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The longer we spend in lockdown to curtail COVID-19, the greater the difficulty to reboot the economy becomes. With the OBR suggesting government borrowing could hit £273 billion (or 14% GDP) and growth drop by 35%, the challenge is already immense.
Will the relationship between state and private enterprise be fundamentally altered? Will we veer towards big-government nationalism, the state holding on permanently to an enlarged role in managing the economy, taking a tax and spend approach to build capacity? Or will we embrace the dynamism and agility of the free market and enterprise, looking to grow our way out of economic catastrophe?
With both Government debt soaring and businesses fighting for survival, both the private and public sector will need unprecedented support as they scramble to address the profound impacts of COVID-19.
Join us for the fourth ASI webinar as we explore what post-pandemic political, economic and business priorities could and should look like.
The numbers in the webinar are limited on a first-come basis. We will also live stream it on Facebook. It will also be possible to rewatch it after the event.
Panellists:
John Macdonald is the Head of Government Affairs at the Adam Smith institute.
Eamonn Butler is the Co-Founder and Director of the Adam Smith Institute.
Daniel Hannan is a writer, journalist and politician. He is the founding President of the Initiative for Free Trade and was a Conservative Member of the European Parliament for South East England from 1999 until the United Kingdom's exit from the EU in 2020.
Johnny Leavesley is the Chairman of the Midlands Industrial Council and Director of The Leavesley Group, with business interests including petrol retailing, shipping containers, self-storage, sale of surplus equipment such as plant, machinery and heavy vehicles for the UK Ministry of Defence.
Schedule:
The webinar will begin at 6.00pm, with an audience Q&A session taking place afterwards at approximately 6:45pm.