Oh my goodness. I'm not sure where to start.

This is the Home Office, the government department responsible for law and order.

This tweet and video grossly misstate the law.

All gatherings are *not* illegal. There are a huge number gatherings which *are* legal... https://twitter.com/ukhomeoffice/status/1362107043847503872

Meeting up is not "against the law"

Some gatherings are prohibited but if you read the law itself there are many exceptions including where reasonably necessary for:
- Work
- Volunteering
- Accessing social services
- Assisting vulnerable people
- Suport groups
- Avoiding harm..

In case the Home Office has lost the link to the law, here it is https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1374/schedule/3A

This video is ridiculous (The music! The footage! It's like something from The Simpsons) but aside from that, it is fear-mongering and legally illiterate. It could lead to people misunderstanding and not e.g. leaving home to access assist the vulnerable. It should be removed

I have no issue with the Home Office advertising that gatherings indoors for parties are currently illegal - but this isn't the way to do it.

Excellent https://twitter.com/libertyhq/status/1362386790460641286

If the Home Office are interested in what the actual lockdown laws say, here are some links:
- Thread on current lockdown https://twitter.com/AdamWagner1/status/1346513665193873412
- Thread on the 'house party' fixed penalty notices https://twitter.com/AdamWagner1/status/1355120574041903106?s=20
- Hotel quarantine https://twitter.com/AdamWagner1/status/1360270063832600577?s=20

And here is my YouTube video explaining the lockdown laws