Interesting article highlighting how the government are trying to shift the blame onto the public for going out and about for exercise exactly as they have been advised to do.
https://www.redpepper.org.uk/the-politics-of-covid-19-busy-parks-and-public-blame/
“We should be thankful that cities like London are blessed with green space. Instead, Brockwell Park was closed on Sunday, after Lambeth Council declared it ‘unacceptable’ that just 3,000 people had passed through the day before. In a 50.8 hectare space, that’s roughly 169 square metres per person. We should keep these numbers in mind as the narrative of public blame starts to embed.”
We’ve seen the same thing in the papers with telephoto pictures of parks, beaches etc using the perspective-compressing powers of a long lens to try to give the impression that the public are breaking distancing guidelines. It’s all part of the move to shift the blame from the dithering government onto the general population who are for the most part trying their best to comply.
Originally Posted by: Rob K