Third, how is it that frontline workers have been left feeling, to quote the National Care Association, kicked in the teeth? But the truth is that the government has been too slow to act throughout this crisis – too slow into lockdown, too slow on testing and too slow getting PPE to frontline workers. His attempts to blame care homes for his government’s failures has done huge damage to the morale of frontline workers. Despite the potential for additional local lockdowns and a winter second wave, there is precious little evidence that ministers are preparing for what is coming. There should also be an acceptance that local lockdowns mean different parts of the country will at times have to live by different rules.

Source: The Guardian August 04, 2020 16:52 UTC