SIR – Although the Country has yet to hit the peak of the pandemic there is still every reason to look to the future post Covid19 world we will be living in.

Yes, while there is an expectation that everything will return to normal, will it or should it?

In a recent article for the Guardian news paper columnist Owen Jones raises some interesting points on the issue, one being that following the Second World War, William Beveridge declared “a revolutionary moment in the world’s history is a time for revolutions, not for patching” as he laid the foundations for the postwar welfare state”.

There is no doubt that the current pandemic is proving to be a revolutionary moment in world history.

To quote Jones verbatim “Coronavirus has done two things: it has magnified existing social crises and has proved that the Government can act decisively when the will is there.

“Millions are only one pay packet away from destitution; the self employed and gig economy workers lack security and basic rights; private tenants are at the mercy of their landlords; our welfare state is woefully inadequate; and many designated key workers are desperately undervalued and badly paid.

“Who, in good faith, can now blind themselves to these grim truths?”

To add my own further thought, the NHS has been under resourced for years so the country has had to approach the approaching onslaught from a much lower level of preparedness than some other countries.

Yes, more money was promised in the lead up to the Election, but was this an admission of previous fault or a desire to ensure that people associated that increased funding across a range of areas with the benefits of Brexit?

Mike Levins

Worcester