“For each age is a dream that is dying, Or one that is coming to birth.” The Music Makers, Arthur O’Shaughnessy If O’Shaughnessy’s words apply to “each age”, they certainly apply more than usually to 2020. This year has been full of dreams dying. Perhaps you’ve had to cancel a holiday, or even a […]
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These are — as we’re being reminded from every side — unprecedented times. And one of the more minor consequences is that we’re using unprecedented vocabulary. Be honest: how often before March did you ever use the word furlough? That’s not the only one. Previously rare phrases like “social distancing”, “self-isolation” and “the new normal”
We’ve been in lockdown for nearly a month now, and there’s a huge range between how businesses have fared. I’m lucky that I don’t depend on physical contact, or on physical supplies or products. Even so, one or two clients have put work on ice, and I’m prepared for more of that before the lockdown
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