A muddled approach to easing lockdown rules | Letters

Gail Mitchell grapples with the confusing new guidance, while Harvey Sanders is worried about Boris Johnson's laissez-faire attitude. Plus letters from Philippa Edmunds, Colin Rogers, Paul Garrod and Penny Aldred

Now let me see if I've got this right (Pubs and places of worship: what 4 July lockdown rules mean for England, 23 June). Single people can only be in a bubble with one other household, but bigger households can meet with numerous other households and can stay overnight, but must stay 2 metres apart. And you can go into a pub as long as you stay 2 metres apart, unless you can't stay 2 metres apart, then you must stay 1-plus metres apart. You can go up to the counter in a shop, but not in a pub or restaurant. You have to give your name and address if you go to a pub, but not in a shop. You have to wear a mask on a bus, but not in a shop (not sure about pubs). You can have your hair cut from 4 July, but not your nails painted or legs waxed.

But that's only in England. It's completely different in Scotland or Northern Ireland. You can't go to Wales, but you can go to Spain, but you can't go out for two weeks when you come back. So just remind me: are we still supposed to be washing our hands?
Gail Mitchell
Gotham, Nottinghamshire