I agree that all children are affected by lockdown and closures of school/ nursery/ playgroups. In different ways yes, but I don't think it's fair to say the older ones who are able to see friends have it easier. The tinies are losing out on early socialisation skills, young primary on building blocks of learning, older primary are old enough to understand the risks but not old enough to process or have the independence to manage friendships online, early secondary are missing out with group socialising and learning the skills in school that they will need for their more advanced work, older secondary losing out on exam prep, students missing face to face learning and acquiring eg advanced lab skills, young adults missing training in skills in their careers from learning from their peers and so on and so on..... It's a shitshow for everyone. Of course we may need to prioritise certain years returning in the first instance, but I really think things need to move faster than they seem to be to end lockdown, even if just getting back to tier 3 or even 4.
My DM (79, East lothian) had her jag on Friday at her GP, but DD (75, same place) hasn't heard anything yet. Hope he's not sent into Edinburgh...
I'm shocked they are still planning for in person May elections, if the rumours are that there won't even be full school returns til Easter (April?). Why aren't they planning for postal votes, remote counting or whatever? It seems to be asking for trouble, and there will still be vulnerable people (including older ones) who won't have had their second jab so may not feel comfortable going to a polling station. Is the intention to disenfranchised those?!