The world lurches through another year of Covid-19 with a new raft of lockdowns, tier systems, mask diktats and travel bans, but financial markets - impervious to humanitarian tragedy - are booming and the City is awash with deals.

The pandemic has drawn up the battle lines between various social factions: Vaxxers vs anti-vaxxers, home workers vs office bods, Zoomers vs lunchers, Baby Boomers vs Millennials.

Naturally Alex is at the heart of all these conflicts, manipulating the tensions to secure maximum advantage for himself.