Split World economy milestone splits: 1494, 1945, 2019? 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas red vertical line divided the “New World” between Spain & Portugal. 1945 Iron Curtain divided Europe between the West & the Soviet bloc. 2019 US & China tariff war splits the world economy into 2, forcing trading partners to choose 1 or the…
Month: November 2019
Night tube London’s night tube on Fridays/Saturdays lights up the economy by £360m; will be £1.54bn over 10 years. Supports >3,600 jobs & has >500,000 users. 2 peaks – revellers at 01:30 BST & workers at 04:00. Increase in demand since 2016 launch is double that of day time. Oxford Circus is busiest entry &…