I think they're scared. They've seen what's happened elsewhere to business owners who refuse to bow down and may now never get their business back. Governments have made very public examples of those cases, and the media has gladly given it international coverage to help ensure nobody dares step out of line.
What they need to do IMO is organize and work together.
Pubs and restaurants should ignore these arbitrary rules, but I already know they won’t.
The government power grabs this past year have been absolutely ridiculous and so many people are just following along like “good” boys and girls.
I think they're scared. They've seen what's happened elsewhere to business owners who refuse to bow down and may now never get their business back. Governments have made very public examples of those cases, and the media has gladly given it international coverage to help ensure nobody dares step out of line.
What they need to do IMO is organize and work together.