Expect more lockdowns until low-paid workers are able to isolate without fear of poverty – The Guardian

Last week we got a taste of things to come. As we head for winter without a Covid-19 vaccine, we will all need to get used to a new routine where, every Thursday, the latest round of local restrictions is announced. Greater Manchester was not the first and we certainly wont be the last.
When the secretary of state for health called late on Thursday afternoon to inform me of his intentions, I was not surprised.
Having successfully argued for more access to local data, we can now see most of wha…

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