The Guardian view on internet access: life, death and learning

The coronavirus pandemic is showing that the digital divide has serious repercussions for people in the UK and around the worldCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageEven when our ability to spend and socialise has been curtailed in drastic ways, wealth and deprivation make themselves felt as potently as ever. Just as physical isolation is easier for those with warm, dry houses and spacious gardens than for those in cramped and run-down flats or hostels, so those with