The thing about populist governments is that they can only survive if they remain popular and given that attitudes are divided even amongst their core vote they are unlikely to enforce anything as it would threaten their popularity.
In trying to pass responsibility to individuals, they are empowering those who don't give a f*** who they infect.
If Boris's promise to have an "independent" enquiry into the Government's handling of the crisis actually happens in his lifetime, this will be one of the elements looked at.
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