One of my favourite 90s movies is Groundhog day. For those not in the know a cynical reporter, Phil Connors (played by the wonderful Bill Murray), goes through the same day (2nd February) over and over again, mostly making the same mistakes repeatedly until he has an epiphany and starts to change his approach – in the end, of course, he gets the female star and finally wakes up on February the 3rd.
Crikey how Boris reminds me of Phil Connors. I would like to think a second over-promised Christmas (like the hapless Phil ignoring a forecast blizzard), reliance on a single solution (vaccines) and the metaphorical equivalent of driving over a cliff with a hog in the passenger seat (allegory for the conservative party?) will bring him to the realisation that he really needs to look to himself and change if he wants to move on.
Business, however, is certainly not stuck on 2nd February. It is cracking on regardless and 2021 has proved to be better than we might have dared to hope. What with Brexit, Covid and the Ever Given, supply chains and access to workers has been really tricky. Thankfully we are back to pre-pandemic GDP and are looking forward to 2022 with cautious optimism. Let’s all hope Omicron blows through as fast as it arrived and that whatever follows continues to show the trend of becoming less dangerous.
As for Boris, 2021 has not ended well: a huge parliamentary rebellion, a momentous by-election defeat and who knows how many lockdown parties splashing across our front pages. However, as it is the season of goodwill let us cut him some slack as he enjoys a moment definitely worth celebrating, the birth of his baby.
On the subject of which let me and the whole team at Polestar wish you all a very merry, restful and hopefully Covid-free New Year.
Business, however, is certainly not stuck on 2nd February. It is cracking on regardless and 2021 has proved to be better than we might have dared to hope. What with Brexit, Covid and the Ever Given, supply chains and access to workers has been really tricky. Thankfully we are back to pre-pandemic GDP and are looking forward to 2022 with cautious optimism.
