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Covid lockdowns had ‘catastrophic effect’ on UK’s social fabric, report claims (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 11 months ago by GreyShuck@feddit.uk to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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Covid lockdowns had a “catastrophic effect” on the UK’s social fabric and the most disadvantaged are no better off now than at the time of the financial crash, a new report claims.

The country is in danger of sliding back into the divisions of the Victorian era, marked by a widening gap between the mainstream and the poorest in society, according to an inquiry by the centre-right thinktank the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ).

About 13.4 million people lead lives affected by family fragility, stagnant wages, poor housing, chronic ill health and crime, the centre says.

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[–] nous@programming.dev 5 points 11 months ago

I believe the politicians were talking about natural herd immunity at one point - aka, do nothing let people get sick and possible die and hope it all blows over. And as a bonus stress the NHS to the point of collapse so they can finally call it a failure and sell if off to the highest bidder. Not saying it was a good alternative - just one they did talk about doing.