Tested positive? Stay at home. Can’t afford to take time off work? The Scottish Government has an answer. From 16 February more people on low pay can apply for a £500 grant to self-isolate. But is that enough? Will it help to stop the spread of infection and reduce deaths from Covid? Such questions – and the time-consuming bureaucracy attached to the £500 grant – reveal the … [Read more...] about Emergency: close the gap between real life and government ‘FACTS’