Life In Their Shoes
Whilst Covid-19 continues to affect each and every individual in the United Kingdom, it is easy to become fixated on personal problems. In the meantime, there are many unique situations across the country, and the world, in which people's lives continue to be turned upside down by the social and economic destruction caused by the virus. Speaking to a small group of people from different walks of life, I began to understand how the lockdown and social distancing measures have impacted lives, and how people would like to move forward over the coming months. I chose to speak to three key groups; full-time key workers, self-employed workers and full-time students, all of which offered different takes on what it is like to live through a global pandemic. Olivia, 20, works in a supermarket. She has been doing many more hours than she is contracted during the outbreak due to unprecedented demand on stores to supply essential goods. Subsequently, she and her retail colleagues have been