Citations:switch tack


 * 2017 March 24, “Could Gulf States Be Forced To Devalue Their Currencies Against The Dollar?”, a piece in Forbes Magazine, by Dominic Dudley:
 * These factors, coupled with the changes already made to government spending and revenue, suggest the Saudi authorities are determined to maintain the country’s dollar peg. “Given a large part of the adjustment to low oil prices has already taken place, it is highly unlikely that the authorities would now decide to switch tack by devaluing the riyal,” says Jason Tuvey, Middle East economist at Capital Economics. “The probability that the dollar peg will be abandoned is lower now than at any time since fears of a devaluation flared up early last year.”


 * 2019 April 15, “Tory leadership hopefuls hang fire despite Brexit delay – for now”, an article by The Press Association:
 * Former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab is still in the running as a potential leader who would switch tack to a harder Brexit, having quit the Cabinet over Mrs May's deal after four months in post.


 * 2020 March 18, “Covid-19 Expert Advising British Government’s Response Self-Isolates After Cough And Fever”, a piece in Forbes Magazine, by Isabel Togoh:
 * Ferguson’s study found that Britain's early “mitigation” strategy to slow the spread of Covid-19 could have led to the deaths of 250,000 people, and that social distancing measures may have to last until a vaccine is approved—which is likely 18 months away. The study prompted Johnson’s government to switch tack, from advising that only affected people and their families self-isolate, to introducing sweeping restrictions, including advising against going to pubs, bars restaurants, and working from home where possible.