The UK's PM is frequently appealing to the 'commonsense' of the public to bring the Covid-19 pandemic under control. This is a touch optimistic as, apparently, the requirement in England to wear a face mask in shops currently reportedly has a very patchy take up (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jul/31/no-one-stops-you-coronavirus-shoppers-attitudes-to-masks-differ-across-uk). In some places, most people conform but, in others, hardly anyone dons the protection. Neither the police nor the shop workers regard it as being their job (probably sensibly) to get people to wear a mask (even when that is largely for the protection of other occupants of the shop). The problem is compounded as most people don't understand that some designated groups are allowed, for good reasons, not to wear masks. There are also studies also showing that very few people in the same country are strict about social distancing. This is illustrated by the large numbers flocking to crowded southern English beaches, where maintaining spatial separation is impossible (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jul/31/england-beaches-packed-despite-covid-19-social-distancing-plea). People (conformers and non-conformers) can get very aggressive with each other about these issues. And don't even mention what some UK folk get up to on foreign holidays! Relying on commonsense is probably a non-starter.
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.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
What's In a Critter's Name? 11. Comma butterfly
The Comma butterfly ( Polygonia c-album) gets its name from the punctuation-like mark, on the underside of its wings.
-
The UK government continue their quest to turn England's rivers back into sewers. They first facilitated the privatised water companies...
-
Garden plants in France, The Netherlands, The UK and Sikkim (NE India).
No comments:
Post a Comment