Crack open the champers: finally, there’s something to celebrate. Summer’s here, COVID’s calmer (in many places), borders are opening, Trump’s been cancelled, and we’re counting down to a very special Christmas reunited with family and friends.
Better still, we can soon kick 2020 to the kerb and focus on fresh beginnings, new horizons, a clean slate, and all the other optimistic idioms associated with a new year. For some, 2020’s been a time to rethink, rejuvenate and reinvent; for others, it’s been a long, hard slog tinged with tragedy. Wherever you sit, I think we can agree when the clock strikes midnight on December 31, everyone will exhale a sigh of relief. Which is why we’ve abandoned our tradition of dedicating this issue to reflecting on the year that was.…
