Yes. And then, of course, everyone who went to the supermarket who needed loo roll, and couldn't get it, was naturally going to buy a spare pack when they finally found some for sale. Any lack o… (View Post)

It is not hard to see Trump deciding that he doesn't give a feck about the election of Republican Senators and Representatives, because he is supremely self-centred. But a lot depends on whether… (View Post)

Remember also that a lot of the supermarket supply issues early in the pandemic were because people had to replace the ~25% of calories that had been consumed via takeaways and eating out. There'… (View Post)

I think there are two problems. One is that globalisation has led to a concentration of global supply chains, so there are lots of single points of failure. Relying on imports for certain goods can b… (View Post)

I think it would be a mistake to position it as a question of resilience vs efficiency. I think it's generally more likely to be a consequence of Britain's record of chronic underinvestment… (View Post)