There are many real scientists and epidemiologists who disagree with this approach. The signatories of The Great Barrington Declaration have presented a humane, sensible alternative to national lockdowns; however our Government seems intent on pursuing this sledgehammer approach.

This lockdown will make no difference whatsoever. All that it will do is delay the transmission of the virus at an advanced economic cost.

These measures will serve as an incinerator to the already wrecked British economy. The hospitality sector has barely picked itself up from the blow of the last lockdown; these measures will act as the final nail for many.

The human price for this Government’s obsession is already evident, with Macmillan reporting earlier this week that up to 50,000 cancers are going undiagnosed due to COVID and projecting numbers to double in a year.

If we ever do get a public inquiry about the way the UK have monumentally mishandled this crisis, we will find that more people were killed by Government policy than by the COVID virus. 

This is a colossal act of self-harm from a floundering Government.