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That Was The Year That Was 2021 in revue

As we note from time to time, our humble weekly column That Was The Week That Was takes its name from perhaps the first political satire TV programme in the world, broadcast in the early 1960s, by the BBC.  It opened each week with a song, the structure of which did not change, but the contents were amended to reflect the week’s news. 

As was the case last year, here is the year, the year that was, in review, in revue style…

That was the year that was,
It’s over, let it go.
That was the year that was
It started at the ‘new normal’ but finished well below…

That was the year that was,
It’s over, let it go.
We now know the alphabet Greek
But of Nu and Xi
It is best not to speak…

January started as January might,
At the new normal, and not much flight.
We battled second waves and stayed inside
We prayed that the vaccine would make this subside
Or at least we hoped it would be good for cargo…

The first quarter was vaccines.
The hope of the world, we said to our screens
As Zoom supplanted our flying machines.
But as the science advanced, we looked ever more keen
For recovery and for shoots that were green.

That was the year that was,
It’s over, let it go.
That was the year that was
It started at the ‘new normal’ but finished well below…

That was the year that was,
It’s over, let it go.
We now know the alphabet Greek
What comes after Omicron we dare not speak…

Then came the summer, and what we hoped was some light,
Vaccine rollouts might put things to right.
Turned out our optimism was in a fight
Against border police, who, at any time might
Pull down a barrier and give airlines a fright.  

The prospects looked good, the forecasts were up
Our masks were even starting to slip.
But viruses allow us no space for slips-up
Delta arrived and things started to dip
Carry on! screamed the industry – let it rip.

That was the year that was,
It’s over, let it go.
That was the year that was
It started at the ‘new normal’ but finished well below…

That was the year that was,
It’s over, let it go.
We now know the alphabet Greek
Pi comes after Omicron: that may be quite bleak…

By autumn we realised the new normal was shot
The new new normal was the best of the lot.
But building back better is not what we want.
We want to build back the same, so we can flaunt
The taxpayers’ money – what a great honey pot!

First Delta then Omicron, this virus cannot be sated,
So we line up for boosters, long-awaited
At least in the first world, hoping the virus has not again mutated.
But the simple truth cannot be contemplated
No-one is safe until everyone is vaccinated.

That was the year that was,
It’s over, let it go.
That was the year that was
It started at the ‘new normal’ but finished well below…

That was the year that was,
It’s over, let it go.
That was the year that was.

Happy 2022 Everyone

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