Face Masks: Conservatives Cut Out Membership Cards Against New Rule

Members of the Conservative Party are chopping up membership cards in protest against Boris Johnson’s move to require a face mask at a British shop.

On Tuesday morning, the hashtag #NoMasks and the word “muzzle” were both prevalent on Twitter, with several people posting pictures of chopped cards or canceling registration.

Many said that the order, which went into effect on July 24 and fined up to £100 for violations, did not fit the party’s libertarian values.

Others argued that there was insufficient evidence to suggest that this measure would provide meaningful health benefits.

“I was quite skeptical about lockdowns,” said Dominie Jenner, a 42-year-old home-based mother from Wimbledon in southwest London, told the PA news agency that the facemask rules were ” The last straw”.

“If you look at the statistics on case numbers and mortality, this is plummeting… Why are you bringing in the mandatory face mask now?

“For me, the other chain is the libertarian chain. I think people should be trusted. I think we should be given choices.

“I’m really angry at how the government caused fear to its people to control them-I think it’s the wrong way to manage and govern the population.”

Mrs. Jenner says she and her family are “suffering from lockdown,” her mother’s breast cancer has not yet been picked up and has metastasized, and she only lives for “several years”. I added that it might be.

“I have an 11 year old girl. I don’t want to wear a face mask on my child. I’m sure it’s not a good idea to cover your mouth and nose, which is one of our respiratory systems. Instinctively, that’s not a good thing.”

Prior to the announcement of new measures by Secretary of Health Matt Hancock, a No. 10 spokesperson said, “There is growing evidence that covering people’s faces in an enclosed space can help protect individuals and those around them from coronaviruses. “.

A recent modeling study at the University of Cambridge and University of Greenwich found that the spread of face masks kept coronavirus replication numbers below 1.0.

Researchers have found that even homemade masks with limited effectiveness can dramatically reduce permeability when worn by a sufficient number of people, whether they are showing symptoms or not. Did.

But data analyst and private investment company owner Alistair Haimes said he hasn’t seen any evidence to convince facemasks of any meaningful impact on the transmission of the virus.

“That’s all, they think they will be more confident that they will return to the store or office if they wear them than they would otherwise Is very transparent.

“I think people should be free to wear them. I object to being told what to do.”

Hemes said he had previously voted for a large number of political parties and would leave the Conservatives a few months after joining.

“People are trying to see the boundaries where they aren’t. People see it as Brexite Treys against the mask.

“I voted for Tony Blair. I voted for Remain. I’m not a tribal representative,” he told the PA.

Both Hemes and Mrs. Jenner were critical of the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.

“Honestly, the camel’s back was broken anyway. I’m a bit desperate because Mr. Heims doesn’t seem to be able to manage it at a worse time than they did.

“(Mr. Johnson) made some big mistakes,” Mrs. Jenner said. “He didn’t convey his vision. It became an R number that seemed to disappear from everyone’s vocabulary because it crushed the sombrero and saved the NHS.

“I don’t really know what he is trying to achieve.”

She added that government moves left her politically homeless.

“This is a dilemma. I don’t really know now. I hope somebody will create a new party. I’m probably looking to Nigel Farage and his Reform Party, I haven’t done much research into what they represent.

“I’ve probably significantly lowered the average age of the Conservatives, and I’m a woman too, so I’m a little asset to them in some respects, and I think they’ve lost me altogether.”