Sir Ian McKellen thinks the UK government ‘underestimated’ the public’s willingness to follow lockdown rules.Speaking on Wednesday as part of a live-streamed discussion at the Crazy Coqs cabaret venue in London, according to the Guardian, the Lord of the Rings actor said: ‘People are very happy to obey orders, in this democracy, if they see it’s coming from a sensible place. ‘The government didn’t quite trust us to be grown up.’Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the first wave of lockdown measures for the UK on March 23 2020.
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