[quote Redcherries]@Kazzyhoward completely agree with you regarding the impossibility of shielding the vulnerable completely, I’m cev, 3 other house members currently working or at school, 2 working in the very same place I would be. I think people see us vulnerable secured in a room alone, sterile food delivered. Many I know are mums, dads, children (although many cev children were removed from the list and now attending school). It’s not realistic at all, not to mention those with no support relying on volunteers to help. Don’t get me wrong, I’m bloody scared, but it’s just not possible. In fact many shielded living in tier 3 are expected to work, I keep hearing people say it’s better to be alive than pay the mortgage, but that’s the choice many face and people need to walk in their shoes.
However, there’s loads of uni staff working, some spend their days in the accommodation units, some catering, reception staff, building maintenance. It’s like a mini city with a whole underground work force 24 hours a day. The lecturers actually make a tiny portion of the team making it all work.[/quote]
Re the Unis, of course there are staff, but it's a very small skeleton staff, hence the empty car parks. Over half the catering outlets are closed, some of the college bars are closed. At first, they even had a skeleton staff for security meaning they didn't enforce the social distancing in the few bars that were open and didn't do anything about illegal parties in the student flats.