Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, it is now evident that the harm done by lockdowns outweighs the benefits. The consequences for the endgame of this pandemic, and the management of the next one, are profound, says Victor Hill.
Vladimir Putin is ratcheting up the pressure on a western alliance which looks weak, poorly led and fissile. The economic consequences of a conflict could be devastating but fortunately, war is by no means inevitable, says Victor Hill.
Sales of electric cars in the UK are on the rise. And Tesla’s sales have outperformed analysts’ expectations. The electrification of vehicular transport is now unstoppable, says Victor Hill.
As the price of fossil fuels skyrockets, the decarbonisation agenda is given new economic impetus. But getting to net zero carbon, even if feasible, will incur costs, says Victor Hill.
The challenges for the Biden administration, and American melancholy, will only intensify in 2022, even if stock-market calamity is averted, says Victor Hill.
Europe’s divisions will widen and tempers will fray in 2022, says Victor Hill.
In 2022, in financial markets and in UK politics, the fundamental principle that risk management trumps risk aversion will be vindicated, writes Victor Hill.
At the end of the first year of life outside the EU – one doubly traumatised by a second year of coronavirus pandemic − the City of London remains the premier, global financial market. And there are reasons for optimism about its future, says Victor Hill.
Anglo-French relations are at their “worst since Waterloo”. Yet France and the UK, which are very similar in economic size and clout should be natural partners. What has gone wrong − and might things improve after the French presidential election, asks Victor Hill? A friendship gone sour The UK and France used to be close,…
The world is in a new three-way cold war. China, Russia and the US are all developing anti-satellite weapons, hypersonic missiles and quantum computers – and China may have pulled ahead.
