Ease on restrictions, yes. But that shouldn't involve going back to last summer's 'old normal' mistake. It was a catastrophic error and cant be repeated.
I think we should have more open. We should have events, matches back on - but like we saw with the Everton games, we should have it that you have to have proof of a negative test or vaccine to get into them.
It's easily done and lets people actually do stuff and also, yes, helps industries that have been totally decimated.
A small-scale festival, for example (I'm not talking Glasto, but something akin to Tramlines) could safely be put on using that basis. If someone wants to get in, they have to have the vaccine, or have to have one or two negative test results in the space of the week leading up to the festival. Again, capacity can be there, it's an easy solution.
A small festival like that boosts the local income, gets local, independent retailers in, and is all outdoors.
You could limit capacity, perhaps, to half or 3/4, but there's definitely solutions there.
You should be able to go for a drink or for a meal, and not have to faff about with only going with your household, or only being able to have a drink before 10.
You should be able to go to the gym.
All of the above can be kept with safety aspects in. Deep cleans etc. But we have the added advantage of the vaccine and the vulnerable groups hopefully by then being vaccinated.
