Swords in the Time of Corona

When this coronavirus, SARS-CoV-19, emerged at the beginning of 2020, I didn't worry too much about it, because I recognised it as being outside my area of control. There was nothing for me to do, so I just ignored it. Then bit by bit things started to change—the twin threats of death by plague and economic ruin came front and center into our collective awareness.

As lockdown progressed it was soon obvious that many of my students were struggling. Things they depended on for their physical, ...