Forget the Spanish ‘flu of 1919. The real biggy in terms of mortality was the Black Death which raged through Europe from 1347 to 1351 and which in some places was responsible for a quarter to a half of the population dying. Such a dramatic event had an enormous impact on European economies, not least in terms of inflation, labour relations and standards of living. Can we draw any comparisons to our post-pandemic world after so many centuries?
The Black Death, rail strikes and post-pandemic wage inflation.
"Spanish flu" is fake news. I always call it Kansas flu, because that's where it started.