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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COVID-19 is more than a severe health crisis – it tells us about the current state of the world
As new cases of the Coronavirus – COVID-19 – outside of China exceed those inside for the first time, we have to ask ourselves what next? Looking at the reactions of financial markets, governments and people around the world, fear seems to be settling in. The reaction of the financial markets has been growing in …