ANALYSIS: What Happened to Small Business Owners Who Refused to Close During Lockdowns

Published on December 5, 2023

Small business owners revealed that they faced intense media scrutiny, legal battles, and financial struggles, during and after publicly vowing to flout lockdown closures. With the ongoing COVID-19 inquiry, the political hangover of lockdown restrictions seems to be starting, meanwhile, some business owners are still struggling with the aftermath after they refused to close down to government-mandated lockdown restrictions. Some weathered the storm, though they said they are still “looking over their shoulders” as debt collectors seek to get their hands on thousands of pounds of unpaid COVID-19 fines. Others succumbed to the pressures imposed by lockdown restrictions and vowed not to talk to the press because of how they were treated at the time....

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