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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 14th December 2021 - Fears of another lockdown hit pound
Description: "The UK is again in the midst of another potential Coronavirus crisis. The Prime Minister and Health Minister have both commented that the country faces a tidal wave of infections, while speculation grows that another lockdown may become necessary.
There has been criticism of the decision that was made in the Autumn to relax the restrictions of wearing masks on public transport and in shops.
This is eminently politically driven, since while it was likely that there would be another variant of the virus, at the time the decision was made, the delta variant was under control and those members...