Harry’s Diary – Day 47 (Thurs, April 30, 2020)
Harry’s pager went off`: “Here we go again. Car still wouldn’t start. I’d rather hoped the leprechauns might have magically fixed it while I wrote poems.”
Read MorePosted by Changing Ireland | Apr 30, 2020 | Covid-19 Diaries, Harry's Diary
Harry’s pager went off`: “Here we go again. Car still wouldn’t start. I’d rather hoped the leprechauns might have magically fixed it while I wrote poems.”
Read MorePosted by Changing Ireland | Apr 29, 2020 | Covid-19 Diaries, Harry's Diary
Harry recalls when he “did a lot of work around community development” and the impact of the last recession on communities, on families – including his own – and he worries for his future. The internet tells him we may be heading into extreme poverty where those not strong enough to fend for themselves die in droves on the streets. “Neo-liberalism on crack,” is how he describes it. He prays for a new politics led by just and imaginative people:
Read MorePosted by Changing Ireland | Apr 27, 2020 | Covid-19 Diaries, Harry's Diary
EXCERPT: The virus has jumped to mink in the Netherlands and cats in New York. How are we supposed to keep cats locked down?
Read MorePosted by Changing Ireland | Apr 22, 2020 | Covid-19 Diaries, Harry's Diary
HARRY talks about people who are, to use a fire service term, socially non-ambulant: “It’s not just firefighters – single parents, older people, disabled people and people without transport can all end up a bit trapped. I fell into a few of those categories myself over the years.”
Read MorePosted by Changing Ireland | Apr 21, 2020 | Covid-19 Diaries, Harry's Diary
EXCERPT: You’d have to wonder what else could be achieved if everyone worked together as tightly. Enforced socialism is what I called it weeks ago; for that to work, people had to work together, which we did – well done again!
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