Michael Rosen
September Way back in September when the weather was sunny and bright, we thought it would be fairly easy for the Government to get it right.
Yet it seems to have been impossible to solve a problem quite so mighty or they would have made really sure that ALL pupils had the right IT.
Surely they could easily predict without being clever or wise that schools would have to close as Covid infections would rise?
It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that they were indeed aware but as they didn’t do the job they’re a Government that doesn’t care.
So would they be able to deduce that pupils would spend more hours having to study at home? Was that beyond the Government’s powers?
Words by Michael Rosen Illustration by Dan Berry
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