WE L C OME
2020 Hindsight:
Good riddance
In the first issue of a year it is customary to look back over the
previous year and reflect on what the year has brought. In the
case of 2020, however, such an overview feels ever so slightly
redundant, given that one thing has dominated our lives and
has served to make the year one that few will remember with
fondness.
It’s fair to say that most of us will be only too happy to see the back of
2020. Even for those who have not been directly affected by COVID-19,
the disruption has been enormous. If one confines oneself just to the
social changes, we can number lockdowns; social distancing; hoarding;
the wearing of masks; the virtual elimination of physical contact; and, of
course, working from home.
This is before one addresses the deleterious effect the pandemic has
had on our business and professional lives. GDPs have been slashed – as
have many companies’ revenues. Sadly, many jobs have not survived this
upheaval and unemployment has inevitably risen.
To gauge just how profoundly 2020 has altered our perspectives, it is
interesting to try to imagine it without the pandemic. Think of the events
one would have attended; the people one might have met or the business
opportunities. Hard, isn’t it? That world seems impossibly distant now.
But gradually, bit-by-bit, we will return to it. Some changes may be here
to stay, but most will gradually fade and we will
return to something recognisable as normality.
So, while it may seem fruitless to try and
find a bright side to 2020, the one I would
suggest is that it is finally gone and 2021
has to be better.
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