Why we’re giving papers away to the lonely thanks to Barclays – James Mitchinson
Normal lines of communication – with friends, family and even neighbours – have been restricted or severed. The freedom to pop out to the local library perhaps, or to the hairdresser, has vanished into the breeze.
For people living alone, this may well turn out to be the hardest winter on record; certainly since the war, and it behoves all of us to help those for whom lockdown might as well be house arrest.
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Hide AdThose of us in the business of purveying information – journalists have key worker status – have a particular duty to do what we can to share what we know as widely as possible. That’s why I am particularly pleased today to be able to announce a new initiative that will place free copies of The Yorkshire Post in the hands of people who will benefit from them the most.