The "new normal" is here to say

As we emerge from the pandemic, it is clear that our lives will not go back to normal. For me personally, the crisis has certainly introduced some financial pain and much uncertainty about my livelihood and those of my immediate family. It has made me appreciate many things I used to take for granted. For example, my initial reaction to not being able to book home food deliveries was initially that of extreme annoyance, until I received an email from the CEO of Sainsbury's explaining that this was due to ensuring those most vulnerable could be served first. Then my reaction turned to humiliation at my selfishness, and then very quickly to relief that this action was in place. For three weeks it became a daily quest to search for food before the shelves were empty. My sons and I took it in turns and our strategies got more and more exacting as we became better informed with local intelligence (the halal shop down the road was a particularly...