Carol McGiffin claims the UK has a 'false shortage' of goods
Carol McGiffin reveals she considered STAYING in France after her holiday despite the lockdown because of ‘mad and disturbing’ panic buying in the UK
- Carol McGiffin, 60, from London, recently returned from her holiday in France
- She says there is no panic buying due to governments reassuring French public
- The presenter blamed ‘mad people’ in UK for creating a ‘false shortage’ of goods
- Revealed she considered staying in France despite country’s stricter restrictions
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Carol McGiffin has slammed ‘disturbing’ panic buying and claimed the UK has a ‘false shortage’ of goods because of ‘mad’ people stockpiling.
The broadcaster, 60, from London, recently returned from a holiday in France and claimed on today’s Loose Women, that despite the country’s harsher restrictions surrounding the coronavirus, she considered staying there rather than coming home.
She claimed that during her holiday she saw ‘no panic buying’ because Emmanuel Macron’s government has reassured the public there will be a steady stream of goods.
However, she later argued that the country’s ‘very restrictive rules’ will make ‘no difference’ because many have already contracted the virus, and said the rules around isolation don’t ‘feel right’.
Loose Women’s Carol McGiffin (pictured) has slammed ‘disturbing’ panic buying and claimed the UK has a ‘false shortage’ of goods because of ‘mad’ people stockpiling
‘It’s so disturbing’, said Carol. ‘It almost made me not want to come back. But the fact is, this is where I live and work and this is where my family are.
‘But coming back last night really was quite frightening. The airports were totally deserted, it was like the apocalypse already.’
She claimed that the French government has reassured citizens there will be no shortage of food, to stop ‘mad people’ creating a ‘false shortage’ of goods.
‘All the food shops were open,’ said Carol. ‘Where we were staying there was no panic buying because the government guaranteed there will be no shortage.
She told how she recently returned from a holiday from France and despite the country’s harsher restrictions surrounding the coronavirus, she considered staying there rather than coming home.
‘The shortage is here, where mad people are still being mad, thinking they will never be able to get food creating a shortage. It’s a false shortage.’
However, she then went on to argue that France, which is only allowing essential places to stay open, has ‘very restrictive’ rules which she doesn’t think will ‘make much difference’.
She said: ‘In France it’s much, much worse than it is here, so only essential places are open. It doesn’t feel right.
She claimed that during her holiday she saw ‘no panic buying’ because their government have reassured the public there will be a steady stream of goods
However, she then went on to argue that France, which is only allowing essential places to stay open, has ‘very restrictive’ rules which she doesn’t think will ‘make much difference’
‘To me I know you’re not allowed to say it, I’m not convinced it’s going to make much difference it feels very, very restrictive.’
She went on to say that while she thinks the UK will ‘follow suit’, further restrictions ‘won’t do much good’ because many have already contracted the virus.
‘If you go out in France, you do have to carry a form with you to say why you’re going out, said Carol.
‘Police are stopping people and asking where you live, the punishment is a fine of €38, but if you don’t pay it or you’re further away than you’re supposed to be is €120.
‘I think we will follow suit, but it’s not going to do much good because people will still have the virus.’
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