We’re playing a game of involuntary dominoes. The first domino is “energy” and now that it’s been tipped over thanks to Vladimir Putin-induced shortages, other economic dominoes are starting to fall too.

As the game goes, once the first domino falls it’s hard to stop the process until the last one has fallen. But perhaps with the right interventions we can salvage some of what’s left. ..

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