Why do the keep on about the Road Map surely The road to De-Mask-Us would be better
Because:
a. They (HMG) have made too many mistakes in the past so they are being super cautious.
b. Although infections and everything else are going down in the UK they are still afraid that a Covid variant will undo all the good work.
c. The situation in most of Europe is still pretty horrendous and we don't want it to b****r up the situation over here from people bringing variants back from holiday as what happened last Autumn.
Basically HMG are trading off foreign holidays against trying to get the UK back to something near normal from midsummer onwards. I suspect a lot of people will go along with this if it means thay can go into a pub, restaurant or shop without having to wear a mask.
I don't think the situation will really stabilise until everyone has had their second jab. (and maybe a booster against variants as well).
In the meantime we all live in hope.
Colin