Friday 4th February 2021

Assuming he can get the support of the Italian parliament, Mario Draghi is to become the country’s latest Prime Minister. How long will he last? Phil Dobbie talks to economist Steve Keen about the problems he faces, not least is managing debt in contravention of the Maastricht treaty. Also today, vaccine hopes for the UK as Chris Witty says the worst of the latest wave is over, fuelling more division in the Tory party about when schools should return and lockdown restrictions lifted. Bigger news perhaps, is the acceptance of the Sputnik-V vaccine as a genuine contributor to the pandemic solution.

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