Our rulers have really messed up with regard to the pandemic, no doubt. The pandemic is not just a disaster for our health but also for their production. Will our rulers now take action to stop infections - I doubt it. I can see them making more use of children and immigrants, though. They will also need to push the disabled off benefits, as this is going to be too costly. It is a much sicker world in both senses!
Our rulers have really messed up with regard to the pandemic, no doubt. The pandemic is not just a disaster for our health but also for their production. Will our rulers now take action to stop infections - I doubt it. I can see them making more use of children and immigrants, though. They will also need to push the disabled off benefits, as this is going to be too costly. It is a much sicker world in both senses!
And here we go just 3 months after I wrote this the UK Government plans to reduce the number of people able to claim sick benefits: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68853166