Unintended consequences.
Although the current situation with Coronavirus is appalling, the changes it is going to force on those in power when life finally returns to normal will right more than a few wrongs - we hope. This massive increase in spending of government money to support people in a desperate time with support for business and public services, and the realisation that the people so disparaged as being'low skilled' are a lot of the very people we are looking to to keep the country moving. Delivery drivers, check-out operators, cleaners, care workers, refuse collectors and so many more, and that's without the people keeping the NHS working, and the other emergency services, many of whom do much of this on low wages. Surely the wake up call has at last penetrated that we should value everyone because our lives would be much poorer without these people. Also the role our many lovely parks (not a statutory provision for a local authority) - looked on for sometime now as an asset to make money for local councils - have come into their own as the local open space to be valued and enjoyed, hopefully this will not escape the notice of our local representatives and the government.
Vanessa Smith ● 1969d0 Comments