As we focus on the issues that have still to be resolved by the end of this year, it’s easy to forget what has already happened so far. It has been a stand-out year for all the wrong reasons. Currently we are focussed on;
- Tiers for Fears. Even the mighty metropolis of “that there London” is now experiencing the kind of lock-in that most of us have been forced to live with for the majority of the year. How long will lock-down London last and what effect will it have on some of the recovery shares we own? Covid numbers are rising in some places and falling in others, perhaps due to the type of test and the number of tests performed? Funnily enough that has been going on all year up and down the country, but it’s now seen as more important as London and its media centre can no longer go “down the pub”. East-Enders will be without an “Old Vic” Christmas Day family punch up, as the punters are not allowed out. With Scotch egg or no Scotch egg.
- Remember Donald Trump? There’s still some fight left in him but he shouldn’t be US President for much longer. More importantly now are a couple of run-off contests which will decide the potency of the future Democratic President Biden.
- And Brexit. Yawn. There will be a deal, right at the last minute, it won’t be the one anyone wants, but the globe won’t stop turning at midnight along the Greenwich Meridian. Hopefully the French won’t throw their veto into the hat, but I wouldn’t put it past Emperor Macron following the example set by General De Gaulle.