What do people think about it here? I initially thought it was a wonderful idea but, as time goes by, I fear that it is become a great distraction to the real issues with provision for the NHS - similar with Captain Tom Moore and Baby Johnson. My feelings have been exacerbated by one of my few friends who are genuinely on the frontline of the NHS who hates the idea and says he would rather they were paid and equipped properly.
On the other hand, it isn't a zero sum game and the NHS isn't going to be any better funded or equipped if we stop clapping. Also (and, I appreciate this is selfish and diverges from the main aim of it) it is actually providing some sort of social connection not just briefly filling a void that has disappeared during lockdown but also, to an extent, decades before that. We are talking to neighbours that we never we had during Thursday claps (and, to a certain extent, this is true for the whole of lockdown with more people taking walks).
On the other hand, it isn't a zero sum game and the NHS isn't going to be any better funded or equipped if we stop clapping. Also (and, I appreciate this is selfish and diverges from the main aim of it) it is actually providing some sort of social connection not just briefly filling a void that has disappeared during lockdown but also, to an extent, decades before that. We are talking to neighbours that we never we had during Thursday claps (and, to a certain extent, this is true for the whole of lockdown with more people taking walks).
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