Six problems with the rule of six to tackle coronavirus spread

Editorial: The government was right to act to restrict social mixing but needs to fix the flaws in the policy

There are six problem’s with the government’s new ‘rule of six’ ( )

A brief September heatwave would usually be welcomed but the weather forecast for the next week has prompted concerns about some of the details of the government’s latest policy,  the “rule of six”, to contain the coronavirus. 

John Apter, of the Police Federation of England and Wales, has warned that there is a risk that people will treat this weekend as a “party weekend” before the new law comes into force on Monday.  

This raises the first of six problems with the rule of six. Why, given the urgency of prompt action, did the new rules not come into effect immediately, when the prime minister announced them on Wednesday?