50. Exiting the lockdown. Does social class matter?
Many countries in Europe, including the UK, are starting to
exit the lockdown. As cannot be otherwise, despite what post-marxist
neoliberalism tells us, the risks and consequences of the exit are distributed
unequally throughout society. Curiously, risk of infection is distributed more
or less inversely proportionally to wealth. Immediate return to work is
expected of those who cannot work remotely. In the UK, with 48 hours notice and
without time for employers to take appropriate measures. No PPE is recommended,
just make your own. Most white collar workers can still work from home, but
blue collar workers are confronted with a sudden return to work with no
protection. Their employers need them back, whatever the risk. And on they
march, into the midst of the storm, to discharge their duties stripped of
guarantees of workplace safety that were, until the pandemic, unnegotiable. The
infection consequences will be known in a few weeks, social consequences are obvious
already
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