The coronavirus has rapidly changed the way we live and work. It has also exposed stark inequities between those who can work safely from their home and those who have to physically attend a workplace. This great animated article and thought piece from the BBC explores what the future may look like in a post-covid world.
This personal post is written by guest blogger Meg Grealy – who speaks of her experience of returning from overseas and into quarantine. Had you asked me in January, or even the beginning of March, what my April days were looking like they would sound achievable, nothing too extreme, just the routine of a twenty-something who had just moved to the UK on a working visa. I would have said a morning run (so I could make it across the finish line of the 10k I’d signed up to run on May 3rd) a 3-day work week, and an exploratory beer in various pubs across my new city. In hindsight, the only thing I managed to get right is the daily run (although it’s purpose is now to harness endorphins for the day). And yet the daily run is maybe the only thing that has kept me sane and allowed me to stay present in a period where everything is confusing. It seems the only effective strategy of taking control is to muddle through conflicting emotions and anxiety-inducing news cycles. As we started this year during a bushfire crisis, I feel as if there has been a delay in…
