That's true. There's many reasons for so-called "panic" buying, and as I said a few days ago the very idea itself is often illusory and more convenient for authorities than indivi… (View Post)

The Macron policies on rent and utility bills are very telling. These are on a completely different model to the response to the 2008 crisis. (View Post)

I am not the greatest fan of Boris, and was a huge critic of his Brexit policy and rabble-rousing last year, but I'm not sure that I agree with this. He wasn't typically Presidential or Pri… (View Post)

Yes. Demand measures and has to be governmentally-led, preferably including guaranteed incomes. This will require a fundamental change of Tory ideology, possibly confusingly so for some followers, bu… (View Post)

Clearly slower than Italy's curve in that case so far, in that case , and by an increasing amount. (View Post)