As I made a mess of saying yesterday, I am quite significantly affected (indirectly) by this lockdown, as three family weddings in the next few months are cancelled - even if the restrictions are relaxed in 3 weeks I don't see them being relaxed sufficiently for those to take place.

Nevertheless, I think it was a necessary action.

Equally, I don't think they go far enough. I haven't seen what is happening in the shops today, but I expect them to be stripped like nothing before. And that will continue for a few days. I don't really see how we prevent that without formal rationing. Just like the 'advisory' distance was ignored by a sizeable number of people, attempts by the shops to limit sales per customer are too easily cheated.

Some solution to the lost income for zero hour contract workers will also have to be found.