Editor-in-chief Katharine Viner reflects on how a newspaper founded two centuries ago chronicled the ups and downs of 2021
2021 was supposed to be the year when vaccines brought an end to the cycle of lockdowns – a year of parties, concerts, family reunions, weddings, and hugs. And in some ways, it was: freshly armed with shots from AstraZeneca, Pfizer, or Moderna, many people were finally able to reclaim something of a social life. But 2021 was also a year of highly transmissible new virus variants, governmental indecision, and continued pressure across the economy.
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