Predictions for 2021

Predictions for the new year are  fraught with uncertainty  which is really part of the point of them - what will happen next?

2020 is a year which many would wish to forget in view of the Covid-19 pandemic; so what of 2021?

1. The UK will overcome this pestilence hopefully, if National Health Service bureaucracy permits, by Easter. The principal problem appears to be that of  the speed with which the vaccines can  be brought to the people.

2. President Biden will lose power before the year end; he is older than I and is his health good enough for so tough a role? I doubt it.

3. The EU, now that Brexit is done albeit not dusted, will turn to its other problems. The EU will agree to more trade with China though sadly only paying lip service to human rights there. Much will depend on the character of the next German Chancellor however. 

4. Football's lower tiers will face challenges caused by the financial straits of several clubs. AFC Wimbledon will thrive though only just remain in division one.

5. The postponed Olympic Games will take place but sadly only as a shadow of their former self. 

6. Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships will resume with spectators;  the players will include Andy Murray.

7. Of course do your own research but my share of the year is CAP-XX Supercapacitors, the blurb of which company states that they produce: "The World's thinnest high powered supercapacitors." I hold.

8. The UK newspapers have been full of articles emphasising what taxes the UK government should not raise to pay for the Covid-19 pandemic  financial aftermath. Less clear though is  how the huge costs should begin to be repaid. A one off wealth tax for those with financial assets over £1m is my prediction. Bearing in mind that husbands and wives are these days taxed separately  such a wealth tax should be bearable for most, though unpleasant.

Looking at my predictions for 2020; Covid-19 did not even get a mention although it was affecting China at the time; The Daily Telegraph has not been taken over; President Trump was not  re-elected and the UK Labour Party did not elect a woman leader.

Happy New Year.