So Mark Dripford won’t change his mind about supermarkets closing off to non-essential items?
If a person needs to replace a broken kettle, toaster or microwave in the midst of a 17 day lockdown, he is in effect encouraging them to illegally cross the border in order to get the equipment to make themselves a cup of tea and a piece of toast?
What happens if they have a requirement to extend the lockdown at short notice?
Meanwhile, councils are asking us not to fly-tip but stockpile our larger items of rubbish for the same period whilst recycling centres remain closed….
You really couldn’t make it up!