Something positive

After this awful year of a rampaging virus, all manner of personal restrictions, thousands of people losing their jobs or getting into debt, rising alarm about climate breakdown and anxiety about the possible consequences of Brexit (for us Brits, at any rate), I thought it might cheer us all up to recall some of the good things that happened during the year.

• Marcus Rashford, the footballer, secured more free meals for school children and launched a book club to encourage children to read
• Captain Tom Moore raised almost £40m for NHS Charities after walking laps around his garden ahead of his 100th birthday
• Frontline health workers saved thousands of people from dying, and risked their own health to do so
• Kamala Harris became the first female, first black, first South Asian US Vice President Elect
• Due to movement restrictions and a slowdown of social and economic activities, air quality improved in many cities
• There was a huge wave of support for Black Lives Matter, and increasing anger over police violence towards black people
• Birthdays became less about presents and more about creative ways to connect with loved ones
• Lashana Lynch became the first black female 007
• Scotland became the first country in the world to provide free and universal access to period products
• Comfy clothes reigned supreme as more people worked from home and didn't need to dress up for work
• Musicians used social media to give us personal concerts from home
• Harvey Weinstein and other prominent public figures were brought to court for sex crimes
• We had more time to bake/read/cook/exercise/play Scrabble, and to make new plans for our lives

So all we can do now is hope for a much better 2021 and a return to a more normal way of life. And lots more videos of obstreperous cats.

Pic: Kamala Harris

Thanks to Glamour UK