It’s astonishing. It wasn’t so long ago people were saying that we should respect the over 70s for the hardship due to the war and subsequent rationing. Now they can die so we can have a pint and keep Pret afloat!
And, no, it’s not the middle aged who are suffering most. Most job losses are among the young. When this is over there will need to be some kind of help for them, given these sacrifices, but those who clamour for Sweden now will be pulling crude faces at the suggestion we follow their lead on measures to mitigate job losses. They will say that they were alright, jack, and after saying the dodderies can die for all they care, they will be telling the young, spoiled brats to learn from the heroic 70+ generation about how they dealt with rationing.
