Five green shoots of hope
A week or so ago we were instructed to continue with the #COVID19 Lock Down for at least another three weeks. I didn't flinch when I heard because this reality has become normal so quickly. I am lucky to have a safe home that enables me to say that. I do not for one second underestimate the heartache the pandemic is causing around the globe: there is a person and family behind every single number; there is grief, loss and worry. People are bravely working in difficult circumstances and there is an exponential increase in domestic abuse. COVID19 is not the great leveller those in positions of privilege and power claim it is. It discriminates. There is a disproportionate impact on communities already experiencing social, health and economic inequalities including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities. The immediate and longer term financial impact on individuals, families, charities, social enterprises and the economy more widely is, frankly, eye-wateringly bad