July 4th

News headlines

I can see the headlines now "Boris relaxes lock down to celebrate July 4th," that will be followed by detractors pointing out the obvious; Boris Johnson is an American, and July 4th is the celebration of American Independence.

But, the reality which will be missed in the haranguing of the Prime Minister by the media and social media fanatics is simple to realise for those of us who look at the bigger picture. The decision has nothing to do with America. 

Already smaller seaside resorts have said the lock down has driven them to the point they may never recover, and the longer this goes on the harder it will hit our economy; the tourism trade has already lost billions of pound from a lack of trade since losing the Easter trade that signifies the start of the seasonal work, if we lose July, that means this year is over for seasonal trade and town like Blackpool, Scarborough, Brighton, and Bournemouth will be hit hard.