It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of Elon Musk, it was the age of Mark Zuckerberg. It was the season of Novichok, it was the season of the backstop. We had WTO terms before us, we had our hoard of food and medicine before us. In short, 2018 was a year as wretched as the one that preceded it.
That’s only half the story, though. As in 2017, there was plenty of good news over the past 12 months. Some of it made the headlines, most of it didn’t. We are on a declinist kick at the moment and nurse our gloom from the intrusion of optimism. By way of a psychic corrective, here are 18 positive stories that came out of 2018.
1) India unveiled the world’s biggest healthcare programme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s free medical scheme, inevitably dubbed ‘Modicare’, will cover the poorest 40 per cent of India’s 1.25
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