Originally Posted by
Gurnard
No I am not. The earlier part of my previous post would have made that clear had it been quoted. The UK simply does not have the resources - hence the verbal bluster.
The UK could make a better fist of checking quarantine in homes if the fines were such that they were a real deterrent if an offender was found out, and if there weren't so many exemptions. If the police were short handed why not use the armed forces (unarmed of course) to get more boots on the ground. If people actually thought they'd be caught the numbers arriving, and returning from holiday having decided to wing it might be much reduced anyway, which might make policing less onerous.
And on another point, do all the business execs and playboys and girls arriving in their bizjets also have to comply with quarantine under the government's rules. Somehow I can't see Sir Philip Green or Sir Alan Sugar surrendering quietly to quarantine.