price to pay to be able to have a family christmas. the scottish government says it s urging everyone to follow the advice of public health scotland, but it remains advice, not a legal ban. the hospitality sector, though, says the christmas and hogmanay trade has been left in tatters. doesn t mean to say that people go home, put their pyjamas on and go to bed. all you re doing is driving them into the offices, where it may not be the safest places. you re drive them into homes for people to party. we are social animals and that s just the way we are. borisjohnson said on tuesday that he didn t want people to cancel christmas events, but the differing advice is leading to a lack of clarity in the run up to christmas. simon jones, bbc news. stephen montgomery is from the scottish hospitality group an organisation that supports scotland s hospitality. good morning from a cold lockerbie. this is certainly a bleak friday
to protect themselves and their families. i will be lateral flow testing before i do any dinners or if i go out. or if i have my family round. my family will be doing lateral flow tests before they come for christmas dinner, i won t be checking my mum s certificate at the door. but my mum will be lateral flow tested before she comes and she s fully vaccinated. so that seems to me to be a small price to pay to be able to have a family christmas. the scottish government says it s urging everyone to follow the advice of public health scotland, but it remains advice, not a legal ban. the hospitality sector, though, says the christmas and hogmanay trade has been left in tatters. doesn t mean to say that people go home, put their pyjamas on and go to bed. all you re doing is driving them into the offices, where it may not be the safest places. you drive them into homes for people to party. we are social animals and that s just the way we are. borisjohnson said on tuesday that he didn t want
more about the severity of the disease caused by 0micron and the effectiveness of the vaccines. speaking before the plea to postpone parties, scotland s national clinical director said there are important steps people can take to protect themselves and their families. i will be lateral flow testing before i do any dinners or if i go out. or if i have my family round. my family will be doing lateral flow tests before they come for christmas, i won t be checking my mum s certificate at the door. but my mum will be lateral flow tested before she comes and she s fully vaccinated. so that seems to me to be a small price to pay to be able to have a family christmas. the scottish government says it s urging everyone to follow the advice of public health scotland, but it remains advice, not a legal ban. the hospitality sector, though, says the christmas and hogmanay trade has been left in tatters. doesn t mean to say that people go home, put their pyjamas on and go to bed. all you re doing is