Today, Mark Drakeford announced the Senedd "roadmap" for ending "lockdown" in Wales. It is a "traffic light" system, i.e. red, amber and green with different parts of "lockdown" being lifted, if circumstances allow, within those boundaries. It has already started with very minor changes in the red zone. However, there is no time-line for other changes and the "lockdown" may last for years.
Really?. Can we be trusted with some freedom or does Mr Drakeford think otherwise?. We have to be allowed to make decisions for ourselves, e.g. do we go here?, do we go there?, do we do this, that or whatever?. The majority of people are not stupid and are able to accept personal responsibility, if given the opportunity. I appreciate there are idiots around who will take advantage of any relaxation but they are around anyway e.g. those trying to drive into Wales from England to visit their favourite areas, or other spurious reasons.
I know that any time-line will come with caveats in respect of public safety and cannot be set in stone but I would much prefer to be given a month, or other period, in which relaxation could take place and be disappointed that it couldn't, rather than it may or may not happen at some unknown point in the future. It's not much to look forward to.
I could not help feeling when he was making his announcement today that we were being told the Headteacher knows best.
Cymru Am Byth.