I’m wondering whether the sudden and surprising abrogation of COVID19 restrictions in England and Ireland has anything to do with preparing for war with Russia (ie., Can’t have depressed economies when fighting a war, and large populations of antigovernment sentiment become a security risk when your own people are cheering for the other team).
If this trend is followed in other NATO countries, the theory will become more plausible.
Then again, there could be many other words explanations