Now the French finance minister is calling for a relocalisation of supply chains. “It’s a question of sovereignty for our country.”

These pols have spotted a trend and are trying to get ahead of it. Twitter journos (apart from @afneil) not yet twigged. https://twitter.com/BrunoLeMaire/status/1232565673752170496

Trump of course has been encouraging it since Day 1. But it’s partly market-led. And there’s an interesting question as to whether Brexit has given the UK some first-mover advantage (and coronavirus resilience). https://twitter.com/sleuthsome/status/1230823072434982912?s=20

Now Germany are on the case. Sometimes it’s hard to resist the feeling that the UK is leading the EU from without. https://twitter.com/thorstenbenner/status/1234060558913200128?s=20