Looking on the bright side: another decade of austerity. At best

Looking on the bright side: another decade of austerity. At best

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The economic damage from Covid-19 will likely be worse than the 2008 Financial Crisis This is Year Zero. We are at the cusp of the Before and the After. Covid-19, and the policy responses to it, are changing the world in a way that will affect it for decades and to put it bluntly, it doesn’t look good. Economies are delicate things. Analysts and commentators get excited about changes in growth figures or unemployment rates of 0.1% – one part…

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YouGov finds remainers more likely to believe that coronavirus is a major threat than leavers

YouGov finds remainers more likely to believe that coronavirus is a major threat than leavers

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Many are talking to loved ones more than usual Over a third of Brits (36%) say they have spoken to their loved ones more than usual over the course of the last two weeks https://t.co/Yx3iWTHlDO pic.twitter.com/Ogf9m11ptB — YouGov (@YouGov) March 20, 2020 Nearly half of Brits (48%) now say they are scared they will contract the coronavirus – up from 38% last week https://t.co/fdJc9HSiYr #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/uTpkO8XOzr — YouGov (@YouGov) March 20, 2020 Mike Smithson

As schools close down for an indefinite period it looks as though a London lockdown is not far off

As schools close down for an indefinite period it looks as though a London lockdown is not far off

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It is now very likely – though not formally decided and definite – that London cinemas pubs restaurants and gyms will be told to close, I’m told. This follows Evening Standard story: https://t.co/rSNpbgL1CH — Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) March 20, 2020 So another day and a number of developments across the world in the fight against the coronavirus which is very much changing life on the planet as we know it. In the UK, which has had a match looser…

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California moves into lockdown whilst in the UK TV ratings soar and a London paper suspends its printed edition and goes online only

California moves into lockdown whilst in the UK TV ratings soar and a London paper suspends its printed edition and goes online only

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The Governor of California Orders All in the US's largest state to Stay Home https://t.co/FNXbvAfWKP via @politicalwire — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 20, 2020 Coronavirus: Broadcaster viewing figures surge as Brits flock to TV news https://t.co/LrWfMU2jpV pic.twitter.com/Ev2U26CuLE — City A.M. (@CityAM) March 19, 2020 London-based City AM newspaper to suspend printing amid virus outbreak – Reuters https://t.co/Q8ZemyOeB2 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 20, 2020

If there is a London lockdown then YouGov finds it would have public backing

If there is a London lockdown then YouGov finds it would have public backing

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64% of Britons, including 57% of Londoners, say they would support putting London under lockdown #COVID19 https://t.co/gOkfN6aPSn pic.twitter.com/ckxSzAQVn0 — YouGov (@YouGov) March 19, 2020 And there’s no partisan divide on the issue The table above is very much in line with other party splits on dealing with the epidemic and worth emphasising given what we are seeing in the US where Republican voters are taking a very different view to the coronavirus crisis than Democrat ones. Here it is hard…

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The coronavirus crisis: A Misdiagnosis?

The coronavirus crisis: A Misdiagnosis?

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Looking at the the huge economic consequences So it begins. The emails announcing that this or that restaurant is to close its doors, temporarily they hope, and regretfully, as they let go treasured and valuable staff. A few offer takeaways, in the hope that a diminished service and reduced costs will keep the place alive until better times come. Other venues – museums, for instance – emphasise their digital offering. Yet others hope to keep alive online. But slowly Britain’s…

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