Has your attitude to life changed since covid-19

[Sir Neil]

Not really, no. I fared pretty well during the whole pandemic. I was working all the time (with the exception of 5 weeks on Furloughs) and I lived in a part of the UK which didn’t experience local lockdowns until very late. To me as well, the UK rules weren’t all that strict in comparison to other countries, so we did preserve a modicum of freedom and activity. We also exited our lockdowns quite quickly, because we were also to get the vaccinations rolled out fast and very efficiently. Thanks to all of these, I didn’t experience any real mental health anguish or feelings of loneliness, though I am glad it’s all past us now.

My outlook on life, I like to think, is quite positive anyway, and I like to believe that the Higher Power helps us through situations like the pandemic, which was pretty much my experience when it was happening.