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The Spectator: Coronavirus fake news is big business
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Not every crisis is an opportunity
The immense havoc caused by the spread of coronavirus is becoming clearer with every passing day. Entire industries (e.g. airlines and leisure) are now under existential threat. What’s worse, for every behemoth that makes the news, there are hundreds of smaller businesses who are at risk of going under without so much as a ripple…
Budget 2020: Political commentary
On Wednesday, 39-year old rookie Chancellor Rishi Sunak stood outside Number 11 holding the Treasury’s famous red case aloft. And despite becoming Britain’s second youngest chancellor only three weeks before, he unveiled an ambitious spending programme to ‘level-up’ Britain, while simultaneously warding off the economic effects of coronavirus. These twin objectives spurred Sunak to spend…
Budget Snap Verdict
Pity Rishi Sunak. Thrust into the role of Chancellor of the Exchequer following the surprise departure of Sajid Javid, the bright but inexperienced Sunak is facing a tsunami of uncertainty when Britain is in need of calm water ahead of its exit from the European Union. The twin economic shocks of coronavirus and the market…
Select Committee Analysis
Five key takeaways • Julian Knight replaced Damian Collins as DCMS Chair. Knight has aligned himself with Number Ten by backing reform of the license fee. Incumbents are rarely defeated in Committee elections – this result underlined the power that the government wields in parliament. • Tom Tugenhadt’s re-appointment as Foreign Affairs Committee Chair…
Trafalgar: Communicating the Coronavirus Epidemic
Coronavirus is spreading across the globe and Britons are beginning to worry about the effects of the outbreak reaching their community. Panic hasn’t set in but a few more cases in a busy city like London could be all it takes to put people in the United Kingdom on edge. Having been in the eye…