Why can I visit a DIY shop but not a museum? This total lockdown is failing | Simon Jenkins

We should focus on the areas where infection is most likely and liberate the countryside, playgrounds and pub gardens

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A woman sits on a bench by the Thames. Two policemen arrive and tell her to stand up. Two boys remove their shirts in Holland Park. They are told to put them back on. A policeman shouts at two girls in bikinis on Primrose Hill to get dressed. How dare they enjoy themselves.

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