Are lockdown fanatics, who seem unfussed about stunting children's lives with school closures, masks, distancing and endless testing, actually compensating for a lack of real meaning in their lives, asks Fraser Krats.
In the end, this country, which made a lot of noise about youth mental health prior to the pandemic, does not appear to give a damn about anyone with communication difficulties. Or, for that matter, about young people.
A teacher writes that since the lockdowns, attendance at school has collapsed, behavioural issues, exclusions and mental health problems have soared, and staff and resources have been suddenly overwhelmed.
