The combination of dark evenings, winter weather, worries about jobs and financial security, and tiered restrictions on going out and even on seeing our loved ones can feel very disheartening. It might look as though we are headed for the type of long, cold, lonely winter that the Beatles sang about.
When America went to the polls last Tuesday, there was plenty of speculation about the results – and the effects on the economy, not just of the US, but of the entire world.