Is there a mood for change emerging?

Is there a mood for change emerging?
End covid-related restrictions now, writes Couillault. (Image: Getty)
Warren Couillault
I have recently returned from a very enjoyable, long-delayed trip to the UK and Europe.  I was surprised to feel sad a few days after returning.  Although the UK and the Eurozone are not free of their own issues, some of which we share, when compared to their vibrancy – retail and hospitality bustling, tourism booming – I cannot help but notice a feeling of glumness here.  We’re despondent and down across all aspects of our society, we are in social and economic malaise at best.  It’s reflected in the...

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