#second lockdown

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

Schools playing big part in spread of coronavirus, new figures show

Coronavirus has mainly spread among educational settings since the start of term, new data from Public Health England shows.

Schools can stay open, though, with no additional restrictions...

[abrighterspark]

snap lock slap shot

gates are closed again

homes and hearts are trapped inside...

today has been a whirlwind

.

first shot hurt, stop

now we go again

stuck inside but keep in mind

this way, we'll see the end

[peter-parkers-heart]

Online class in April: playing animal crossing

Online class in November: playing among us

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

Pretty clear that we needed tighter measures a lot sooner, but whilst this was only impacting on the North, Johnson was happy to ignore it. Now people in London and the home counties are being affected, he's forced into taking action.

But it's very likely a proposed lockdown with secondary schools, colleges and unis still fully open won't work. So this could still be far too little, far too late.

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

The next month is going to be tough for all sorts of people for all sorts of reasons.

It very much suits the tories for us all to start fighting and blaming each other.

Just remember that kindness and solidarity is a radical act. Criticising ordinary people who are trying their best isn't.

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

Seems like England is heading for another national lockdown.

In light of this, I think it's really important to push back against the lives vs jobs dichotomy. Not locking down might help the economy in the very short term, but longer term the projected 4000 deaths a day would not see "business as usual".

Businesses are already having to randomly close due to lack of available staff. That's not good for their long term futures either.

If you have any economic understanding, you can see that locking down short and hard would be best for businesses/the economy, as well as saving lots of lives.

I think it's really important to push back against the flawed rhetoric we see on this.