Old misery guts here welcomes the thousands of holiday makers descending on Scarborough, the premier seaside resort of Europe. The crowds look entirely normal, with all impositions of mask wearing and social distancing a barely retrievable memory. Who could blame people for wanting to put Covid behind them? It’s only a matter of time before our prime minister offers everyone a candy floss. To add to the general sense of recovery is the success of our Olympic team, who seem to be picking up medals like confetti (not that anyone picks up confetti, sorry for the inadequate metaphor). What a relief! Normal has returned! Except it hasn’t. Anyone who can lift their eyes above the receding misery of Covid (at least in the developed world) will know the bigger shit storm is with us already. There’s no immediate remedy for that. I noticed in my local branch of supermarket Lidl today that the emptiest shelves were those normally laden with confectionery, whilst those with toilet paper were well stocked. What does this mean? Is it significant?
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