Saw this article in the Guardian...

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Predicting the demise of both the single currency project and the EU itself has long been a subject of debate and to be fair to both, much like the predictions of the imminent collapse of Glaciers and so on by the Green loons, many have proven incorrect.

But post this current crisis?

Not sure.

If I had to go out on a limb and make predictions I suspect that it will be the success, or an almost 50-50 vote, for Le Pen in 2022 in France that finally collapses it all.

France itself is heading for even more major civil strife and throw in an Italy in which Salvini has to be odds on favourite to take full control and the internal EU pressures will bring about a messy implosion.

Simply put this crisis is going to break Italy and Greece due to the collapse of this year's tourist business and with a possibility of dragging on into 2021. Spain could be in huge trouble and all nations without the ability to control their own currency by way of trying to alleviate the worst of it.

This virus has the potential to be as history-changing as both World War 1 & 2.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.

Think I've gone on record before as forecasting that the EU will collapse after the next round of general elections due in 2021 in Germany, France, Holland and Austria due to there going to have been a deep recession (if not a depression) by then, with the encumbent governments being turfed out despite them not actually being able to do anything about it, and the Eurosceptic parties in opposition gaining power.

The single currency will come under threat before that with the Italian debt crisis and quite possibly a French debt crisis as well as Spanish etc.

The world will look different in many ways after Corona though. Many things that we took for granted just two months ago won't exist any more.

Living down here does have some advantages. At least you can see them cry.

what things mezzer u mean?

With all pubs closing for good, we probably have to queue to go in to the local, one in, one out!Never thought i would queue to get in lidl and iceland, so anythings possible!

Not sure about ryanair, made over a billion profit this last year, and nationwide just announced stopping mortgages to anyone without 25% to put down, so maybe house prices could fall or stagnate, but agree with you that the double or treble kiss could be on the way out!

Probably, and the majority will say they earned it, unfortunately!