Re: Boris Johnson seeks spokesperson to front White House-style briefings
Originally Posted by
Cinderella
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2020 is a write off.
The devastation hasn't even started.
Keep in mind that the Black Death changed Europe and especially England beyond recognition because of the effect it had on the economy of the country. It destroyed serfdom due to the moving of so many survivors from agriculture to city dwelling which in turn changed the entire agricultural sector and so how landowners had to reinvent their own way of life. Suddenly being lord of the manor wasn't so great when the bound labours did a runner.
On a more recent example Spanish 'flu was the root cause of the First World War ending and the lead in to what eventually became the Great Depression.
What this horrible monster will result in goodness knows but it's not going to be a return to anything like what went for normal before it kicked in.