China: the Coronacy Theory

We might think that Coronavirus is literally the headache that Europe didn’t need. Actually, we might think that it’s a lot more than that- a headache, a sore throat, a temperature, breathing problems, pneumonia and even death. It’s also very inconvenient- no pubs, no theatre, no hairdressers, and no work (or, for many, only working from home with a level of efficiency that is now being tested). That leads us to the economic consequences, which none of us really want to think about… the end of civilisation as we know it?

So let’s put this in a wider context, because no doubt this period might be as significant as the financial crisis of 2008, or 9/11; but I will say that not all events are the same- some…