Too many rules to comprehend

Sir, – Here we go again. Different rules for different areas and confusion in what still supposedly remains the United Kingdom.

One minute we are able to watch an English FA cup match at which the public are apparently able to attend freely with no attempt at social distancing or wearing face masks and the next day Scotland is virtually returned to a lockdown.

How can it be that there is such a variation in regulations being applied?

Can anybody explain how I might be supposed to deal with a planned operation in hospital following which I would be advised not to use public transport and would have to rely on