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Solidarity out of COVID-19 – The Benefit System

Ewan was joined by Paddy to discuss his experience with the benefit system over the years and whether (a hypothesis dripping with hope) the Covid-19 pandemic might lead to some positive changes to the system. Listen to our latest Social Patter Podcast below or on all podcast platforms – @ThePatterPod

During an email exchange with Paddy, I first heard the idea floated that some people were beginning to feel a sense of solidarity growing from Covid-19.  For those living lives that are often under the pressure of financial insecurity and unstable employment opportunities, it might feel as though only now, during this pandemic, is wider society becoming accustomed to the travails of their everyday lives.
If we could go back and forgo the suffering of all those who this pandemic has affected, no one would do otherwise. However, now that this virus has wrapped itself around our society, what positive change, if any, can this bring?

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