Some more uncharted territories, as a new normal emerges, what challenges confront the regional economy? Read our latest report - bit.ly/MidlandsPerspectivesJ…

Teething Problems or Root Canal Survey without Anaesthetic? Read the latest Midlands Perspectives at bit.ly/MidlandsPerspectivesF…

Regional impact of Coronavirus expected to be profound as export demand collapses & national GDP in 2020 contracts by -14% & effective unemployment to reach 20% - read our latest report: bit.ly/MidlandsPerspectivesA…

Bundeslegia est 240 people (players/officials/medics/tv crews/Etc) need to attend closed door matches-for each Premier matchday that means min 4,800 Covid tests would have to be made -currently UK testing 14,000 daily #football

History repeats itself? Asquith's Newcastle speech (20/4/1915) encouraged miners shipbuilders engineers iron workers & dockers to further efforts, denying military operations had been crippled because of a want of ammunition. 10/4/2020 Hancock on PPE said....#NHSCovidHeroes #NHS

As UK coronavirus infection trajectory approaches Italian rate, WHO fears pandemic rate accelerating. Some forecasts see UK economy to contract by up to 5% in Q1 & 15% in Q2 - today's UK flash PMI fell from 53 in Feb to 37.1 in Mar-read our latest update: bit.ly/MidlandsPerspectivesM…

Deutsche Bank state FRG Govt corona crisis support to companies include greater access to short-time allowance, tax moratorium & potential state guarantees up to € 460 bn plus. Additional fiscal stimulus measures expected send budget into deficit of 3.5% of GDP in 2020/21

Is there a Balance of Payments emerging as £ hits US$1.1872 in morning trading - lowest since February 1985 when it fell to US$1.042 precipating Plaza Accords

Govt needs to launch stailisation package on par with support provided to Finance Sector in 2007-09 to rescue economy from severity of Coronavirus - see our latest report: bit.ly/MidlandsPerspectivesM…

Liam Byrne wins the nomination to the Labour candidate in WMCA Mayoral elections

Following recovering, albeit still weak, performance in both the Manufacturing and Construction PMIs registered earlier this week, the Services PMI recorded 53.9 for January (up from 50 previously) suggesting economic performance may firm more strongly in the first quarter

Today’s UK manufacturing PMI, at 50 for January, (compared to 47.5 previously) indicates the economy is responding to the resolution of first phase of Brexit & revived business confidence resulting from the political stability provided by a majority government

Brexit the final frontier: to go where no economy has gone before-latest Midlands Perspectives ( bit.ly/MidlandsPerspectiveJa… )- #HS2-a solution that couldn't find a problem #Productivity London the most subsidised region #Midlands regional impact of election-Singapore on Trent

Today's UK Manu PMI replicates this morning's dire Eurozone PMI, with the reading of 47.5 registering the sharpest rate of fall in output in seven & half years, with UK manufacturing sector recording contraction for the past eight months

Why the Midlands needs a rigorous framework for a funded devolution settlement not an ad-hoc one evolved in Whitehall Burned by Sam McBride review – the inside story of the ‘cash for ash’ scandal theguardian.com/books/2019/n…

How to talk on WTO terms (aka gibberish) ft.com/content/19f3eb10-0029… via @financialtimes

Perhaps an equivalent for the #Midlands might be useful Our Manifesto for the North is the message of positive change this election needs | Andy Burnham theguardian.com/commentisfre… #WestMidlands #EastMidlands