It’s been a hell of a year – literally, if you’re one of the many who have lost your job. Here’s hoping for better news for the economy and the employment market in 2011.
In other news, while Europe’s laboured under the most torrid time economically since 1945, brighter spots have included the rescue of the Chilean miners, and the UN pronouncing the end of the H1N1 influenza pandemic (swine flu). Meanwhile, The UN designated 2010 the ‘International Year of Biodiversity’, and ‘International Year of Youth’, so double bubble for teenage rainforests everywhere.
So what have we learned? In no particular order…
• The UK does do coalitions after all• iTunes launched a new group called ‘The Beatles’ – could be worth a listen• It can snow in December – man, can it snow in December• While cuts are often lazily called ‘swingeing’, sometimes they are actually swingeing• Royal weddings aren’t necessarily just an eighties thing• Recessions can still feel like recessions even if they’re not officially recessions• Paying top dollar doesn’t necessarily guarantee success – thanks to the England footballers for their help with that insight• If we thought governments were being forced into greater transparency before Wikileaks…
But what did you good people learn from 2010? Pitch in – because before you know it we’ll be producing a similar list for 2011…
A very merry Christmas to all our readers.
What a year for so many - I have tried to summarise my take on the good bits via http://bit.ly/fruNHU - have a look if you have two mins - and Happy New Year!
Sarah Dale
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