{"id":41002,"date":"2020-11-27T13:03:38","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T13:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=41002"},"modified":"2020-11-27T13:03:38","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T13:03:38","slug":"from-tier-to-lockdown-from-lockdown-back-to-tier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/from-tier-to-lockdown-from-lockdown-back-to-tier\/","title":{"rendered":"From Tier to lockdown, from lockdown back to Tier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>London will move into Tier 2 restrictions when the national lockdown ends on 2 December, allowing restaurants to reopen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Government has confirmed that London <a href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/london-faces-tier-2-restrictions-after-lockdown-ends\/\">has escaped the strictest restrictions<\/a> \u2013 for now. This will allow capital-dwellers to meet outdoors in groups of six from different households, and stay in restaurants until 11pm.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Sadiq Khan said, \u201cit is the right and sensible decision\u201d for London to have been placed in Tier two, but also emphasises the importance of people to \u201ccontinue to follow the rules&#8221; if the capital is to move forward.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">London going into Tier 2 next Wednesday is a positive step &#8211; but we are still in lockdown for another week.  <\/p>\n<p>If we want to keep moving forward &#8211; Londoners must continue to follow the rules to help us drive down cases as much as possible. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ue2kb8VmJd\">pic.twitter.com\/ue2kb8VmJd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SadiqKhan\/status\/1331995119092895744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There were some confusions whether Bexley would fall under Tier 2 or 3. But Councillor James Hunt, the Mayor of Bexley, clarified it in a tweet: \u201cUnder the new system Bexley is in tier 2 as we are in London. The rules must be followed. We must keep the virus out we must protect our family and friends.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/antoniabance\/status\/1331934396904038403<\/p>\n<p>Bob Blackman, Tory MP for Harrow tweeted that football \u201cfans should be allowed back into the stadium as soon as this can [be] safely organised.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fans should be allowed back into the stadium as soon as this can safely organised <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ox1K13vj9R\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ox1K13vj9R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bob Blackman (@BobBlackman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobBlackman\/status\/1331956763227271169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But not everyone is happy with the new Tier system.<\/p>\n<p>Public health lecturer, Dr Chris Papadopoulos, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectator.co.uk\/article\/the-case-against-the-new-christmas-covid-rules\">believes it is dangerous to relax Covid-19 restrictions<\/a> before and during Christmas, and it can catapult us into a third lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative MPs have also voiced their dismay over the upcoming tier allocations. As many as 70 of them have said they would vote down the Tier system if there is no evidence of its effectiveness, according to the Covid Research Group.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Bob Neil, MP for Bromley &amp; Chislehurst, told SkyNews it is a \u201cmistake\u201d and \u201cdisproportionate\u201d for all of London to move into Tier 2.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Although we are just over the border in Tier 2 Greater London, the logic of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DamianGreen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DamianGreen<\/a>\u2019s  argument  is spot on and I agree with him. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cvN4HmVtJZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/cvN4HmVtJZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sir Bob Neill KC (Hon) (@neill_bob) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neill_bob\/status\/1332267905619210246?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Voices from the street<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abigail, 27, said: \u201cit will be beneficial if people will adhere to tougher restrictions now before the Christmas period, and I believe that tier 2 would allow everyone some room to do stuff while being alert.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jackie, 24, said: \u201cAlthough under tier 2 we are allowed to go out, do shopping and other things, but personally, I wouldn\u2019t really feel safe doing so. I will just stick to online shopping for Christmas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Aris Gaga, 29, a bar manager in a central London membership club told VoL he is \u201cvery happy to be able to reopen our doors. However, my only concern will be the tracking of this \u2018substantial meal\u2019 that we will have to offer with the drinks. If I [as a guest] have a meal with my drink, I will be kicked out after finishing my meal? How will this be monitored?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>County\u2019s Covid-19 situation will be reviewed every 14 days to see whether or not they will remain in their assigned Tier band.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more on this topic:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/london-faces-tier-2-restrictions-after-lockdown-ends\/\">London is moving into tier 2 &#8211; What are the rules?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/i-need-this-job-the-pandemic-takes-a-toll-on-student-workers\/\">Student workers during the pandemic\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/in-conversation-with-university-of-manchester-student-george-on-recent-rent-strikes-and-protests\/\">Student protests over lockdown measures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words by: Norbert Tarnoczi | Subbing: Leah Nelson\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London will move into Tier 2 restrictions when the national lockdown ends on 2 December, allowing restaurants to reopen. The Government has confirmed that London has escaped the strictest restrictions \u2013 for now. 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