Jeremy Corbyn – the former leader of the Labour party now led by Keir Starmer – was quoted as saying a few months ago that he felt vindicated in the spending pledges he made in the December 2019 General Election and that, with better timing and luck, he could have won it. The reason for …
The economy after the pandemic – what are the lasting effects?
One in 100-year events are supposed to be rare, but we have had two within the last ten years. The first was the global financial crisis in 2008 / 2009. The second is now the global pandemic. It means they are happening with more frequency, and as a result, we should be expecting another one …
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After the Coronavirus – things will never be the same
A sunny weekend in the UK is a rather sobering reminder of what we are all missing and would rather be doing as the pandemic rages around the world. Several things are becoming apparent. One is that we do not know when it will end, or the number of lives that will be lost in …
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