The initial lockdown was too late and we suffered too many deaths as a result.
However, it did work in collapsing the R rate, cases, hospital admissions and deaths. Another lockdown will obviously suppress the virus and help the NHS cope, as the search for vaccines and treatments continues.
We came out of the last one too abruptly; we should have emerged in a more cautious way AND with a Track & Trace programme that actually worked.
Regrettably I think it is inevitable that we will go into another lockdown, without having learned how to effectively re-emerge and still without a T&T scheme.
More regrettably, the economic support in a second lockdown (local or national) is already scandalously proving less generous and I'm not sure there will be any better practical support for those who suffered other physical and mental health adversity during the first lockdown.
We have the national politicians at odds and the Govt at odds with the Local politicians.
Labour nationally are at odds with the local Labour figures.
It is unhelpful to have UK nations with different policies and approaches.
We are in stark need of real leadership and consensus.
We have the exact opposite.