Locked-down Brits are connecting with each other in new and different ways. The Mirror is building on this by connecting people for unique online conversations – it’s a chance to meet someone different, find out what others are going through and even help people feel less lonely. Mirror football writer Darren Lewis strikes a bond with Andy Thomas as part of our Britain Connects project. Darren says... Andy Thomas from Salford is clear about what concerns him right now. “It’s the isolation and the social cost of the virus to millions of people,” he told me. “If you’re asking me what I’d like you to write about, it’s that. “It’s about the things we only appreciate when they are gone.” Andy, 48, makes his living as a self-employed programmer.
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