but on the whole, life seems to go on, and we just see more idiotic signs and disclaimers.
This is exactly the problem and this is why we are getting deeper and deeper into this whole H&S, etc, etc cr*p.
The best analogy is that of the frog boiled alive:
If you sit a frog into a pot of cold water and slowly bring this to the boil, the poor frog will not make any attempt to escape - it will be boiled alive.
And that's exactly what's going in the UK and in Europe.
Disclaimer: I never have, nor will I ever try the above experiment myself and I certainly do not condone or advocate frogs being boiled alive!