06-10-2020, 09:43 AM
(06-10-2020, 07:38 AM)baggy1 Wrote: Agree to a point Billy, but the government appears paralysed into making a decision, or even having a strategy to deliver any decision they make. One note of caution is that figure is deaths and because we have no way of measuring infection effectively we are blind on how it is transferring. The cabinet appear to only be able to focus on one thing at a time and they are being led by someone who struggles to do even that.
The stumbling block appears to be getting kids back into schools to allow parents to get back to work. The govt have known about this for months now and set out an impossible plan - half class sizes for all, no thought to amount of teachers or classrooms needed, and no rota timetables allowed. Anybody can see that can't work. It would be interesting to see how far they have thought ahead on this and are planning for extra room (portacabins for example) or some form of supply teacher plan. I'd bet good money on the plan being 'this will go away, so it'll sort itself'.
Trouble is I don't understand the getting back to schools problem. Under 45s are all safe. All kids are under 45. All vulnerable teachers or very old teachers, or untested teachers have to stay away. Many schools are open anyway for key workers. Granny and Grandad can't pick up little Johnny or Jemima from school but mother Crystabel and father Tarquin can handle that flexibly through work. Worst case scenario is that some parents can't do this so Johnny and Jemima stay home.
They want to impose social distancing of primary school kids / any kids when the evidence is clear that a) they're kids and b) they're safe.
Perhaps for another thread but quite honestly the way this government have handled all this is quite frankly a joke and down right negligent.