July 2020 - Dec 2020
"V.B." 28 December 2020. Sometimes we lose sight of the fact that some people are dealing with things other than pandemics. V.B. lives in Belarus, and she talks candidly and with gentle humour about the challenges of normal life under a leader who won't accept the will of the people in a democratic election. Peaceful protests are met with arrests, beatings, and far worse. A humbling conversation. "V.B." 28/12/20 30/12/20 New Year's Eve. Oxford/Astra Zeneka vaccine approved. Government has bought doses for 50m people. Huge further tracts of UK moving into tier 4. Secondary school term start to be delayed - 18th Jan. House of Commons votes to accept Brexit EU Free Trade Deal. 28/12/20 Highest daily record of Covid cases - 41,385. 24/12/20 Christmas Eve, and a Brexit deal is struck. What does it mean? Over 6,000 trucks stuck in Kent! 22/12/20 900 lorries stuck on