Secure futures: after the pandemic

In response to the COVID-19 emergency, our nation’s rallying cry once again is: ‘We are all in it together.’ Each Thursday evening we clapped our love and gratitude for health professionals and carers in our universal health service – the closest we get to national worship. The mutual support for each other in local communities gives meaning to social solidarity. The same gratitude is due for our social security system – the front line for the care and support of our neighbours’ financial security, keeping them safe, secure and fed. But is this how people feel? And if not, why not?

By Alison Garnham