Back to work you lot

Subject: Back to work you lot.

Is it that "absolute power corrupts". When I listen to Mark Drakeford the first minister of Wales, Nicola Sturgeon of Scotland even Arlene Foster leader in Northern Ireland, all seem so balanced and resolute in their dialog with the public when set against that of our own Prime Minister who seems to make much of what he says, on the hoof.
The nations of Wales, Scotland and Northern Island are all rebelling against the directive laid out by Whitehall regarding those who can't do their work from home, that they have, if they can, go to work, nicely shifting the decision from government to the individual. The call to get the economy moving again is understandable but to do so before making certain that the workplace is as safe as it reasonably can be is criminally irresponsible.
To 'wing it' is not a way to drive a government, especially when we have the crisis we have due to the pandemic. To have a "wish list" is not good governance, to inform the public that they too must "wing it", is a delegation of duty from a political leader who's job is to guide the country in much of what we do. By leaving the the work space safety measures up in the air and asked to rely on the employers judgement to put them in place and to inform his or her staff on what is meant as safe, begs a lot of questions.
Of course there is a cost to implementing these safety measures and it can be no surprise that many employers balk at spending on these measures since it hits their bottom line and outweigh any consideration based purely on expenditure which comes out of their profit. Many a leopard will have to change his spots for it to work.

This morning, the first day back to work for those who can't stay at home, the bus's were crammed full with the much publicised need to practice social distancing, thrown overboard by expediency and the need to get people back to work.
The only victory we have witnessed in this fight against the virus has been the success in lowering the R factor to below 1. Obviously this has been due to the almost total lock down imposed by the government and it's not beyond reason to think that this success will be thrown away as people are forced to break all the rules of distancing heralding another spurt in the virus bringing more deaths and overpowering the NHS.
It's  a corollary of the haste to get the economy moving before initiating a testing system to know who has the virus and also clearly and unambiguously putting into statute what is legally expected of employers in providing a safe working space and just as important, the ability of employees to raise their concern if unhappy with the arrangements and not get fired for saying so.