Comment: Dissent over Tier 3 but we all want same end result - a supressed virus

It’s the core message from the Scottish Government in its efforts to supress the virus which has crippled life since March.

Working from home, coping with restrictions on meet ups and travel is one thing in summer, when the days are long and warm. Transfer that structure into the dark and cold of winter and it becomes much, much harder..

The decision this week to put Fife up to Tier 3 and implement even tougher restrictions did not meet with universal support.

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Business leaders have challenged the data, and hospitality - a sector already on its knees - has howled in frustration at the precarious, unimaginable road ahead.

Bars and restaurants, which have already done much more than any business, to adapt in order to operate safely and responsibly, have again taken a direct hit.

Sticking with it just got much, much harder for many people whose jobs are now seriously at risk, if not wholly unviable.

Getting through this next few months is going to be very tough, but we can do it. We have to. There is no alternative.

It’s too easy to find reasons or excuses not to stick with it, but the more that happens, the longer this interminably long haul will continue.

For all the disagreements over which tier Fife sits in - and the politicians would be advised to listen to the mood music - we all want to see the virus supressed and a sense of normality return.

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