Scotland was slower than the rest of the UK to ditch the remaining Covid restrictions. Masks did not go until Easter Sunday, free testing stopped on 1 May.
Public sector has not moved on. I was in a University library over the weekend - one way systems, sanitising stations, every second desk taped off, capacity limits, big signs up everywhere about masks, even big screens showing the test and protect messages and saying your details may be shared for contact tracing (they won't, because that system has now stopped)
DS, who is an undergrad student at that University has had 6 sessions (2 hours each) of lab work all year, everything else is online. All exams/assessments online. They are "hoping" to get students back on campus in October.
The school at the end of my street are still operating staggered starts/finishes, different playtimes for separate year groups, the big banner about social distancing and face masks on the school run is still pinned to the railings.
Yesterday was in another library/archives in a different part of the country - had to make an appointment in advance, limited capacity, could only have a 2 hour slot, had to wash my hands with soap and water before being allowed in (sanitiser is bad for old paper) windows open wide so it was freezing cold, one way system marked on the door, was told I MUST still wear may mask if not exempt, sit socially distanced from the one other person there at the same time as me.
This seems so extreme to me. Private sector shops etc in Scotland are pretty much back to normal, probably around 10% of people wearing masks as is their right but none of the shouty messages about what you MUST do.
Surely no other place in the UK has a public sector still behaving like it's October 2020?