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An ordinary, prosaic envelope carrying some incredible, life altering news - an appointment for the coronavirus vaccine. When the first lockdown hit last year, life flipped for us all in unforeseen ways. Inequalities were widened, vulnerabilities became heightened. Those of us who were privileged to were able to keep ourselves safe by staying largely at home, to carry on working and continue a social life online. For others, there developed a much greater reliance on social networks for support whether due to age or additional health needs. I recognise my good fortune throughout the pandemic, I haven t had a huge deal to worry about. I miss travel, I miss my friends, I ve watched far too much Netflix.
An ordinary, prosaic envelope carrying some incredible, life altering news - an appointment for the coronavirus vaccine. When the first lockdown hit last year, life altered for us all in unforeseen ways. Inequalities were widened, vulnerabilities became heightened. Those of us who were privileged to were able to keep ourselves safe by staying largely at home, to carry on working and continue a social life online. For others, there developed a much greater reliance on social networks for support whether due to age or additional health needs. I recognise my good fortune throughout the pandemic, I haven t had a huge deal to worry about. I miss travel, I miss my friends, I ve watched far too much Netflix.
A Repair Cafe hard at work THE IT chap looked at me with absolute scorn as I moaned to him about the built in obsolescence of modern technology. You work for a newspaper, he said, It s designed to go in the bin at the end of the day. Yeah, alright pal. Touché. But I was right to complain. In Britain the average person discards more electrical items each year than anywhere else in the world bar Norway, which is a surprising fact given Norway s reputation as a paragon of virtue. Don t gloat, though, being second worst is still bad. The government, it has been announced, is looking to do something about this planned obsolescence and our throwaway ways. Ministers are considering plans to mandate that washing machines, fridges and televisions must carry labels informing shoppers of their expected lifespan.
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