One rule for us, another for them—Why we won’t forget Christmas 2020

Paranting remembers what we were doing while Boris Johnson held parties in No.10 during lockdown

Words: Sam Lewis, Sophia Waterfield, Felice Southwell

Paranting’s team is angry.

So we decided to share why we won’t be forgetting Christmas 2020 in light of revelations that Boris Johnson’s Government held three parties in No. 10 Downing Street when strict lockdown rules were being enforced across the UK.

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Sam:

Knowing what to take at face value is becoming less apparent as the virus continues to spread.

Right now, we should be able to have faith in, trust and look to our Government for advice on what to do.

Precautions; rules; fines.

Society has been sticking to what No. 10 determines is best, for them to go back on it themselves...and laugh in the process.

How are we supposed to have trust or faith?

It’s one rule for them and one rule for us.

So I do worry. I worry a lot that people are going to be careless and not listen to actions that the authorities cannot take themselves.

To be honest I can’t really blame them; if it wasn’t something that would cost mine or other pe…