The most “perverse” factor of Wales’ newly imposed “psychotic” lockdowns is how all non-essential supermarket items have been taped off, on the orders of the Welsh government, according to Spiked Online editor Brendan O’Neill. Wales has entered a 17-day lockdown in a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19 which includes closing all borders in and out of the country, and closing all non-essential services. The government has also ordered supermarkets tape off non-essential items such as books, birthday cards and clothing. “They’ve decreed – in their infinite wisdom the government of Wales – that these are non-essential items,” Mr O’Neil told Sky News. “We’ve now reached a situation where bureaucrats are dictating to the people what is essential and what is non-essential. “They’ve essentially banned books in Wales. This is the lunacy of the lockdown, and it’s getting worse and worse.”