Coronavirus lockdown: now it’s the economy, stupid: Fears of a return to 1980s levels of unemployment have put jobs at the top of the PM’s agenda. Dominic Cummings’s pet schemes may have to wait. https://bit.ly/37wtfTs
Hugo Rifkind: It’s zombie dawn in every shopping center: The only thing we really want to buy is a trip back in time but it’s our patriotic duty to get in the queue for a bargain. https://bit.ly/2AHh22d
The UK labor market has been impacted more than other developed economies.
Revealed: How Huawei conquered Britain: Bagging a key role in the 5G network was like ‘winning the Battle of Stalingrad’. But the Chinese telecoms giant’s march to the heart of the Establishment began 20 years ago. https://bit.ly/3ftBQce
The Salisbury poisonings: the inside story: The plot to kill Sergei Skripal with lethal nerve agent left one woman dead but could have been much worse. Declan Lawn, co-writer of a new television drama based on the attack and reports. https://bit.ly/2N7kjdH
How New Zealand eliminated coronavirus: In the First Wave series, Times and Sunday Times foreign correspondents investigate responses to COVID-19 and ask what happens next. Bernard Lagan looks at New Zealand’s approach — and the impact on its economy. https://bit.ly/2N3ooQ8
Sean Speer: The US and Canada have little differences, but today, they are adding up fast: One society is more dynamic and richer but less equal and a bit more chaotic. The other is fairer and more equal but less vital and a bit poorer. How do we judge which one is better? https://bit.ly/30Potz5
Richard Horton, The Lancet’s editor-in-chief, on coronavirus and controversies: “Viruses are creeping up on us. This one is bad. The next one could be even worse.” https://bit.ly/2Ccvi3B
It started as a nightmare. Now COVID-19 has turned us into a nation of dreamers: Whether we are stressed out, confused or simply sleeping longer, our lockdown dreams have been getting more vivid — and a lot weirder. https://bit.ly/2zFHtVK
The end of world order and American foreign policy: CFR reports, the United States should respond to the COVID-19 reordering moment and stop deterioration in the balance of power with China, bolster relations with India and Europe, and reform the way it deals with allies and partners. https://on.cfr.org/3eiKiLz
'Trump thought I was a secretary': Fiona Hill on the president, Putin and populism: She was the White House’s top Russia expert catapulted to fame by Trump’s impeachment. She reflects on her journey from County Durham to Washington. https://bit.ly/37AcJBL
Niall Ferguson: 2020 is not 1968. It may be worse. Social unrest helped doom Lyndon Johnson's presidency. It may end up saving Trump's. https://bloom.bg/2B9fEFy
"In short, history shows that pandemics all too often exacerbate existing social tensions between classes and ethnic groups. It also provides numerous examples of quarantines and public social restrictions intensifying citizens’ mistrust of the state."
How Google Docs became the social media of the resistance: Facebook and Twitter might have the bells and whistles, but the word processing software's simplicity and accessibility have made it a winning tool. https://bit.ly/37wtjma
Why gravity is not like the other forces: Quanta Magazine, asked four physicists why gravity stands out among the forces of nature. We got four different answers. https://bit.ly/2Y9xcKZ
Communications in the time of COVID: 7 lessons learned: Senior communications leaders in the manufacturing space share their response to a situation that has no playbook. https://bit.ly/3e6WXRw
1. Employees first
2. Empower regional and local staff
3. Leadership in the spotlight
4. Increase and expand communications
5. Communications is a two-way street
6. Return-to-work planning focused on empathy
7. Rethink everything
Dan Gilbert, author of "Stumbling on Happiness," challenges the idea that we'll be miserable if we don't get what we want. In the TED Talk, Gilbert explains how our "psychological immune system" lets us feel truly happy even when things don't go as planned. https://bit.ly/2Y1HX1x
Tom Denning: Be aware of the quiet ones like Keanu Reeves — They are the ones that actually make you think: The smarter you become, the less you speak. https://bit.ly/3hGDcm6
@ESPNFC: Official: Kevin Durant has bought a 5% stake in MLS team @PhilaUnion https://es.pn/2YzIoiV
Toto Wolff, CEO and team principal of Mercedes Formula One, and his wife, Susie, team principal of Venturi Formula E https://bit.ly/2Y6tTnD
