Dear fellow journalists,
It is not necessary to give every article an intro linking it to the pandemic, especially if it has nothing to do with Covid-19.
Thank you, Adam
Is it right to be shopping online for non-essential goods right now?
A good piece by Rachel Moss for Huffpost explores the health and ethical complexities.
Where is the coronavirus information campaign?
This is a good point in an otherwise rather run-of-the-mill “tutting at the tutters” piece:
It is strange that we are not being bombarded with adverts along the lines of the ‘Get Ready For Brexit’ campaign about what we should be doing and are instead reliant on – often inaccurate – memes being shared over social media.
This is certainly the case in my neck of the woods, and those confusing messages are leading to tension. The lack of clear, central advice means that people are starting to form pro- and anti-online mobs around the issue of driving somewhere to exercise or walk your dogs, for example.
Spectator: The ugliness of coronavirus shaming
A new take on my Engaged Reading Time newsletter.
3 links a day. None of them about the coronavirus.
What do you think?
I’m slightly jealous of people who are dealing with lockdown boredom. Luckily, I still have enough work to more than fill the working time I have left after doing half the home schooling for my daughters. With local community commitments, time is actually pretty short…
Consequences a’coming. Any way back from this? The Cornish revolt against second-home owners.
This is a challenging read, that slowly brings me around to a position I never thought I’d hold: We Need A Massive Surveillance Program)
This morning: teacher Now: cook Afternoon: back to working Evening: 🥃
Repeat for an indefinite number of weeks.
Perfect timing for the quasi-lockdown: Disney+ is live in the uk