Although one always has to be careful with anonymous articles, the account by a writer who has purportedly been on the training programme for the UK's system to trace contacts of people infected by the Covid-19 virus, sends shivers down my spine (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/30/boris-johnsons-test-and-tracing-system-britain-lockdown). The author suggests that a) Not even the remotely-based trainers appear to know what they are doing; b) There are numerous problems with the IT equipment that the recruits have; c) People never seem to get answers to their legitimate questions; d) Trainees are currently paid to just sit there and e) It is essentially a script-following exercise of the kind used by call centre staff. How this is a 'world class' system is beyond me. It seems distinctly Heath Robinson (a comical illustrator of improbably amusing equipment). I have little to no confidence that this is anything like the mechanism we need to safely emerge from lockdown. I think 'token' would be a better description.
This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
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