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“Grandad, tell us about what it was like in 2020”.
“Well, now, where do I begin? . . . toilet rolls. . .”
2020 has undeniably been one of the most disruptive years in decades. From wildfires and critical climate change milestones to the death of George Floyd, Brexit and unsubstantiated public calls of voter fraud by a serving president of the United States, 2020 could have been one of the most remarked upon years of the first half of the century at least. Throw into the mix a global pandemic which led to most of the world being shut-down and locked-down in unprecedented ways as well as the tragedy of 1,570,304 worldwide deaths, and 2020 will surely have secured itself a place in the history books.
As I reflect upon the year based on my own narrow window of experience and put myself in the shoes of a grandfather being asked that question in 30 years time, I’m minded of that famous passage from Dickens:
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
― Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
Alongside all of the darkness, pain and disbelief, there have undoubtedly been times of light, unity and hope. We’ve experienced changes to the way we live, work and socialise at speeds perhaps only previously witnessed during times of war. For many of us, the impact has been substantial, either in a positive way or a negative way. As for the legacy of 2020, it’s hard to tell; whilst it’s been a year in which a new cliche has emerged in the form of ‘the new normal’, it’s not yet fully clear exactly what that new normal is and what it really means in terms of our society, politics, economics, the environment, technology and legislation.
As we come to the end of this strangest of years, we thought that it would be good to reflect on the year and look ahead to the next 12 months and beyond - what better way is there to do that during these physically distant and Zoom fatigued times than a good old Bromford Lab Twitter chat?
We would be overjoyed with festive cheer if you could join us for #blabchat on Thursday 17th December, 12:00 - 13:00 (GMT) to discuss the year that was. We’ll provide the questions, but you’ll have to provide your own mince pies (sorry).
Question 1 What has surprised you most during the past year? Bromford Lab Twitter Chat Logo on a white background stating question one of the twitter chat #blabchat
Question 2 What has challenged you most during the past year? Bromford Lab Twitter Chat Logo on a white background stating question two of the twitter chat #blabchat
Question 3 If you could go back to 1st January 2020, what advice would you give yourself? Bromford Lab Twitter Chat Logo on a white background stating question three of the twitter chat #blabchat
Question four What are you going to carry forward into 2021? Bromford Lab Twitter Chat Logo on a white background stating question four of the twitter chat #blabchat
Please remember to label your answers A1, A2, A3, etc and most importantly, don't forget to use #blabchat when you respond, even if it’s replying to someone else's tweet.
Join us for some thought-provoking lunch-time chat on Thursday 17th December from 12:00 - 13:00 pm (GMT). Looking forward to chatting with you all!
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