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Covid-19: The wrong time for a wealth tax?

The arrival of vaccines carries hope that an end to the pandemic may be in sight. But even after the health crisis is brought under control, governments will have to continue dealing with the economic consequences. Two primary concerns have emerged: The first is addressing the inequalities caused by lockdowns and other social-distancing measures. The pandemic has caused a deep ...

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Johnson facing deal-or-no-deal choice as EU balks at UK demands

Bloomberg Boris Johnson faces a choice that will define his premiership: accept a trade deal with the European Union (EU) or go it alone. It could scarcely have come at a more difficult time for him. As he faces a binary choice about the UK’s relationship with its nearest and biggest trading partner, his government is battling a new highly ...

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Europe moves to isolate UK as virus ruins Christmas

Bloomberg The UK plunged into Christmas chaos with police blocking people from boarding packed trains, holidays abroad scrapped and travel with Europe banned after London went into an emergency lockdown. France has suspended inbound travel from the UK for 48 hours and Germany halted arriving flights from Britain, which is in the middle of delicate Brexit negotiations with its European ...

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