Since Friday, a new and very clear law has made face-coverings compulsory, throughout England, in every place where they’re not optional. They’ve even become the norm in courts, where – combining with the wigs – particpants are at serious risk of developing a vitamin D deficiency.
To try to confirm some of the complicated rules, Gabrielquotes Limited Dot Webs has prepared this short informative sound clip to help the public understand:
For those who still have remaining questions, a document has been unearthed from the West Suffolk genizah setting out some of the details (click to enlarge):
And now for something completely different
AN APOLOGY FROM BORIS JOHNSON
I may previously have given the impression that I was opposed to face-coverings. Comments such as, “Muslim women shouldn’t wear face-coverings,” “Face-coverings are unnatural and un-British,” and, “People who cover up their face look like letterboxes,” may have furthered this impression.
I would now like to apologise unreservedly, and point out that not only are face-coverings sensible, they are also stylish, sexy and mandatory.
That’s all.
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