Boris Johnson has so obviously failed us during this pandemic. Too little PPE early on, locking down too late, the shambles of Test and Trace – and now tiers of local restrictions so complex that not even he understands them.
And the PM only makes it worse when he addresses the nation to explain away his latest cock-up. All we hear is burble, burble, burble... wash your hands.
This has led to something not so obvious, but terrifyingly real, for up to 300,000 healthcare workers.
And that’s the psychological scars from battling an invisible serial killer, leaving many with PTSD and some on the verge of suicide.
As they still grieve for 500 colleagues killed in the first wave, they are being asked to risk their lives again as the second engulfs us.
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Yet as they struggle with the stress of protecting us, too little is being done to protect them.
They need more than just the PM’s praise for their courage and self-sacrifice to arm themselves against the horrors to come.
NHS England has promised £15million in mental health support – yet five times more is needed. A mental trauma helpline open 24/7 to all NHS staff is a must.
Had the PM held a lessons-learned inquiry into the first wave of Covid-19, healthcare workers would now be mentally better equipped for the second.
Mr Johnson has failed our NHS heroes once. He must act now if he is not to fail them again.
Do him justice
The outrage over George Floyd’s death at the hands of police officers who were restraining him ripped America apart.
Now, Britain has her own George Floyd in tragic Kevin Clarke.
He too was filmed while being restrained by police. He too complained he could not breathe.
He too is dead.
And an inquest jury decided that the restraint contributed.
Too often in America, the guilty are let off the hook if they wear a police uniform.
That’s what sparked nationwide riots.
It is essential for the harmony of this nation that our police show just how much black lives matter – by bringing their own to book if an inquiry shows that their own were in any way responsible.
Love wins day
When Georgia Sheehan fell for a local volunteer in the Togo prison where she taught English, her friends and family poured scorn on their budding romance.
They thought that all Michel Epey wanted from her was a visa for Britain.
Well, they were right about one thing. Michel got his visa. And a wedding ring. And a wife.
After three years together, the pair got hitched in Hitchin, Herts.
And this newspaper for one wishes them both a beautiful life together.
