Reflections 29th November

image. Ben Merrick. Rural Warwickshire in Tier 3

What's on my mind

Winter, A time of transformation

In just over three weeks time it will be winter solstice, the shortest day and the beginning of the run up to Spring. It will be challenging. Truly remarkable work has been done on a vaccine, but whatever the bluster, we are unlikely to see a meaningful impact until at least the Spring.

Until then, we have an unexpected opportunity. The festive season will be disrupted, which though a downer (not least of all for me and family) is dealable with. There will be a festive season next year, and we'll just put Christmas back to Spring for this. More importantly, I think we're in a time of reset.

It will be disruptive much it more than inconvenient, and there's no-one really to blame. Businesses are by definition risk enterprises and we've hit a risk event. Businesses will disappear, and jobs will go. New ones will appear. The opportunity to clear out the old and bring in new is invigorating and p…