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Why hasn't the UK been locked down yet?
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The UK government has said that they will start clamping down on the people if they don't stop gathering and start 'social distancing'.
What a load of bollocks. If people are being told to still go to work, except for poxy office staff, then how the fuck can we stop mingling?
You have no choice on the work floor about coming into contact with others, but for some reason, office staff are more at risk??
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