>> I wouldn't actually try, not my thing, but England charging people £1750 and forcing them
>> to stay in a hotel is merely giving people increased incentive to try.
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>> It is a ridiculous approach of no particular value beyond quietening the baying lemmings.
I should perhaps have use 'one' rather than 'you' but slipping in via a transit in Dublin seems particularly glaring as a loophole. Obvs one would be ticketed from Red Zone to Dublin via (say) US and then book a standalone single to UK.
As you say, like so much of the stuff at present, it seems framed more for press value than as effective policy.
That's nothing new though. I've spent the morning navigating the technicalities of Benefit Cap that leaves somebody £200/month short of basic living expenses and market rent based on 30th centile for the area they live in.
It looks good in the tabloids as skivers v strivers but the reality is that it penalises you for renting privately and living outside of cities with very low rents.
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