Christmas is cancelled, for Wales and much of England. No surprise, except the decision should have been taken weeks ago, but typically in England, Boris Johnson put off making it. Once again his judgement has been proved disastrous, creating huge disappointment for millions of people.
The prime minister has been panicked into action by his ever doom ridden advisers who always present the worst case scenario, this time citing the new danger of a different strain of coronavirus.
Mr Drakeford, Wales’ first minister, probably felt he had no alternative, with the number of cases soaring and the failure of his latest lockdown. Scotland and Northern Ireland have also clamped down on the promised Christmas break.
I was looking forward to seeing my family again, a long awaited meeting already once postponed. I will have to wait until the new year.
The folly of England's sweeping four tier policy is highlighted by the disparity in the number of cases in different parts of the country. Chalfont St Giles, my son’s village, has had only a handful of cases yet Buckinghamshire has been moved into the category.
By now everyone must be used to such setbacks. Just as well as there is nothing we can do about it.
As I wrote yesterday, I consider myself lucky to be able to look forward to my Christmas in Sunrise. It’s a a calm sea, not the raging ocean of the world outside.
It is not just the UK that is being affected by the frightening surge in infection resulting in drastically scaled down Christmas.
Restrictions in Italy, Germany and the Netherlands are just as stringent while In France an 8pm to 6pm curfew will come in after Christmas Eve, lasting until mid January.
Even Sweden, which has not imposed any lockdown, is imposing new restrictions following public criticism of its go easy approach that has not prevented a substantial increase in the infection rate.
The general feeling .must be relief that this blackest of years is at last coming to an end and that next week will see the start of a recovery.
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