Agree - II think lots of people were optimistic at the start of the year, but the reality is right now staring us in the face - lots of charities are now being told to cancel events through Summer, Schools & Universities are being told to prepare digital learning experiences for September onwards, children are being told not to have offline friends at all but to have a digital friend, the Chancellor is telling people in creative industries & the arts they should probably retrain for jobs in a fully digital economy, and Sir Patrick Vallance said just now that the vaccine will have no impact on reducing lockdown measures... this is in line with what Van Tam said just after Xmas, when he hinted about mid 2022...
If people want shows back, then they need to start engaging with local representatives, and tell them they want a future that involves leisure activities & outdoor & creative pursuits, and that there needs to be some discussion about the future of events not just great SM events, but others too. Humans need human contact, after all.
