The greatest drop in living standards in the UK since records began; a David vs Goliath war in Europe with civilians shot in the streets and modern cities reduced to rubble; a global virus pandemic leaving families forced to - literally - stay at home.
It feels like a generation's worth of tumult has been squeezed into a couple of years - as though someone has accidentally hit the fast forward button and we are living through the consequences.
It's a clich to step back and opine that these are unprecedented times.
What I'm interested in is the impact that these huge global events are having on the individual. It feels inevitable to me that people's attitudes will be dramatically shifted. If the fast forward button has been hit, public opinion will also be changing at double or triple speed.
Let's be frank: those in the media bubble or Westminster bubble haven't always been fast enough in identifying the shifting tectonic plates of what the public actually think. Brexit, Donald Trump and even the Conservative landslide victory of 2019 took too many by surprise.
I'm excited to be launching a new Wednesday evening programme on Sky News at 9pm to take the political temperature in these increasingly heated times. My Sunday morning interview programme, Sophy Ridge on Sunday, has always tried to get out of London to speak to voices from across the country - an important check on any Westminster bias - which we will continue to do.
In addition The Take with Sophy Ridge will introduce a weekly focus group - a representative and weighted panel of Sky News viewers who are geographically and politically balanced - to try and pick up the early signs of shifting public opinion. It's a more sophisticated and representative version of the TV vox pop . We'll be able to go directly to our panel for reaction to the breaking news of the day, and use their feedback to inform our interviews with politicians and decision makers.
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