Parents fear pupils will face ‘mask apartheid’ if they refuse to wear face coverings at schools

Children have been told if they refuse to wear masks when they return to school, they may be kept apart from their friends. Parents have criticised the plans to segregate those pupils who wear masks and those who do not when they return to schools on March 8, with one parent branding it ‘mask apartheid’. … Read more

Welsh NHS chief is disciplined for comparing non-Welsh speakers to black victims of apartheid

English NHS chief working in Wales is disciplined for comparing plight of non-Welsh speakers to black victims of apartheid James Moore compared non-Welsh speakers to South African apartheid  Mr Moore worked for Health Education and Improvement Wales for 18 months He wrote that it was time for non-Welsh speakers to ‘stand up to the oppressor’ … Read more

JOHN HUMPHRYS: I fear we’re risking lockdown apartheid

The late afternoon sun still had enough warmth to make sitting in my garden a delight. The blackbirds were competing with the robins and a woodpecker was drilling out the occasional rhythmic drum roll — the perfect contrast to the lament of a dove somewhere in the distance.  The hoverflies had made a welcome early … Read more