Reopening schools must be our first priority

It would be a tragedy if one of the legacies of Covid-19 — a disease which hardly affects children physically — was a widening of the already broad gap in educational attainment between rich and poor. But sadly, the damage is already well under way.

Back in March, Britain was the European country most keen to keep its schools open in the face of the then-burgeoning number of Covid-19 cases.