Letter: It’s time to stop blaming Covid for continuing problems

Covid, and its restrictions, continues to be blamed for many things today, but is that truly the case?

At that time people bought pets for company and (if a dog) provided a legitimate reason to take exercise outdoors.

Now they are abandoned and discarded like so much trash. No excuse for such abysmal behaviour because an unwanted pet can easily be taken to an animal welfare organisation where it can be looked-after.

Our surgeries used to have GPs on duty all day every weekday, yet now they are seldom to be seen resulting in weeks of waiting for an appointment and never seeing the same doctor twice for any kind of continuity or follow-up. Did so many of them succumb to the infection?

People used to commute and meet up with colleagues at work, doing the job for which they were paid. These days it’s “working” at home on the kitchen table, in front of the telly or in bed with a laptop, probably still in pyjamas! No longer necessary – pure laziness and lack of responsibility.

Pre-Covid, organisations could rely on a constant supply of willing volunteers to take part in activities, take on a degree of responsibility and serve the community. Today volunteers are hard to find, with local groups folding because nobody wants to donate their time, effort and support to keep them going.

Don’t let us continue to blame Covid for what’s in our own hands to put right with a bit of commitment.

Phyllis Inglis

New Milton