But we need to be real, it is the only ship we have.
I am of course talking about the new restrictions being put in place. We all have the ability to put more restrictions in place on ourselves. But the only national restrictions we have are the ones we have.
We can all challenge for more restrictions or less restrictions – people want one or the other, but right now the only ship we have is the one we are on. Yes, maybe we think there are holes or the paint is the wrong colour, but sinking the ship is not a sensible option.
But if we see holes in the the boat and want to plug them how do we go about it? Some people seem to think standing up and screaming “the boat is sinking” is the answer. I wonder how that affects the others in the boat.
If we think the new restrictions are not good enough surely we should be encouraging people to comply with them as a minimum. But it seems people are almost saying “these are not good enough so what is the point in obeying them”. Yes, we can ask for better, but we need to consider how we go about it and what impact it has on others.