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 …
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 …
Continue reading “After the Coronavirus – things will never be the same”
What trends will dominate the next decade?
As a wise sage once said: forecasting is very difficult, especially about the future. But maybe we can discern some trends that will at least help to determine the direction of the decade ahead, whilst acknowledging how little we can ever truly predict. Few people back in 2010, for instance, would have thought that in …
Continue reading “What trends will dominate the next decade?”