Morrissey compares life in the pandemic to slavery, refers to it as "Con-vid"

Controversial as ever, Morrisey has railed against the UK government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in a new interview on his official website.

Referring to the restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of the virus, he dubbed it "Con-vid," when speaking to his nephew Sam Esty Rayner for the lengthy piece.

"The bigger problem is that nobody can any longer agree with anyone else, and this is the main outcome of Con-vid," he said.

"It has brought the worst out in people, and we weren’t ever in this together. We are deprived of seeing and hearing other people, and above all, you want to be with others who see and hear what you see and hear, because this is basic oxygen for the human soul. Take it away and people are dead."

Over 120,000 people have died so far from contracting the COVID-19 virus in the United Kingdom.

When Rayner compared the restrictions to a "description of slavery", Morrissey agreed, saying "precisely" in response.

"More people are now forced into poverty which is another form of slavery, as is tax and Council Tax and all the other ways in which we are pinned down and tracked.

"Our present freedom is restricted to visiting supermarkets and buying sofas."

He then spoke about the backlash he faced when he sported a "For Britain" (a minor far-right UK political party) badge on a recent United States tour.

"I haven’t ever belonged to a political party, but you can still have political views without chaining yourself to a tree," he explained, claiming that he is still "apolitical".