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The Corona pandemic revealed the reality of Britain's poverty, insecurity and equality
Frontline workers have borne the brunt of the pandemic.
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Boris Johnson is required to change his management style from an isolated prime minister to its chief executive.
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After the pandemic that has befallen the past eight months, it seems that a new political consensus is emerging, that the British government must tighten its grip on the state and the crisis we face.
This means that Boris Johnson should change his style of administration, and instead of being an isolated head of government, he should be its chief executive.
Ministers need to discover urgent measures, from reopening schools, to securing a Brexit deal, or preparing for not reaching an agreement with the Union, and from reactivating the besieged economy to supporting tens of thousands of people who will lose their jobs when the stay regime ends. In homes due to "Corona".
The Corona epidemic should continue to be monitored through a wise mixture of personal health measures, social distancing, wearing masks, testing, quarantine, and closures for short periods.
But none of these measures determines the true extent of the social disease afflicting the national crisis in Britain.
It does not constitute a strategy for national recovery, or it provides a long-term vision for our country.
It does not offer any possibility for hope and renewal, let alone promises to raise the standard of life in the country.
Science cannot guide the government in developing this strategy, and any plan for the future of Britain must be based on our values and the lessons we have drawn from the humanitarian consequences of this pandemic.
It is time for Johnson's government to stop simply saying "Follow the science."
Here, I do not mean that ministers should ignore the advice of scientists during their efforts to manage the continued presence of the Corona virus in our societies, but rather that we should not elect scientists to lead our country.
We elect the politicians to present a sound vision for our country, in addition to a practical plan for our collective future.
British writer Elif Shafak says in her article entitled "How can you not lose your mind in a time of division", and she remembers seeing signs in public squares during the pandemic that say, "When it all ends, how do you want the world to be different?" She said that we suffer from an illusion. I talked about how anxious people are now.
How can we answer this question?
First, we must understand the true nature of the crisis facing us.
Our country suffers from a political disease of historical proportions, as the bonds that once held societies together are now fragile.
And the confidence we used to feel in the past is now lost in the generations that came after us.
And the principles that we were carrying about our inherited power and the continuity of our national institutions and the welfare state, turned out to be illusions.
The Corona pandemic has revealed the reality of Britain these days, as this country has become characterized as a country of poverty, insecurity and equality.
Stories of suffering
To solve this crisis, we must start hearing the stories of the experiences of those who have borne the brunt of the Coronavirus, especially families who have suffered the loss of a loved one who contracted the disease while fighting the disease on the front lines.
Sickness and death were concentrated among the elderly, suffering from chronic diseases, in addition to the population of African or Asian descent and ethnic minority communities, and those working in public services for the front lines, such as health and social care, transportation, food production and distribution.
The closure of schools added another burden on children and adolescents, and the shadow of the pandemic also caused harm to women and children, who have suffered escalating levels of domestic violence and ill-treatment at home.
The more equal the society, the safer, happier and more prosperous.
Policies that secure these urgent needs of all members of society can form the basis for economic recovery and strengthening resilience in the face of future crises.
We must demand the support of parents to improve children's future development, as well as support for adolescents and their mental health.
We must provide legal aid and protection for children and women who suffer from domestic violence.
Working conditions must be improved, and front-line workers must be paid that respects and acknowledges the important role they play in protecting our societies from collapse.
These frontline workers simply did not have the luxury of staying home.
Many women and men who work to take care of Corona patients were infected, or in dangerous factory conditions without obtaining sickness compensation, and they had no choice but to work in conditions that would expose them to a great risk of contracting the virus.
New deal
And in the midst of this vision will be a new agreement aimed at achieving social and economic equality across generations.
This pandemic has revealed how fragile our society is at the extreme ends of the life spectrum.
We have systematically ignored the elderly citizens by denying that they are accorded the respect and material needs that they need, which they have earned during their work throughout their lives.
We offended our children by surrendering their futures to hopeless and wrong "logarithms".
We have to take education just as seriously as healthcare.
We have spent long decades reducing spending on education, which made many generations of children struggle with few diminishing hopes and possibilities. It is assumed that social care for children should be integrated into health services for a long time.
This pandemic has robbed us of much of our humanity.
The effects of the Corona pandemic have been described based on statistics of deaths, infection rates, and epidemiological patterns only.
These people who were killed by this pandemic have been forgotten, but they can be remembered through a new vision of our country that puts their lives and sacrifices at the fore.
These priorities will not be accomplished simply by making some changes in the way the government works, as they require an accurate diagnosis not only of the mistakes that were made during the response to the pandemic (and this will come later), but by determining who bore the most damages, and we do not need a general investigation to know Who bore the most severe difficulties of "Corona"?
Of course, there will be a strong political debate on policies aimed at promoting the welfare and welfare of our vulnerable societies, but these discussions must take place in order to arrive at a coherent and optimistic plan and for the national renewal.
Of course, Coronavirus is not our fate. It is the time to look beyond this terrifying pandemic, towards a more optimistic future.
Richard Horton is a physician and editor for the science journal The Lancet
Any plan for the future of Britain must be based on our values and the lessons we have drawn from the humanitarian consequences of the Corona pandemic.
To solve the crisis facing Britain, we must start
Hearing the stories of the experiences of those who bore the brunt of the Coronavirus, especially the families who suffered the loss of a loved one who contracted the disease while they were fighting it on the front lines.
Britain suffers from a political disease of historical proportions.
As the bonds that bind societies
Some of them are now fragile, and the confidence we were feeling
In the past it is now regressed for the generations that
It came after us, and the principles that we were carrying about our inherited power and the continuity of our national institutions and the welfare state turned out to be illusions.
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