One rule for us, another for the rest?

SIR,

Rules it seems, especially in these troubled times under COVID-19 lock-down are there to be broken, not by those who must obey them but by those who are instrumental in setting them up.

Hasn’t it always been the case in the business of rules?

The latest rule-breaking excess that figures a prominent unelected adviser to the UK government is not new.

There have been other glaring examples of rule breaking under lock-down in most jurisdictions across the globe, not to forget for one moment the neighbourly, small fry rule-breaker who will never hit the headline or possibly never ever be reported whilst the majority of us simply keep calm, carry on and obey regardless.

Those in power need to take a grip and not make a spectacle of themselves when the rules are broken either by themselves or those nearest to them.

Likely as not under lock-down, a trip to Specsavers for a corresponding eye test will be difficult to arrange, so does it behove those with suspected poor sight to triage themselves by getting into a set of wheels and taking a drive for at least several miles to see if the eyes still have it?

At best, if they don’t, there is the risk of being marooned in a lay-by, waiting for fully stretched emergency services.

At worst, there is the risk of carnage. Either way, Prime Minister Johnson and his adviser, Dominic Cummings, should get a grip, and develop some in-sight like the rest of us who suffer the misfortunes of lock-down.

If it’s not possible to do lock-down, there is an alternative: it’s called lock-up, with the key thrown away.

Sincerely,

John D Mahony,

5 Bluewater View,

Mt Pleasant, Christchurch,

New Zealand