Alice in covidland

The day before yesterday, a friend got in touch to tell us that she had heard that the army was carrying out covid-19 tests at a local sports centre. She was told about it in a parents’ WhatsApp group. I searched online for any information I could find about said testing centre – nothing. NowhereContinue reading “Alice in covidland”

Advice.gov

The covid-19 crisis has awoken the government, after a decades-long slumber, to the idea of providing public health information. And it has gone at it with some zeal: announcements on television and radio, in newspapers and on social media – and on billboards and large digital displays. Some are striking in their power and simplicity,Continue reading “Advice.gov”