Roll-on: It's NOT the end of the world as we know it

Hope and determination vital to rebuild industry post-coronavirus

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The news and media are awash with health and economic fears resulting from Covid-19. It dominates my boards and day-to-day life. My only takeaway is it is not leading to panic-based decision-making.

My irrational 'id' is doing a great job trying to overwhelm my rational self. As those charged to make sane decisions, we should show sympathy for the million or so workers in financial services. Nick Train buys Lindsell Train on discount Together we form an interconnected economy. Mass confidence is an intangible commodity yet invaluable in times such as these. Nurture it, grow it. Now is not the time for the hubris of bears and doomsayers. We need positive leadership, so step up. For the millennials, this is likely to be the first crash they have encountered, as wage-earning a...

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