Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:00 am
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malcolmfrost wrote:International travel is optional, I don't think it should effectively be funded by the taxpayer...
Point of order to my learned friend, but that sort of thinking - all flying is bucket and spade flying - is exactly what gets GA runways closed. It was exactly the justification used to close the UKs only post-war commercial runway at Sheffield Airport - because people could use Doncaster instead.
eltonioni wrote:Out of interest, just what happens if you don't submit a test within 48 hours of return to the UK? Who is going to enforce it, how and under what laws? And what is the penalty for not bothering apart from very dirty looks from forumites?keveng wrote:I would suggest it isn't enforceable , however remember when we could self isolate at home and idiots decided that is didn't apply to them , we got enforced holiday stays in hotels at our cost , so the suggestion would be play by the rules and everyone benefits.
This is what I suspect too. In many respects, it's encouraging that people are doing their bit without the need for legal compulsion. It's also a little bit alarming that a British Government can push around the populace so easily without scrutiny in the manner of a dictatorship.
@malcolmfrost of course I'll be doing my bit just like you would.
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