COVID-19
All the latest news, views and opinions on COVID-19.
From the stadiums to our sofas
February 9, 2021
From the stadiums to our sofas
The subject of fan attendance at sporting events since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic last March has been one…
When a hard-earned degree starts to feel worthless
February 3, 2021
When a hard-earned degree starts to feel worthless
We did it! We graduated during a pandemic! And yet couldn’t have entered the job market at a worse time……
To queue jump or not to queue jump?
February 2, 2021
To queue jump or not to queue jump?
Hello, my name is Ellis and I am 52 years old. No, this is not an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, I…
Journey to my mother
February 1, 2021
Journey to my mother
Finding things to do during the third lockdown has proven difficult… First I forensically cleaned the house; next I cooked…
Lockdown – Britain’s new Brexit
January 15, 2021
Lockdown – Britain’s new Brexit
Covid-19 - Our relationship with the EU ended not with a bang but a whimper. It seems we had all…
Welcome to the New Dark Ages
January 11, 2021
Welcome to the New Dark Ages
Welcome to the New Dark Ages: a time of chronic bleakness in what is already one of the gloomiest periods…
We’re merely caged animals in a Covid zoo
December 24, 2020
We’re merely caged animals in a Covid zoo
Many years ago, in a different lifetime, I decided I’d like to spend some time with lions… Tasked with helping…
Send in the clowns, not the gunboats
December 17, 2020
Send in the clowns, not the gunboats
As the capital and other parts of the UK were once again plunged into more stricter Covid-19 restrictions, pubs, restaurants,…
Which fairytale will you choose to believe?
December 16, 2020
Which fairytale will you choose to believe?
It’s Christmas, a time when the young and innocent still believe in Santa. We shouldn’t tease. Never have so many…
Why I will be staying make-up free and in my loungewear this Christmas
December 5, 2020
Why I will be staying make-up free and in my loungewear this Christmas
This week, I went out for dinner for the first time in six weeks and blow-drying my hair properly and…