First of all, my son is in isolation as someone in his form has tested positive for COVID19. My daughter has managed to escape so far in her school, but with the numbers of those affected by COVID increasing, it is only a matter of time before she is exposed. At work, several staff have to work from home due to being contacts themselves, or having children who are contacts. My daughter has a friend who was in isolation due to being a contact and then tested positive two days before her period of isolation ended. Another friend is in isolation as one of their parents has contracted it despite them being double vaccinated.
The issue of increasing numbers was brought up in PMQ's today as this is not just putting strain on the NHS, but it is also causing issues for business. A friend of ours has had to shut the business they have as one staff member tested positive which meant that too many had to isolate as a result.
But the main issue was the question about if it was right for Conservative politicians to speak out against footballers taking the knee, or to refuse to condemn fans who decided to boo their own team for doing so. Thanks to changes in the law, a protest can be deemed illegal if it is too loud. To be fair to the Conservatives, some are open about how they were wrong to condemn this and argue that the party needs to change its attitude. I like many consider the refusal to speak about against 'fans' booing their own team as being linked to the racist abuse that many of the team have faced, notably the three players who missed the penalties. If politicians had spoken out, it would have reminded all that there are issues with racism and that they need to be addressed. Instead by ignoring it, people have not been reminded that racism is not acceptable.
The abuse that has been directed to our black footballers is inexcusable, but the love that they have been shown is also amazing.
