Breakdown of a lock down

It has been interesting to observe the end of the lock down from the hospital doors. Every day I see more folks on the road. My drive has started to noticeably lengthen.

I was pleased to see that lots of people were out over the bank holiday weekend. This resulted in the usual range of interesting injuries. A&E was hectic as we busied ourselves removing ticks to treating sprains and straightening bones. Also seeing a lot of alcohol withdrawal. It is clear that most people I meet are sick of lockdown and are quietly negotiating with themselves to justify their increasing social interactions.

Today was also interesting in the immediate aftermath of the Dominic Cummings debacle. I was able to bear witness to many fruity comments from patients. From my unofficial opinion poll of patients it was clear that, no matter the legal niceties of rights and wrongs, the great British public have made up their minds.

This whole sorry saga is being used by people as justification for the renormalisation of their lives that would likely have happened anyway. They can now articulate in a pithy way that focuses their overall frustrations of being locked down. The government has - inadvertently or not - offered itself as the lightning rod for this discharge of feelings.