Getting back to work

Subject: Getting back to work

People are funny. If I watch a comedy show, I laugh, if I watch a sad drama I cry if I see something spectacular I cry out in amazement but if I hear a politician spouting a load of rubbish I'm not allowed to cry foul, I'm  not allowed to argue or even shout in frustration at the screen because those 'who will be obeyed' feel it's an aspect of my character which is distasteful.
I know that political values vary from person to person but so does humour, as does what people judge to be sad or fantastic but with political judgement it's a field in which one treads with caution. It's particularly acute between men and women, on the one hand it seems second nature to have political opinions whilst on the other it's an anathema.

And so as Matt Hancock appears on our screens each night, in what could be called comedy, high drama, or plain villainy, (villainy without the background music to indicate the villain is amongst us), we watch and marvel at the bland skulduggery of the chap as he weathers each day the storm, quoting what he knows to be misinformation. He seems more drawn and downbeat these days as he realises his deceit and the damage he's done to countless lives in his post as Minister of Health during the pandemic which will ensure he goes down in history as a saint or sinner.
Of course it's not just him but all who are called to the stage to tell us about another political wormhole concocted, like the others on another set of porkies!
The next issue the government has to attempt is getting people back to work.
Casting our minds back to those early days of the pandemic when we were ignorant of the facts and there was little or no direction from the government as to what we should do as they themselves tried to make up their mind as to whether we should seek 'herd immunity' and that damning decision that testing was a waste of time and money.  It's no wonder we have little confidence in how the government will handle the move back to work having got so much else wrong.
If the government, in the absence of proper mandated rules and regulations, described the rules as guidelines rather than regulations, it will cut no mustered with employers unless they are told what is expected of them. In many firms in England there is a callous attitude towards the lower ranks of worker and the pursuit of profit is their only objective, putting safety well down the list of priorities. Already people being asked to work in potentially crowded, hazardous conditions afraid that if they point out the risk they will lose their job and therefore are stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Only firm government legislation which gives the worker some sort of a say in the workplace  arrangement and equally protection for speaking out if they feel the risk is too great is acceptable but I wont hold my breath with Boris at the helm.