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"It's hard to see when there will be a better future for us..." teenage life on a Manchester estate in the time of Covid-19
direct to your inboxIn a year of uncertainty, heartbreak, and a longing for normal life, 19-year-old Cameron Cartledge's experience of the coronavirus crisis will resonate with so many young people."Last year was really difficult because the pandemic has just turned everything upside down," he said."One day it was training at my local martial arts club, seeing friends and family, and the next it was having to stay at home not being able to do any of that."The last twelve months have been undeniably painful for everyone, with thousands of people losing loved ones, jobs, or their mental wellbeing.As the nation's death toll reaches a bleak milestone each day, and the economy continues to shrink, the effect of the pandemic and lockdown measures