Gareth Noble: Children in crisis do not have the luxury of time and idiotic grandstanding

What Covid has confirmed for many children, is that they cannot rely on Government or unions to collaborate to act in their best interests, writes Gareth Noble

For many children, school is not just a place to go to be educated. It is where they experience kindness, therapeutic help, and respite from the dangers and stresses outside. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

If you were a child or young person watching the events of the last number of weeks, what might you have observed?

Adults and officials in government departments and in unions fighting over plans, terms and conditions, concessions, preconditions, conflicting advices and processes. They will have observed all those things we try to protect them from; abusive debate, online bullying, poor communication, name calling.