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Covid Analytics: featuring the World in 2020

On this new platform we display the exclusive results of Chief-Exec.com’s analysis of Covid-19 data from around the world. A five-day publication cycle is synchronised with our analytical methods to provide a…

Politics trumps pragmatism in Brexit deal

It is not the end of Brexit, but with the newly expressed amity and partnership between the two parties, it may be the end of the beginning, writes John Egan It is…


Can America hold back the Covid-19 second wave?

A vaccine may save 10,000 lives in the United States by the spring, but the number of deaths has already surpassed 282,000 and continues to rise, writes John Egan. Approaching the end…


Can Britain’s unionists future proof the Union?

Could England, Scotland, and Wales become independent states in some form of confederal United Kingdom? The odds are getting shorter, writes Murray Ritchie In the time of Covid with its attendant social…


As Covid spreads Covid wars intensify

Governments that acted decisively earlier in the pandemic are hesitating now, writes Geoff Kitney. The freedom warriors and the business owners are becoming increasingly assertive and noisy in countries around the world….


Coronavirus: an Antipodean approach

Throughout Europe governments are reluctantly tightening restrictions that limit the freedom of their citizens. What can they learn from their Antipodean cousins? Europe has already seen 5.6 million cases of Covid-19 which…


Coronavirus: failure and a modicum of success?

The daily number of Covid-19 cases in the US has been relentlessly high, yet Canada has seen a marked fall in the number of daily infections. On Saturday the United States reported…


Test and trace may well matter, Mr Johnson

Does the efficacy of the test, trace and isolate programme matter in the control of coronavirus? Earlier this year, on March 16, advice on the subject from the World Health Organization was…


Taking sides? The China conundrum

Trade relations are testing business leaders everywhere but particularly those whose governments are strongly aligned with the United States, Geoff Kitney writes. Boris Johnson’s China policy journey has come a long way…


UK breakup: Apocalypse soon?

The doomsters are having a field day in the troubled United Kingdom. They foresee a conjunction of seismic events, if not now, then shortly. Murray Ritchie poses the question: Are they right?…