widely criticized early in the pandemic for taking too long to implement the nation's first lockdown, delivered the news on Saturday after local media got wind of his plans. "Chri

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2 thoughts on “‘Christmas Is Going To Be Different This Year’: Boris Johnson Orders England Back Into Lockdown”

For some reason The Carpenter’s song “We’ve only just begun” came to mind as I read this piece.
I miss the simpler chaos of those times.

runamok

October 31, 2020 at 10:05 pms Reply

No sitting on Santa’s lap at Nordstrom this season.

Stimulus juice into the economy in the states is months away. If Trump retains the White House and the Senate goes Democrat, we could see something earlier (and I’m not talking about impeachment proceedings). I’m not sure we will escape a double dip ourselves here in the US.

We’re still early in the season and yet the human toll seems have already escalated beyond what reasonable people would have thought possible. Who is going to blow a few grand for the holidays this season?