The 'American Gods' writer has been criticised for "endangering" local people" Science fiction and fantasy author Neil Gaiman has been criticised for travelling 11,000 miles from New Zealand to his holiday home on Skye during the coronavirus pandemic.
The American Gods and Good Omens writer left his wife and son in Auckland so he could “isolate” at his island retreat, writing on his online blog: “Hullo from Scotland, where I am in rural lockdown on my own.” Since criticised for “endangering local people,” the SNP’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford, who is the MP for the island, said Gaiman’s journey was unacceptable.
Speaking to The Sunday Times, Blackford said: “What is it about people, when they know we are in the middle of lockdown that