Clapping for Carers has become part of the weekly routine for many households across Scotland over the last ten weeks.
Every Thursday night, families across the country have been gathering on their doorsteps to take a minute to applaud the vital work of frontline workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Organisers decided that this week’s (Thursday 28 May) event would be the last, as they felt it would be good to stop the event at its peak and the narrative is changing around the ritual.
The event has seen has seen members of the royal family, the Prime Minister and celebrities join in. But it has also divided opinion between some who feel empowered and encouraged by the gesture, and others who feel it is patronising – particularly over the government’s initial decision, later reversed, to charge overseas health and care staff for using the NHS.
So this week, we are asking:
Is it the right time for Clap for Carers to be brought to an end?
Get involved by registering your vote and leaving a comment below.
Is it the right time for Clap for Carers to be brought to an end?
- Yes
- 108
- No
- 15
