What the UK’s ‘day of reflection’ reveals about COVID memory

What the UK’s ‘day of reflection’ reveals about COVID memory

The Glass Works, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: memorial statue tribute to the victims and key workers of the COVID pandemic Steve Travelguide/ShutterstockA couple of years ago I dug up an artefact buried under soil, grass and leaves in a park close to my home in Exeter. It was not some ancient object but rather a granite memorial plaque laid down by the local city council only three years before. Dedicated to regional victims of the COVID pande…