What has “Lockdown” taught us about loneliness? If there’s one thing that the current UK lockdown situation has taught us, it’s that the need for communication is strong. So strong in fact, that the sheer lack of face to face chit chat has taken a massive toll on society. Many have described their feelings of […]
Read more >What a fascinating piece by Manyu Jiang (quoted on the BBC no less) on the fatigue being suffered by people using Zoom to stay in touch during social distancing because of the Covid-19 crisis. “Who’d have thought?” is maybe your first thought. “Welcome to my world!” may be your initial reaction if you have any […]
Read more >If I walk down the street without hearing aids, as I do when I sometimes forget to put them in, I hear little. Even with them in I don’t get to hear much and when I do it’s often an unhelpful din without any distinguishing sound that I can make sense of. When I am […]
Read more >Born in the north east of England, Josh is in his mid-twenties, he is Sue’s middle child. Bright, hardworking and sporty. Moving to first study and then work in London, Sue never liked him being away from ‘home’. London wasn’t so bad, as he was only a couple of hours away. After working in London […]
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