2020, the year that everything changed

MY CURRENT pet hate is people who say that really, their lives are no different under lockdown. They were never particularly keen on seeing other people and they’ve just carried on their work as usual. Nothing of any great significance has changed.

What planet are they on? It’s certainly not the same as mine.

OK, I’ve been lucky enough to stay healthy and be employed but that doesn’t mean that my life is the same.

Before, I wasn’t living in a world where a terrifying number of people are losing their jobs, and many have lost family and friends. The entire background to all our dayto-day lives is utterly transformed.

This morning at my desk feels much like many mornings do. But tomorrow is frighteningly unknown for all of us.