The pandemic really was an awakening of the idea that Wales can do things differently. The prevailing narrative was that Wales did well.
This is something I would agree with. But when people say “Wales did well”, there are often different definitions of what people mean when they say “Wales”. To me, when I say that Wales handled the pandemic well I mean the people of Wales.
The people of Wales were dealt a c**p hand going into the crisis. They were on average poorer and sicker than other parts of the UK. They were older (not least because people often move here to retire) and, because of their higher levels of employment in manufacturing, their jobs were more vulnerable (production lines can’t be shifted to go through living rooms). Yes, the people of Wales did bloody brilliantly throughout the crisis.
